John Hargis was a professional basketball player who played Guard / Forward as number 6, 9, 14. Hargis’s height was 6 ft 2 in. Hargis died on January 2, 1986. Hargis was born on August 20, 1920, in Nacogdoches, Texas. This article takes a deep dive into John Hargis’s net worth.
In high school, John Hargis played basketball for Nacogdoches High School (Nacogdoches, Texas). Hargis played basketball in college with Texas Longhorns men’s basketball (1941-1943, 1946-1947) and started playing professionally in 1947. Hargis was first drafted in 1947. Hargis left the game of basketball in 1951.
Hargis played for the Anderson Packers during 1947-1950 as well as the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1950. Later, Hargis played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks throughout 1950-1951. Some of the highlights of John Hargis’s career included: NBL champion, Consensus second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, 2× All-Southwest Conference, and University of Texas Hall of Fame.
Basketball salaries range between $20,000 and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of circumstances. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of nearly $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover deals receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is approximately $100 million, although as of today no player makes anywhere near that much money. The top players earn close to $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player John Hargis’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for John Hargis’s net worth at death is:
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