Bill Cowher Net Worth – $18 Million

What is Bill Cowher’s net worth?

Net Worth:

$18 Million

Age:

65

Born:

May 8, 1957

Gender:

Male

Height:

1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Source of Wealth:

Football Coach

Last Updated:

October 23, 2022

Bill Cowher is a former American football player and head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He began his coaching career as a special team coach for the Cleveland Browns. Prior to becoming the Steelers’ head coach, he was the Philadelphia Eagles’ Defensive Coordinator. He was a player for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns.

He currently works as a studio analyst for NFL Today. Since 2010, he has been married to Veronica Stigeler. He had previously been married to Kaye Cowher, who died in 2010. In 2018, his net worth is estimated to be $18 million.

How much is the net worth and salary of Bill Cowher?

Bill Cowher is an inspiration to young football players who want to make a career in the game. His net worth is estimated to be $18 million. His annual salary at ESPN is rumored to be around $4 million.

He used to earn more than $2 million per year as a coach. In 2001, he agreed to a three-year contract worth approximately $7 million. He earned $2.8 million per year under the terms of the contract he signed in 1998.

Cowher paid around $2.65 million for a condo in Central Park in 2012. He also owns a home in Raleigh, North Carolina, which he listed for sale in June 2018 for $2.39 million. In October 2018, he sold the house for $1.8 million.

Bill Cowher married twice.

In 1983, Bill Cowher married Kaye Cowher. They first met in 1976 and had some wonderful times together after becoming husband and wife. Sadly, his wife Kaye Cowher died in 2010. In 2010, he married his second wife, Veronica Stigeler. Since then, the couple has been living together.

Bill’s late wife left him, three daughters. His three daughters are all basketball players. His daughters, Meagan and Lauren, both played basketball at Princeton, and his younger daughter, Lindsay, is also a basketball player. She was a basketball player at Elon University.

Meagan, his daughter, married Kevin Westgarth, an NHL forward for the Calgary Flames. Lindsay married Ryan Kelly, an NBA player.

Charissa Thompson, a Fox reporter, considers Bill to be her father figure.

Bill Cowher also appeared in the film The Dark Knight Rises (2012). As NFL Head Coach, he appeared on the cover of EA Sports’ 2006 video game. He has appeared in Time Warner Cable commercials. He has set a good example for aspiring players, and they can follow in his footsteps to achieve success. Cowher is the epitome of what a sportsperson should be.

Bill Cowher
Caption: Bill Cowher’s wife Veronica Stigeler (source: Bleacher Report)

Early life and Childhood of Bill Cowher

Bill Cowher was born on May 8, 1957, in Crafton, Pennsylvania. He is Laird Cowher’s and Dorothy Cowher’s son. He is a citizen of the United States. Cowher is white but his ethnicity is unknown at this time. Taurus is his astrological sign.

Bill Cowher went to Carlynton High School, where he excelled in football, baseball, and track and field. Later, he transferred to North Carolina, where he was captain of his team and a starting linebacker. In 1979, he received his diploma. He graduated with a degree in Education.

Bill Cowher’s Professional Career

Bill Cowher began his NFL career as a linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles before being drafted by the Cleveland Browns the following year. Cowher began his coaching career with the Cleveland Browns. He was the special team’s coach. He then became a defensive backs coach for the same team.

Later, he worked as a defensive coach for the Kansas City Chiefs for two years.  He was appointed as the team’s head coach by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992. Cowher was the Steelers’ head coach for 14 seasons. He compiled a 149-90-1 record as a head coach (161-99-1 includes playoff games). He left the Steelers in 2006, and Mike Tomlin took his place.

Caption: Bill Cowher (source: USA Today)

What are the famous Quotes by Bill Cowher?

“Nothing drives me more than to, hopefully, be able to hand Steelers chairman Dan Rooney that fifth Vince Lombardi trophy. If I can do that, then I would think, that when he brought me here, I finally accomplished what he wanted me to do.” – Bill Cowher

“So many times through the course of a season, you are defined by your backups. They have three players in Kirk Cousins, Niles Paul and Bashaud Breeland who may be better than the players that they’re replacing.” – Bill Cowher

“Yeah, I know he discovered the West Indies; it wasn’t America. But the whole thing with Columbus was that people had been telling him, ‘Don’t go. The world’s flat.’ But he kept going. He found land.” – Bill Cowher

“This isn’t Kirk Cousins’ job to win. Right now this is Kirk Cousins’ job to lose…He’s putting together a profile right now, a resume of these next seven weeks that will make the decision easy for the Redskins: either they sign him to a contract or they’re still looking for the quarterback of the future.” – Bill Cowher

“I’m their biggest fan every Sunday they go out there and play. I’m pulling for them, for the people in New Orleans and everything they’re going through. If there are three or four hours that people can get away from the reality that is existing for them right now, the uncertainty.” – Bill Cowher

“It’s the only call…To have Christian Ponder as your third quarterback, a guy who started for you a year, to me it made it an easy call because you have a veteran guy who has played in this atmosphere before.” – Bill Cowher

Bill Cowher’s Bio, Wiki and Facts

  • Birth Name: William Laird Cowher
  • Birth Place: Crafton, Pennsylvania
  • Famous Name: Bill Cowher
  • Horoscope: Taurus
  • Net Worth: $18 million
  • Past Team: Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • No. of Twitter Followers: 77.3K followers
  • Nationality: American
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Profession: former American football coach & player
  • Started career as: a player of Philadelphia Eagles (1979)
  • Awards: 2011 Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • Currently Married: Yes
  • Married to: Veronica Stigeler (2014)
  • Past married if any: Kaye Cowher (1983-2010)
  • Divorce: Yes
  • Children: 3

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