Mark Henry’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story

What Is Mark Henry’s Net Worth?Mark Henry is an American powerlifter, wrestler, strongman, and Olympic weightlifter who has a net worth of $4.5 million. Mark Henry made his professional wrestling debut in 1996 and was trained by Leo Burke, the Hart wrestling family, and Lewis Hotchin and weighed in at 412 pounds at 6 ft 4 in tall. Mark earned gold, silver, and bronze medals in weightlifting at the Pan American Games in Mar Plata in 1995, and he has won approximately thirteen gold medals in various strongman competitions throughout his career. At the age of 18, Henry was recognized at “the world’s strongest teenager” by the “Los Angeles Times.” He qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics and placed tenth in the super heavyweight class. Mark’s personal powerlifting records include a squat of 953.5 pounds, a deadlift of 903.9 pounds, and a powerlifting total of 2336.9 pounds. His personal weightlifting records include a snatch of 396.8 pounds, a clean and jerk of 485 pounds, and a weightlifting total of 881.8 pounds.Henry began wrestling for the World Wrestling Federation in 1996 and was signed to a ten-year contract after competing in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He won the World Heavyweight Championship in 2011, and he retired from the WWE in 2018. Since his retirement, he has worked as a coach, talent scout, and commentator/analyst with All Elite Wrestling. Mark was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018. He has appeared in the films “MacGruber” (2010), “A Haunted House 2” (2014), and “Incarnate” (2016), and he co-hosts the SiriusXM radio program “Busted Open.”Early LifeMark Henry was born Mark Jerrold Henry on June 12, 1971, in Silsbee, Texas. He is the son of Barbara and Ernest Henry, and he has an older brother, Pat. Sadly, when Mark was 12, his father passed away from complications from diabetes. Most of the men in Henry’s family were larger than the average male, and his great uncle Chudd stood 6 ft 7 in tall, weighed around 500 pounds, and was said to be the strongest man in East Texas’ Piney Woods. Mark was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 14, and he became interested in wrestling as a child. In a 2009 interview with “Bleacher Report,” Henry said that during his youth, his favorite wrestler was André the Giant, and when he attended a wrestling event in Beaumont, Mark tripped over a barricade while trying to touch André. According to Henry, “André saw me with my feet hanging over the top of the barricade and my hands on the floor, so he picked me up, and he put me back on the other side of the barricade.” Mark was a member of the football team at Silsbee High School, but he couldn’t play as a senior because he strained ligaments in his wrist and scored below 700 when he took the SAT.Powerlifting CareerBy the time Henry was a fourth grader, he weighed 225 pounds and stood 5 ft 5 in tall. Mark’s mother bought him a set of weights, and as a high school freshman, he could squat 600 lb. In 1990, he won the National High School Powerlifting Championships and set teenage world records in the squat (832 lb) as well as powerlifting total (2,033 lb). Within a few years, Henry had become a three-time state champion who had set both state and national records in every powerlifting  category: squat, bench press, deadlift, and total. At the 1990 Texas High School Powerlifting Championships, University of Texas at Austin kinesiology professor Terry Todd convinced Mark to come to Austin after graduation to start training in the Olympic style of weightlifting. A few months later, Henry was runner-up at the USPF Senior National Powerlifting Championships, then he won the 1991 United States National Junior Championships and later became the International Junior Champion in Powerlifiting.During his first year as a competitive weightlifter, Mark became the top Superheavyweight in the country. In 1992, he placed tenth in the Super-Heavyweight class at the Summer Olympics and won the USA Weightlifting American Open, followed by wins at the U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships in 1993, 1994, and 1996. In 1995, Henry won three medals (gold, silver, and bronze) at the Pan American Games and won the ADFPA U.S. National Powerlifting Championships. The following year, he was named the North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands Champion, and by the time he turned 24, Mark was acknowledged by many as the world’s strongest man. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he injured his back and dropped out after his first try at the clean and jerk, finishing in 14th place. Henry then retired from weightlifting, but in 1997, he became the U.S National Powerlifting Champion (Super Heavyweight class).Wrestling CareerIn 1996, Mark signed a 10-year contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which later became known as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He made his WWF debut at the age of 24 on “Monday Night Raw,” and in 1999, he won the WWF European Championship and created the persona “Sexual Chocolate.” In 2000, Henry worked on his wrestling and conditioning skills with Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and in 2001, he took a hiatus from wrestling after his mother died. He then competed in the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic in his mother’s honor and won $10,000 along with a cruise and a $75,000 hummer. Mark won the ECW Championship in 2008 and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 2011, and in 2018, he retired from the WWE and began working in a backstage role. In 2021, he joined All Elite Wrestling and became part of the “AEW Rampage” commentary team as well as a coach.Personal LifeMark married Jana Perry on April 24, 2005, and they have two children, Jacob and Joanna. In September 2012, Henry served as a pallbearer at the funeral of actor Michael Clarke Duncan, who died of respiratory failure during a two month hospitalization following a heart attack. During a 2019 interview with Chris Nowinski, co-founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, on “Busted Open,” Mark announced that he intends to donate his brain to science after his death so it can be used for CTE research. He said of the decision, “I definitely want to go on record that I’m donating my brain to the brain bank, and I hope that something good can come out of y’all having my brain. Maybe it will help with figuring out how things work in the future that will benefit my kids and everyone else’s kids…. We always want the future to be better for our families and your families, speaking of the fans out there that have kids playing sports. And some of you parents, you weekend warriors. Like, you get a ding, get some help.”Awards and HonorsIn 1990, the “Los Angeles Times” dubbed Henry “The World’s Strongest Teenager.” In 2007, he was named to the All-time Top 25 All-Mens US Powerlifting Nationals Team. For weightlifting, Mark won a gold medal in the Snatch, a silver medal in the Olympic weightlifting Total, and a bronze medal in Clean and jerk (all in the SHW division) at the 1995 Pan American Games. He finished in first place in the SHW division at the 1991 U.S. National Junior Weightlifting Championships, the 1993, 1994, and 1996 U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships, the 1992 American Open Weightlifting Championships, and the 1993 and 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival Championships. Henry also won the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic. For professional wrestling, Mark has earned the Cauliflower Alley Club’s Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2019) and the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Frank Gotch Award (2021), and “Pro Wrestling Illustrated” named him Most Improved Wrestler of the Year in 2011. With the WWF/WWE, he has won the ECW Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, and WWF European Championship one time each and the Slammy Award three times (Holy $#!+ Move of the Year in 2011, Feat of Strength of the Year in 2013, and Match of the Year in 2014).Real EstateIn 2012, Mark and Jana purchased a 4,518 square foot home in Austin, Texas, that was built in 2001. The home includes four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, a swimming pool with fountains, a three-car garage, and an outdoor fireplace. The mansion was listed for $819,900, but the price the couple paid for it is unknown.
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Bart Starr’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story

What was Bart Starr’s Net Worth?Bart Starr was an American retired professional football player who had a net worth of $4 million at the time of his death in 2019. Bart Starr played for the Green Bay Packers and is known as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.Early LifeBryan Bartlett Starr was born on January 9, 1934, in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Sidney Lanier High School and tried out for the football team his sophomore year but quit just two weeks later. His father gave him the choice of playing football or working in the family garden, so Bart returned to football. Bart Starr became the starting quarterback his junior year due to injury of their original starter, and he helped lead the team to an undefeated season. Starr was named All-State and All-American and received numerous scholarship offers from universities across the nation.Starr, wanting to be close to his high school sweetheart, Cherry Louise Morton, committed to the University of Alabama. He didn’t start as a freshman but played enough to earn a varsity letter. Bart entered his sophomore year as Alabama’s starting quarterback, safety, and punter. His junior year was mostly lost due to a back injury he suffered during a hazing incident for initiation into the A Club, and he rarely played his senior season. But the basketball coach at Alabama, Johnny Dee, recommended Starr as a prospect to friend and personnel director of the Green Bay Packers, Jack Vainisi. And the Packers became convinced that Bart Starr had the ability to succeed in the NFL.NFL CareerBart Starr was selected in the 17th round of the 1956 NFL Draft with the 200th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers. The team signed him for $6,500 with $1,000 of that coming up front. He spent his entire playing career with the Packers from 1956 to 1971. Starr led his team to win the first two Super Bowls ever and was also Super Bowl MVP of Super Bowls I and II. He also won the NFL Championship in 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, and 1967 and was a three-time Pro Bowl selection. Starr was named the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1966 and led the league in passer rating five times. He was named to the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team.Starr had his No. 15 retired by the Green Bay Packers. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Packers Hall of Fame. He had a postseason record of 9-1, and his postseason passing rating of 104.8 is the highest of any quarterback in NFL history.Coaching CareerAfter his retirement as a player, Bart Starr served as the Packers’ quarterbacks coach under head coach Dan Devine in 1972. Starr took over as head coach in 1974 and led the Packers for nine years to an underwhelming overall regular season record of 52-76-2 and a playoff record of 1-1. In January of 1984, Starr was named the head coach of proposed NFL expansion team the Arizona Firebirds. But the NFL never granted the team to the would-be ownership group.Personal LifeBart Starr and his wife, Cherry, were married for more than 60 years, and the couple had two sons together and three granddaughters.Starr and his wife helped co-found the Rawhide Boys Ranch in New London, Wisconsin, in 1965 to help at-risk and troubled kids in the state. In 1971, they started the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation to raise funds for cancer research and care in honor of the late coach. They also launched the Starr Children’s Fund within the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation to support pediatric cancer research and care.After suffering a serious stroke in 2014, Bart Starr’s health continued to decline until he passed away on May 26, 2019, at the age of 85 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Cole Hamels’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story

What is Cole Hamels’s Net Worth and Salary?Cole Hamels is an American professional baseball player who has a net worth of $105 million. Cole Hamels is probably best known for playing in the MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies. During his ten-year tenure with the team, he won the 2008 World Series and was named the tournament’s MVP. Hamels later played for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs, and briefly for the Atlanta Braves. At the peak of his career, Cole Hamels was one of the highest paid players in baseball AND one of the highest paid athletes in the world with a salary that routinely topped $22+ million. In 2021 Cole signed a 1-year, $1 million deal with the Dodgers that also would have paid $200k per state. Unfortunately Cole injured himself  just 12 days into the season. And since the contract was fully guaranteed, Cole earned $1 million essentially for no work.Career EarningsDuring his career, Cole Hamels has earned $210 million in salary alone. He has earned tens of millions more from endorsements.Early Life and High SchoolCole Hamels was born on December 27, 1983 in San Diego, California as the eldest of three children. After attending Meadowbrook Middle School, he went to Rancho Bernardo High School, where he excelled both athletically and academically. Hamels drew the attention of scouts due to his impressive fastball, with his best coming in at 94 miles per hour.Career in the MinorsHamels was drafted right out of high school in the 2002 MLB draft, chosen in the first round by the Philadelphia Phillies. He started his professional playing career the next year in the minors, pitching for the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League. Hamels was soon promoted to the Clearwater Threshers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. His success garnered him the Paul Owens Award for being the best pitcher in the Phillies’ minor league system. However, over the subsequent two seasons, Hamels pitched only occasionally due to a number of injuries, including a broken pitching hand caused by a bar fight. Upon his return, he played again for Clearwater before being promoted to the Class AA Reading Phillies. Partway through the 2006 season, Hamels was promoted to the Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons.Philadelphia Phillies, 2006-2008In the spring of 2006, Hamels was called up to the majors to make his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies. He made his mark immediately, pitching five scoreless innings and allowing just one hit in his first game. Hamels ultimately finished his rookie season with a 9-8 record and 145 strikeouts. His 2007 season was an improvement in nearly every way, marked early on by his first major league complete game. He finished the regular season with a 15-5 record and 177 strikeouts, and helped lead the Phillies to their first playoff appearance in 14 years.Hamels had his greatest season with the Phillies in 2008. In May, he posted his first career complete game shutout. Finishing the regular season, he had a 14-10 record with 196 strikeouts, once again securing the Phillies a spot in the NLDS. The team won Game 1 against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving Hamels his first career playoff victory and the first for the Phillies in 15 years. Moving on to the NLCS, the Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers. Finally, at the World Series, the team took out the Tampa Bay Rays in seven games, with Hamels being named the MVP.Philadelphia Phillies, 2009-2015Following a start to the 2009 season plagued by injuries, Hamels bounced back to record two complete game shutouts. The Phillies ultimately advanced to the NLDS for the third consecutive season, and then to the NLCS, where they once again beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the World Series, the team fell to the New York Yankees. The Phillies made it to the NLDS for a fourth straight year in 2010 after finishing the regular season with the best record in the MLB. Helped along by Hamels’s complete game shutout in Game 3 against the Cincinnati Reds, the Phillies advanced to the NLCS, where they lost to the San Francisco Giants. In 2011, for the second year in a row, the Phillies finished the regular season with the best record in the league. The team ultimately fell to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS.Hamels had an up-and-down 2012, marked by both his first career home run and a five-game suspension for intentionally hitting the Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper with a pitch. He finished the season with career highs in wins, with 17, and strikeouts, with 216. Hamels had an inferior 2013, but came back strong in 2014 to pitch six innings of a combined no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves. He recorded another no-hitter in 2015 against the Chicago Cubs in what would be his final start for the Phillies.Texas RangersMidway through the 2015 season, Hamels was traded to the Texas Rangers. He went on to help lead the team to the AL West title, which was claimed on the final day of the season. In the ALDS, the Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays. The following year, Hamels achieved some major milestones, including his 2,000th career strikeout. He had a less favorable season in 2017 due to injury. In 2018, his final season with the Rangers, Hamels went 5-9 in 20 starts.Chicago CubsHamels was traded to the Chicago Cubs midway through the 2018 season. He had a highlight in August with a complete game against the Reds. For his final season as a Cub in 2019, Hamels went 7-7 in 27 starts.Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles DodgersAs a free agent, Hamels signed with the Atlanta Braves in late 2019. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he didn’t play for the team until the summer of 2020. Hamels ultimately only made one start during the shortened season. In August of 2021, he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but failed to play for the team due to injury.Personal Life and CharityOn New Year’s Eve in 2006, Hamels wed reality television star Heidi Strobel, a contestant on the sixth season of “Survivor.” Together, they have four children: two biological sons and a daughter as well as an adopted daughter from Ethiopia.In 2009, Hamels and his wife created a foundation to fund childhood programs in Philadelphia and Africa.In 2017, the couple donated their $9.4 million mansion in Branson, Missouri to the Christian charity Camp Barnabas.
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