Bill Friday
NHL Fortune:
$180,155
Description
Bill Friday’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $180,155 (US $1,330,270 in today's dollars), ranking #5513 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: June 18, 1933Country of birth: Canada
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| Salary History - Bill Friday All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1960-61 | $5,155 | $56,168 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $5,000. | |||
| In his first year as a referee, earned CAN $5,000 working 75 games in the NHL, AHL and EPHL. | |||
| Source(s): The Society for International Hockey Research Plus Newsletter | |||
| 1971-72 | $25,000 | $199,000 | |
| (Earned $30,000 according to The Sporting News.) | |||
| Source(s): A Referee's Like - Ron Wicks | |||
| 1972-73 | $50,000 | $385,342 | |
| Was offered a one-year contract, to continue as a NHL referee, for $26,000. The World Hockey Association offered a three-year contract, as a referee, for $50,000 per season, alledgedly making him the highest paid official in any sport. The NHL counter-offered with a three-year contract for $26,000, $30,000 and $34,000. He signed with the WHA. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Hot Line / Book: The Rebel League / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey / Book: A referee's Life - Ron Wicks / La Presse / The Hockey News | |||
| 1973-74 | $50,000 | $362,950 | |
| As a referee in the WHA. (Earned $80,000 according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Rebel League / Book: The Hot Line | |||
| 1974-75 | $50,000 | $326,810 | |
| As a referee in the WHA. (Earned $80,000 according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Rebel League / Book: The Hot Line | |||
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Career Total: US $180,155 (In today's dollars: US $1,330,270) NHL Rank: 5513 (In today's dollars: 4117) |
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