Jerome Bettis’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story
Jerome Bettis Net Worth: Jerome Bettis is a former American professional football player who has a net worth of $14 million dollars. Jerome Bettis was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1972 and played for Notre Dame. He left before his senior year to enter the 1993 NFL Draft, though later returned to school three years later during a dispute with the St. Louis Rams, who selected him tenth overall in the draft. In 1993, he was named the NFL Rookie of the Year and the NFL/NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was named to Pro Bowls six times during his career, including in 1993 and 1994. When he returned to the NFL following his dispute with the Rams, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1996. The two-time First-Team All-Pro was a one-thousand-yard rusher in his first six seasons in Pittsburgh and won Super Bowl XL against the Seattle Seahawks. Bettis finished his career with 13,662 rushing yards. He caught 200 passes for 1,449 yards and scored 94 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame and won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2001. “The Bus” retired in 2006 and the Steelers have not used his number 36 jersey since. Following his playing career, Bettis worked for NBC Sports as a commentator and appeared on “Football Night in America”. He opened a restaurant in Pittsburgh in 2007 and hosts “The Jerome Bettis Show”. He works with the Jerome Bettis Bus Stops Here Foundation to help children with asthma. He and his wife, Trameka Boykin, have been married since 2006 and have two children together.