Bobby Hull
NHL/Hockey Fortune:
$3,958,410
Description
Bobby Hull’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $3,958,410 (US $28,844,023 in today's dollars), ranking #2281 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: January 3, 1939|
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| Salary History - Bobby Hull All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1955-56 | $1,704 | $21,272 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,680. | |||
| Earned $60 per week, during the season, with the St. Catharines Teepees in the Ontario Hockey Junior League. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1956-57 | $1,707 | $21,000 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $1,680. | |||
| Earned $60 per week, during the season, with the St. Catharines Teepees in the Ontario Hockey Junior League. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1959-60 | $12,000 | $137,660 | |
| Source(s): Book: Heart of the Blackhawks | |||
| 1960-61 | $20,000 | $226,099 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a five-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $100,000 overall. | |||
| Source(s): Official National Hockey Annual 66 / The Sporting News | |||
| 1961-62 | $20,000 | $223,754 | |
| Source(s): Official National Hockey Annual 66 / The Sporting News | |||
| 1962-63 | $20,000 | $221,091 | |
| Source(s): Official National Hockey Annual 66 / The Sporting News | |||
| 1963-64 | $20,000 | $218,419 | |
| (Earned $25,000 according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): Official National Hockey Annual 66 / The Sporting News | |||
| 1964-65 | $20,000 | $215,603 | |
| Source(s): Official National Hockey Annual 66 / The Sporting News | |||
| 1965-66 | $73,000 | $774,713 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $100,000 overall in base salary. According to The Sporting News, also earned $40,000 in bonuses. (Earned a base salary of $50,000 according to the Society for International Hockey Research Newsletter.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Book: Heart of the Blackhawks | |||
| 1966-67 | $33,000 | $340,068 | |
| Base salary of $33,000. (Earned $65,000 according to the book The NHL.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1967-68 | $33,000 | $330,791 | |
| Base salary of $33,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1968-69 | $100,000 | $961,472 | |
| On October 13, 1968, signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $100,000 per season after briefly retiring because of a contract dispute. According to his son Brett, he was the first NHL player to make $100,000. According to The Hockey News, each year, $25,000 was paid in salary and $75,000 was defered over several years. (According to the book The Devil and Bobby Hull, he earned $60,000) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Book: Brett - Shootin' and Smilin' / Book: Hockey Stars of 1969 / Book: La glorieuse histoire des Canadiens / The Sporting News / The Hockey News / Book: Hockey's Glory Days | |||
| 1969-70 | $100,000 | $911,668 | |
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1970-71 | $100,000 | $861,412 | |
| Source(s): Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1971-72 | $150,000 | $1,238,824 | |
| (Earned over $100,000 according to the book The World Hockey Association Fact Book.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Hot Line | |||
| 1972-73 | $1,250,000 | $9,995,218 | |
| Signed a five-year contract for US $250,000 per year, with the Winnipeg Jets, in the World Hockey Association. Got a US $1M signing bonus. The deal also included five additional years at $100,000 per year for a front-office position but he ended up playing past his five-year playing contract. (According to the book The World Hockey Association Fact Book, it was a ten-year contract for $2.5M overall, including a $1M signing bonus.) | |||
| Source(s): GOAL Magazine / Book: The Rebel League / Book: The California Golden Seals / The Hockey News / Book: Big Bucks & Blue Pucks / Book: Hocket Stars of 1974 | |||
| 1973-74 | $250,000 | $1,882,883 | |
| With the Winnipeg Jets, in the WHA. | |||
| Source(s): GOAL Magazine; Book: The Rebel League; Book: The California Golden Seals | |||
| 1974-75 | $254,000 | $1,722,523 | |
| With the Winnipeg Jets, in the WHA. Earned $250,000 in salary plus a $4,000 bonus for winning the league's MVP award. | |||
| Source(s): GOAL Magazine; Book: The Rebel League; Book: The California Golden Seals | |||
| 1975-76 | $250,000 | $1,553,326 | |
| With the Winnipeg Jets, in the WHA. | |||
| Source(s): GOAL Magazine; Book: The Rebel League; Book: The California Golden Seals | |||
| 1976-77 | $250,000 | $1,468,986 | |
| With the Winnipeg Jets, in the WHA. (Earned $600,000 according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): GOAL Magazine / Book: The Rebel League / Book: The California Golden Seals | |||
| 1977-78 | $1,000,000 | $5,517,241 | |
| With the Winnipeg Jets, in the WHA. | |||
| Source(s): GOAL Magazine | |||
| 1978-79 | $0 | $0 | |
| With the Winnipeg Jets, in the World Hockey Association, retired after only four games. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1979-80 | $0 | $0 | |
| Reportedly in financial straits, came back with the Winnipeg Jets who were not in the NHL. Got traded to the Hartford Whalers during the season and retired after the season. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1980-81 | $0 | $0 | |
| Did not play. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1981-82 | $0 | $0 | |
| Attempted to return to pro-hockey and join the New York Rangers and his former teammates Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson but after five exhibition games, mutually agreed with the Ranger to retire. He then got a contract offer from Zug, in the Switzerland National B League: $100,000, tax-free, a free apartment, meals paid for, bonuses and a loaned Mercedes-Benz for a 30-game season. He turned down the offer and never played pro hockey again. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Hot Line | |||
| 1989-90 | $0 | $0 | 601 |
| On May 12, 1990, signed a $50,000 contract with House of Masters, a company offering hair replacement procedures, to act as a spokesperson and appear in commercials for a year. He was to also receive a 15% commission for each hairpiece sold during any of his personal appearance on behalf of the company as long as he had a personal contact with the client. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines | |||
| 1990-91 | $0 | $0 | 905 |
| Was earning less than $10,500 annually in NHL pension. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Hockey - A People's History | |||
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Career Total: US $3,958,410 (In today's dollars: US $28,844,023) NHL Rank: 2281 (In today's dollars: 920) |
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