Johnny Kerr was a professional basketball player. Kerr’s height was 6 ft 9 in. Kerr died on February 26, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. Kerr was born on July 17, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois. Kerr’s weight was 230 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Johnny Kerr’s net worth.
In high school, Johnny Kerr played basketball for Tilden High School (Chicago) (Chicago, Illinois). Kerr played basketball in college with Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball (1951-1954) and started playing professionally in 1954. In the 1954 draft, Kerr was chosen number 6 in round 1 by the Syracuse Nationals. Kerr left the game of basketball in 1966.
Kerr played for the Philadelphia 76ers during 1954-1964 as well as the Baltimore Bullets (1963-73) in 1965. Some of the highlights of Johnny Kerr’s career included: List of NBA champions, 3× List of NBA All-Stars, Third-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – Associated Press; United Press International; Look, and NBA Coach of the Year Award.
Kerr set a career record of 12,480 (13.8 ppg) points, 10,092 (11.2 rpg) rebounds, and 2,004 (2.2 apg) assists.
Basketball yearly earnings can range between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of statistics. Although most professional NBA players make a salary of around $2 million, a few with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is around $100 million, although currently nobody brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players in the NBA earn close to $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, salaries can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Johnny Kerr’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Johnny Kerr’s net worth at death is:
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