Ahmad Rashad’s Net Worth, Career, Biography, Facts, Age, Life Story

Ahmad Rashad is an American sportscaster and former professional footballer with a an estimated Net worth of around $10 Million. Ahmad Rashad played in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings. After his football retirement at the age of 1982, he moved into television as an Studio analyst as well as host for NBA weekly digest shows.

Rashad was also a participant at an NBA game, and has also hosted a variety of games and reality shows that are not related to sports. Also notable are his relationships. Ahmad was married 5 times before, the most particularly with Cosby Show actress Phylicia Ayers-Allen. The fourth time he was married, Sale Johnson is the daughter of Johnson & Johnson billionaire and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson. After his conversion into Islam in 1972, he adopted his name Ahmad and then took his last name after his teacher Rashad Khalifa. Early life Ahmad Rashad was born as Robert Earl Moore on November 19th, 1949 in Portland, Oregon.

When he was a teenager He attended Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma where he was a player for the team football. To further his schooling, Rashad went on an athletic scholarship to the University of Oregon. Under the direction of head Coach Jerry Frei, he played football for the Ducks initially in the wide-receiving position, then the wingback position before moving into running back. Rashad was in legal trouble in his junior year after which he was accused of theft involving a felony; however, he admitted guilt to a lesser charge. After that the teen converted to Islam and later change his identity. He picked Rashad to pay tribute to his mentor from the United States, Egyptian-American Biochemist Rashad Khalifa. NFL Career In 1972’s NFL Draft, Rashad was selected to the St. Louis Cardinals.

He was later selected for the UPI All-Rookie Team. After the 1973 season, Rashad had been traded to Buffalo Bills for backup quarterback Dennis Shaw. But, due to an injury to his knee that required him to miss the entire 1975 season. The following season, Rashad trained with the Seattle Seahawks as a free agent before being traded just days before the beginning in the regular season with the Minnesota Vikings. While he was initially rejected from the team’s physical test, the Vikings were able to keep him on the team because of the support of the quarterback Fran Tarkenton. Rashad enjoyed great success in the Vikings in his first season, when the team was able to reach the Super Bowl. The success continued over the following years with the team and was awarded the team four Pro Bowl selections between 1978 and 1981.

Rashad completed the course of his NFL season with 495 passes , 683 yards and 44 touchdowns. The most memorable catch was during a game in December of 1980 with his team, the Cleveland Browns, when he was hit with an incredible Hail Mary throw by the quarterback Tommy Kramer that led to an incredible come from behind victory of 28-23, and winning the Central Division title. In addition, Rashad also holds the distinction of having the longest play from scrimmage which didn’t end in a touchdown, at a distance of 98 yards. The Sports Broadcasting Career After retiring in the NFL at the age of 1982 Rashad became a TV studio analyst, anchor, reporter for games, and host who covered his coverage of the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ABC and NBC. The most renowned programs included “NBA Inside Stuff,” that was his show over 16 years. The show’s host, Rashad led a recap and analysis of the previous week’s NBA games and also interviewed players on various subjects. Following the time that “NBA Inside Stuff” concluded its first season in 2006 it was replaced in 2007 by similar-themed “NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad.”

The show Rashad featured a variety of famous NBA players and coaches, such as Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter and Phil Jackson. In addition, the show offered an exclusive behind the scenes NBA access, as well as first-person stories of players with the style of TV drama. “NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad” was on air from 2011 to. Further Television Careers Beyond the broadcasting of sports, Rashad was a guest on numerous reality television games, shows, and even on a series. From 1993 until 1994, host of his own NBC game program “Caesars Challenge.” In the year 2000 Rashad was host of the show clip “Real TV,” and in 2003, he hosted”The Mole,” the 3rd season, of reality game program “The Mole,” called “Celebrity Mole: Hawaii.” In addition to his other TV appearances, Rashad appeared in an episode of the horror anthology show “Monsters.” The year 1988 was the time he was a fill-in the role of Robb Weller in “Entertainment This Week.” Rashad was also briefly an interviewer for”Morning Drive,” a Golf Channel daily talk show “Morning Drive.” He was also a panelist on the Golf Channel’s talk show “Morn was host of the brand newly launched Game Show Network game show “Tug of Words.”

NBA Career Other than the sport of football Rashad was a professional player in basketball. Before the debut the “NBA Inside Stuff” program in 1990 the program was signed by him on an agreement for two days for the Philadelphia 76ers to promote his show. He was a part of the first preseason game that was played at the newly built Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a large number of fans gathered to support him due to his previous career as a player for Minnesota’s Minnesota Vikings.

The game was a success, as Rashad had the sole point in his NBA career when he smashed down an 20-foot shot. In addition, due to the 76ers’ win of 102-96 against their opponents, the Minnesota Timberwolves, he was awarded an unbeatable NBA record. Rashad announced his retirement from basketball during an interview after the game. Personal Life Rashad was divorced and married several times. The first woman he married was deidre Waters who he married in 1969. Together, they had one daughter, named Keva in the year 1970. In the following year Rashad was blessed with a son Sean after an affair with a different woman.

From 1976 until the year 1979 Rashad had a marriage to Matilda Johnson, with whom was born a daughter Maiyisha as well as a son called Ahmad Jr. Later, in 1985, Rashad wed actress Phylicia Ayers-Allen from “The Cosby Show” fame. The couple had one daughter, named Condola and then separated in the year 2001. Then, Rashad married Sale Johnson in 2007, and they divorced in 2013. Three years after, Rashad wed his fifth wife, a psychologist named Ana Luz Rodriguez-Paz.