Fred Taylor
NHL Fortune:
$10,950
Description
Fred Taylor’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $10,950 (US $357,205 in today's dollars), ranking #6475 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: June 23, 1884Country of birth: Canada
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| Salary History - Fred Taylor All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1906-07 | $400 | $13,049 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $400. | |||
| With Portage Lakes of the International Professional Hockey League. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Fastest Game in the World | |||
| 1907-08 | $500 | $16,311 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $500. | |||
| Signed with the Ottawa Senators, in the Eastern Canada Amateurs Hockey Association, for $500 for the season and a job at Canada Immigration. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Fastest Game in the World | |||
| 1909-10 | $5,250 | $171,263 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $5,250. | |||
| On December 30, 2909, signed a contract with the Renfrew Cremery Kings, in the National Hockey Association, for $5,250 for the season. Newspaper reports at the time had his salary ranging from at least $3,000, to $4,000, to $5,000. According to the Hockey Research Journal, he likely received $2,000 at the beginning of the season, $2,000 at the end, and a government job arranged by the team for $1,250 for the total of $5,250. His new contract reportedly made him, on a per game basis, the best-paid athlete in the world. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Lord of the Rinks / Book: Georges Vezina, l'habitant silencieux / Book: A Great game / Book: Shoots and Scores / The Hockey Research Journal | |||
| 1910-11 | $1,800 | $58,719 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,800. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Cyclone Taylor: A Hockey Legend | |||
| 1911-12 | $3,000 | $97,864 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $3,000. | |||
| After the Renfrew Creamery Kings folded, he was claimed by the Montreal Wanderers and became their property. The Ottawa team, which didn't want him to play in Montreal, paid him a salary of $3,000 to report to Montreal. He didn't play that season, collecting $3,000 from Ottawa. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
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Career Total: US $10,950 (In today's dollars: US $357,205) NHL Rank: 6475 (In today's dollars: 5766) |
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