Athletes
Rocky Marciano Net Worth
Rocky Marciano's Net Worth as of 2024
$1 Million
Rocco Francis Marchegiano was born on 1 September 1923, in Brockton, Massachusetts USA, to Pasqualina Picciuto and Pierino Marchegiano, of Italian descent. Far better known as Rocky Marciano, he was a professional boxer, a world heavyweight champion who held the title for four years and went undefeated his entire career.
A legendary boxer, how wealthy was Rocky Marciano? Sources state that Marciano had acquired a fortune over $1 million, accumulated largely during his boxing career.
Rocky Marciano Net Worth $1 Million
Marciano grew up in Brockton, along with his five siblings. When he was a toddler, he contracted pneumonia and almost died. He attended Brockton High School, where he excelled in baseball and football, however, he dropped out of school after his tenth grade and went on to take several jobs, such as a chute man on delivery trucks, floor sweeper and shoemaker. In 1943 he was drafted into the Army and sent to Wales, taking part in the D-Day landings in Normandy.
He finished his service in 1946, but while awaiting discharge, he represented his unit in amateur boxing fights, winning the 1946 Amateur Armed Forces boxing tournament. The following year he turned pro, defeating Lee Epperson by knockout in three rounds in his first bout, however, soon after he returned to amateur boxing, and later attempted to make it to the Chicago Cubs baseball team, but was cut.
In 1948 Marciano returned to professional boxing, defeating Harry Bilizarian, and went on to win his first 16 fights by knockout. His boxing skills began to gain him attention and his net worth began to rise. Several more knockout wins followed, including matches against Ted Lowry, Phil Muscato and Carmine Vingo. In 1950 he faced undefeated Roland La Starza, and won by split decision. He went on to three more knockout wins before defeating Lowry in a rematch by unanimous decision. He kept his winning streak, and in 1951 won against Rex Layne by knockout, being showcased on national television for the first time. His popularity and net worth was rising.
After scoring several more wins, including against Joe Louis, Lee Savold and Harry Mathews, he faced Jersey Joe Walcott for the world heavyweight championship in 1952. Although knocked down in the first round, which enabled Walcott to get a points lead, Marciano won in the 13th round and became the new Champion, which further boosted his popularity and significantly improved his wealth.
He went on to successfully defend the title six times, five by knockout. His title bouts included a rematch against Walcott and a rematch against La Starza in the following year, two consecutive bouts against former World Heavyweight Champion and light heavyweight boxer Ezzard Charles in 1954, then a match against British and European Champion Don Cockell in 1955, and another against Archie Moore later that year, which was his last title bout. All added to his net worth.
In 1956, Marciano announced his retirement from professional boxing, being aged 32 and having a remarkable record 49-0, with 43 of his wins by knockout.
Following his retirement, he became involved in television, serving as the host of a weekly boxing show. He briefly served as a troubleshooting referee in wrestling, and then as a referee and boxing commentator in boxing matches for a longer period. In addition, he became a partner and vice president of a franchise company called Papa Luigi Spaghetti Dens. He also made money from personal appearances at various events.
In 1969 he was included in filming a fictional bout between himself and Muhammad Ali, as the only two undefeated heavyweight champions ever, called “The Superfight: Marciano vs. Ali“.
Speaking about his personal life, Marciano married Barbara Cousins in 1950; they had a daughter and an adopted son. The couple remained together until his death in 1969, killed in a tragic plane crash on his way to Iowa, a day before his 46th birthday. Marciano’s wife died of lung cancer five years after his death.
Athletes
Tiger Woods Net Worth
Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods was born on 30 December 1975 in Cypress, California USA, of part-Chinese, and African- and Native- American (father) and Thai (mother) descent. He is one of the the world’s highest earning sportsmen, a professional golfer who was ranked number one in the world for a total of 545 weeks between in 1997 and 2010, and then for another 60 weeks in 2013-14, the most of any golfer, and during which period he won 119 tournaments on the PGA and European tours.
So just how rich is Tiger Woods? Regardless of the fact that Woods’ divorce from ex-wife Elin Nordegren (former Swedish model), cost him $100 million dollars – including $54.5 million in mortgage payment finalised in January 2016 – authoritative sources estimate that Tiger’s net worth is now still over $770 million, accumulated from golf prize money of around $160 million, and the rest from endorsements during a 20 year career, totalling overall more than $1.3 billion.
Tiger Woods Net Worth $770 Million
Encouraged by his father Earl, Tiger became a child golfing prodigy, already at the age of 3 putting against comedian Bob Hope. He was called on TV shows and published in Golf Digest magazine. He won age group events around the world from the age of eight, and being a 15 year-old teenager he became the youngest US Junior Amateur champion. He was educated at Western High School, Anaheim, but golf was his priority, and at 20 (1996), he became the first in golf history to win three consecutive US Amateur titles, while (apparently) studying at Stanford University.
Tiger then turned professional, and immediately signed multi-million dollar contracts with famous companies such as Nike and Titleist. Next year Woods won his first ‘major’, the US Masters, and achieved number one world ranking, the youngest and the fastest to get to that position. The list of his winnings is endless and achievements too many to mention, but apart from aforementioned 79 victories in the USA and Europe – only Sam Snead has won more(82) – he has won two Japan Golf Tour events, an Asian Tour event, one PGA Tour of Australasia event, as well as 21 titles as an amateur. Of particular significance is that Tiger has won 14 ‘major’ titles, second only behind Jack Nicklaus(18), which has included the ‘grand slam’ of golf three times. In addition, he had been awarded PGA Player of the year 11 times and the Byron Nelson award eight times. There can be no doubt that Tiger Woods has earned his net worth.
Woods is considered the most successful player of all times, partly because of his winning record, but also because he is the first and the only golfer to have earned more than a billion dollars. This fortune was made not only by playing golf, but also by signing very lucrative contracts with companies such as Rolex, General Motors, American Express, and Gatorade apart from Titleist and Nike, and becoming an ambassador for Gillette. Moreover, the businesses of Tiger Woods Foundation which promotes golf, and Tiger Woods Design which is involved with golf courses development, are also very profitable. The athlete is a published writer with “How I Play Golf” as well, which has brought him steady income from 1.5 million copies sold. He has also written a column for the magazine “Golf Digest’ – presumably both added to his net worth.
Following his very public divorce from Elin Nordegren who he married in 2004 – they divorced in 2010 and have two children – also involving details of infidelity over the years, Tiger Woods dated Olympic Games skiing gold medallist Lindsey Vonn for a couple of years, but apparently no more. He was raised a Buddhist, and professes to still follow the teachings.
Athletes
Roger Federer Net Worth
Roger Federer was born on 8 August 1981, in Basel, Switzerland to Robert and Lynette Federer, the latter’s South African descent entitling Federer to hold both Swiss and South African citizenship. Roger is perceived by many to be the greatest tennis player of all time, and this title could well be deserved both in successes on the court and maintenance at the highest level, plus his sporting personality rarely equalled in professional sportspeople.
So just how rich is Roger Federer? This outstanding professional tennis player is estimated to have a current net worth of $420 million, increasing momentarily as he continues to play most weeks of the year, and annual prize money plus endorsements can approach $100 million.
Roger Federer Net Worth $420 Million
Roger Federer first became interested in tennis when he was still a child. Starting school at six years of age, he quickly became the best tennis player in his age group. Eight years later he became the national age group champion, and was sent to train at the Swiss National Tennis Centre in Ecublens.In 1998 he won the ITF junior singles tournament and became the ITF Champion of the Year. After that his career skyrocketed. As of mid-2015, the Swiss-born athlete holds the record for ranking in the ATP No. 1 position for 237 consecutive weeks (from 2004 to 2008), and in total 302 weeks. The tennis icon has appeared in 25 Grand Slam finals and won seventeen of them. He has broken numerous records playing in these tournaments, including the record for 10 consecutive finals, and has acheived a Grand Slam of titles, plus jointly holding the record of seven Wibledon titles (with Pete Sampras) and five US titles (with Sampras and Jimmy Connors). During his long career, Federer has won over 80 tournaments in total, and it has been reported that he has won more prize money than any other player, although this is difficult to establish as values constantly change in comparison with previous champions.
Roger Federer also earns a great deal of money from his endorsement contracts. He has signed long-term deals with Nike, Rolex, Wilson and Credit Suisse, and recently he decided to collaborate with champagne brand Moet & Chandon. In addition to being one of the best-paid athletes out there, his endorsement contracts are just as impressive, as he receives $40 million every year just from his sponsors! According to Forbes, he holds # 8 place in a list of 100 top-earning celebrities as of 2013. But despite his huge financial success and celebrity status, Roger Federer does not hold back when it comes to helping those in need. In 2003 together with his mother he established the Roger Federer Foundationin order to help disadvantaged people and promote a healthy lifestyle. He was also one of the most active celebrities to participate in organizing charities raising money for the victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004 and Haiti earthquake in 2010.
He is fluent in Swiss-German, German, French and English languages. Like all men in Switzerland, Federer was supposed to serve in the Swiss army, but in 2003 he was released from this duty because of continuous back pain. Roger Federer, who is often called Maestro, is married to the former professional tennis player Miroslava Vavrinec. They met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where she was competing as well. Due to a foot injury she retired from professional sports and now manages her husband’s public relations. In 2009 the couple married in Basel , and has two sets of twins – twin boys and twin girls.
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