George Ratkovicz was a professional basketball player who played Center / Power forward as number 65, 6, 10, 13. Ratkovicz died on November 10, 2007, in Webster, New York. Ratkovicz was born on November 13, 1922, in Chicago. Ratkovicz’s height was 6 ft 6 in. This article takes a deep dive into George Ratkovicz’s net worth.
In high school, George Ratkovicz played basketball for Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy (Chicago, Illinois). Ratkovicz started playing professionally in 1941. Ratkovicz left the game of basketball in 1955.
Ratkovicz played for the Chicago Bruins during 1941-1942 as well as the Chicago American Gears in 1945-1947. Later, Ratkovicz played for the Rochester Royals throughout 1947-1948, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks over 1948-1949, the Syracuse Nationals during 1949-1952, and the Baltimore Bullets (1944-1954) during 1952.
Ratkovicz set a career record of 3,141 points, 1,937 rebounds, and 791 assists.
Basketball player salaries vary between a few thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of considerations. Although most professional NBA players earn a salary of around $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is approximately $100 million, although currently no player makes anywhere near that much money. The top players in the league earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can dip below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player George Ratkovicz’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for George Ratkovicz’s net worth at death is:
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