Rowdy Roddy Piper net worth: Rowdy Roddy Piper was a Canadian-born wrestler who had a net worth of $4 million dollars. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Rowdy Roddy Piper, also known as Roderick George Toombs, left home when he was in junior high school and lived primarily in youth hostels. He began wrestling professionally when he was in his late teens. In addition to his wrestling career, he was also a Golden Gloves winner, and earned a Black Belt in Judo. He wrestled for the American Wrestling Federation from 1973 to 1975, making a name for himself as a villain. In 1975, he moved to the National Wrestling Alliance, where he gained an even wider fan base, and cemented his status as a popular villain. He remained with NWA until 1980. He wrestled on the Mid-Atlantic circuit until 1983, when he lost 50 percent of his hearing during a dog collar match. In 1984, he began wrestling for the World Wrestling Federation, and would go on to become one of its most popular figures. He was inducted into the WWF/WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. Roddy Piper died on July 31, 2015 at the age of 61.
Lee Trevino is a Mexican American professional golfer who has a net worth of $40 million. Lee Trevino has earned his net worth as a professional golfer who has won six major championships and he considered an icon for Mexican Americans. He has been nicknamed “The Merry Mex” and “Supermex”, Lee was born on December 1, 1939 in Dallas, Texas. As a child he spent most of his time working in the cotton fields to earn money for his family and he occasionally attended school. His uncle gave him a few golf balls and a club and Lee would sneak into a nearby country club to practice. Later he became a full-time caddy at the Dallas Athletic Club. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps when he was 17 and served for four years. He played golf while he was enlisted at Armed Forces golf events in Asia. Fellow soldier Orville Moody who was a rival of Trevino played against him in the PGA Tour in the late 1960’s. Lee was the winner of the Vardon Trophy in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, and 1980, as well as the winner of the Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour) 1990, 1992, 1994, the Arnold Palmer Award (Champions Tour) 1990, 1992, and Rookie of the Year (Champions Tour) 1990. He worked for NBC television as a color analyst from 1983 until 1989 for the PGA Tour. Many non-golf fans will recognize Trevino from his roll in Adam Sandler’s movie Happy Gilmore, as the head shaking guy.