George Yardley Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

George Yardley was a professional basketball player. Yardley’s height was 6 ft 5 in. Yardley’s weight was 190 pounds. Yardley died on August 13, 2004, in Newport Beach, California. Yardley was born on November 3, 1928, in Hollywood, California. This article takes a deep dive into George Yardley’s net worth.

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George Yardley Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, George Yardley played basketball for Newport Harbor High School(Newport Beach, California). Yardley played basketball in college with Stanford Cardinal men’s basketball (1947-1950) and started playing professionally in 1953. In the 1950 draft, Yardley was chosen number 7 in round 1 by the Fort Wayne Pistons. Yardley left the game of basketball in 1962.

Yardley played for the Detroit Pistons during 1953-1958 as well as the Syracuse Nationals in 1959. Later, Yardley played for the Los Angeles Jets throughout 1961-1962. Some of the highlights of George Yardley’s career included: 6× NBA All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-NBA Second Team, List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders, and First-team List of All-Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball teams.

Yardley set a career record of 9,063 (19.2 ppg) points, 4,220 (8.9 rpg) rebounds, and 815 (1.7 apg) assists.

George Yardley Net Worth 2018

Basketball salaries range between a few thousand dollars and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of considerations. Although most professional NBA players make a salary of approximately $2 million, some with D-league crossover contracts earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is around $100 million, although currently nobody earns anywhere near that much money. The top players earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, salaries can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.