Dick Triptow was a professional basketball player who played Forward / Guard . Triptow died on February 20, 2015, in Lake Forest, Illinois. Triptow was born on November 3, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois. Triptow’s height was 6 ft 0 in. Triptow’s weight was 170 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Dick Triptow’s net worth.
In high school, Dick Triptow played basketball for Lane Technical College Prep High School (Chicago, Illinois). Triptow played basketball in college with DePaul Blue Demons men’s basketball (1940-1944) and started playing professionally in 1944. Triptow left the game of basketball in 1949.
Triptow played for the Chicago American Gears during 1944-1947 as well as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons in 1947-1948. Later, Triptow played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks throughout 1948, the Fort Wayne Pistons over 1948, and the Baltimore Bullets (1944-54) during 1949-. Some of the highlights of Dick Triptow’s career included: National Basketball League champion, and Consensus second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans.
Basketball yearly earnings vary between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of factors. Although most professional NBA players make a salary of nearly $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover contracts receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is nearly $100 million, although as of today nobody makes anywhere near that amount. The top players in the league earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can be as low as $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Dick Triptow’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Dick Triptow’s net worth at death is:
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