Ernie Grunfeld
- January 5, 2024
- Basketball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Ernie Grunfeld |
Occupation | Basketball Player |
Date Of Birth | Apr 24, 1955(1955-04-24) |
Age | 69 |
Country | Romania |
Birth City | Satu Mare |
Horoscope | Aries |
Ernie Grunfeld Biography
Name | Ernie Grunfeld |
Birthday | Apr 24 |
Birth Year | 1955 |
Home Town | Satu Mare |
Birth Country | Romania |
Birth Sign | Aries |
Parents | Livia Grunfeld, Alex Grunfeld |
Spouse | Nancy Grunfeld |
Children(s) | Dan Grunfeld, Rebecca Grunfeld Hamilton |
Ernie Grunfeld is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 24, 1955 in Satu Mare, Romania. A former small forward, who was appointed in the role of General Manager for the Washington Wizards in 2003.
He selected the point guard He drafted point guard John Wall first overall in 2010 as GM of the Wizards. first overall in 2010 and was the general manager for the Wizards.
Born in Satu Mare, Romania, Grunfeld immigrated with his parents, Alex and Livia, to the United States in 1964 when he was eight years old. He is Jewish, and his parents are Holocaust survivors. He grew up in Forest Hills, in Queens, New York City, where he attended Forest Hills High School.
Grunfeld was selected to participate as a member of the American basketball team at the 1973 Maccabiah Games, while he was still attending high school. The US team was defeated by Israel in the final game.
He had a son called Dan along with wife Nancy.
Ernie Grunfeld Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Basketball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Ernie Grunfeld is one of the richest Basketball Player from Romania. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ernie Grunfeld 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a player in The Bucks, Kings, and Knicks during his nine-year NBA career.
He was the General Manager of his teams, the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks.
Ernest Grunfeld (born April 24, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and former general manager in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In college at the University of Tennessee, he set a new record as the school’s all-time leading scorer. He won gold medals with Team USA at the 1975 Pan American Games and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He began his professional career as a player with the Milwaukee Bucks. He served as General Manager of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association from 1989 to 1999, and as the Bucks General Manager from 1999 to 2003, and then became the president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards from 2003 to 2019.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 6 ft 6 in |
Ernie Grunfeld height 6 ft 6 in Ernie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Ernie Grunfeld Dating?
According to our records, Ernie Grunfeld married to Nancy Grunfeld. As of December 1, 2023, Ernie Grunfeld’s is not dating anyone.
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In 1987, he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
Facts & Trivia
Ernie Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Romania. Ernie Grunfeld celebrates birthday on April 24 of every year.
In 1993, Grunfeld was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Where is Ernie Grunfeld now?
After a nine-year playing career in Germany, Spain and Israel, Grunfeld retired in 2014 and enrolled in business school at Stanford , where he found time to revisit the story he knew he wanted to tell.
Did Ernie Grunfeld play in the NBA?
Playing career Grunfeld was drafted 11th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1977 NBA draft. On December 26, 1978, Grunfeld led all scorers with 27 points in a 143–84 blowout victory against the Detroit Pistons. He played with the Bucks for two years and moved to the Kansas City Kings for the 1979–82 seasons.
How old is Ernie Grunfeld?
67 years (April 24, 1955)
How tall is Ernie Grunfeld?
6′ 6″
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