Dwight Eddleman was a professional basketball player who played Small forward as number 11, 18, 12. Eddleman’s height was 6 ft 3 in. Eddleman’s weight was 189 pounds. Eddleman died on August 1, 2001, in Urbana, Illinois. Eddleman was born on December 27, 1922, in Centralia, Illinois. This article takes a deep dive into Dwight Eddleman’s net worth.
In high school, Dwight Eddleman played basketball for Centralia High School (Illinois) (Centralia, Illinois). Eddleman played basketball in college with Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball (1945-1949) and started playing professionally in 1949. In the 1949 draft, Eddleman was chosen number 24 in round 3 by the Chicago Stags. Eddleman left the game of basketball in 1953.
Eddleman played for the Atlanta Hawks during 1949-1951 as well as the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1952-1952. Some of the highlights of Dwight Eddleman’s career included: 2× NBA All-Star, and Second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – Associated Press; United Press International.
Eddleman set a career record of 3,221 (12.1 ppg) points, 913 (4.5 rpg) rebounds, and 550 (2.1 apg) assists.
Player annual payments can range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of considerations. Although typical NBA players make a salary of nearly $2 million, some with D-league crossover contracts earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is approximately $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Dwight Eddleman’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Dwight Eddleman’s net worth at death is:
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