- Category:
- Richest Athletes › Hockey
- Net Worth:
- $10 Million
- Birthdate:
- Jan 3, 1939 - Jan 30, 2023 (84 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Belleville
- Gender:
- Male
- Height:
- 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Profession:
- Ice hockey player
- Nationality:
- Canada
Bobby Hull net worth and salary: Bobby Hull was a Canadian professional hockey player who had a net worth of $10 million at the time of his death. Bobby Hull died on January 30, 2023 at the age of 84. Bobby Hull was born in Pointe Anne, Ontario, Canada. He made a name for himself playing hockey as a teenager. He led his Junior B team, the Woodstock Warriors, to an upset victory at the 1955 Sutherland Cup. He began his NHL career when he was 18, playing for the Chicago Black Hawks.
He quickly distinguished himself as a professional player as well, and led the league in goal and point scoring by his third season. He became the first player to score more than 50 goals in a single season in 1966, and his slapshot was clocked at 95 miles per hour. He left the NHL for the rival hockey league, the WHA in 1972, playing for the Winnipeg Jets. He and his former teammate, Stan Mikita, are the men behind the practice of curving hockey stick blades. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1978 and retired in 1981.
