What is Ahmad Rashād’s Net Worth?

Ahmad Rashad, a retired professional football player and current sportscaster, has a net worth of $10 million. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings before transitioning to television, where he served as a studio analyst and host of NBA weekly digest programs. Rashād has also hosted non-sports-related reality and game shows, and even played in an NBA game.

Aside from his professional career, Rashad is also notable for his multiple marriages. He has been married five times, including to Cosby Show actress Phylicia Ayers-Allen and Sale Johnson, the daughter of Johnson & Johnson billionaire and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson. In 1972, Rashad converted to Islam and took the name Ahmad, along with his last name Rashad after his mentor Rashad Khalifa.

Ahmad Rashād, formerly known as Robert Earl Moore, was born on November 19, 1949 in Portland, Oregon. He attended Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, where he played football. Rashād received an athletic scholarship to the University of Oregon, where he played football under head coach Jerry Frei. Initially a wide receiver and wingback, he later switched to running back. However, he faced legal trouble during his junior year, when he was charged with felony theft. He eventually pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and converted to Islam, changing his name to Ahmad Rashād in honor of his mentor, Rashad Khalifa, a biochemist of Egyptian-American descent.

Ahmad Rashād’s NFL Career

Ahmad Rashād was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1972 NFL Draft and made the UPI All-Rookie Team. He was later traded to the Buffalo Bills, but a knee injury kept him out of the 1975 season. Rashād trained with the Seattle Seahawks before being traded to the Minnesota Vikings, where he had great success. He earned four Pro Bowl selections and finished his NFL career with 495 passes for 6,831 yards and 44 touchdowns. One of his most memorable catches came in a 1980 game against the Cleveland Browns, where he caught a Hail Mary pass and led his team to victory. Rashād also has the distinction of the longest play from scrimmage that didn’t result in a touchdown, with 98 yards.

Ahmad Rashād’s Career in Television

After retiring from the NFL in 1982, Ahmad Rashād transitioned to television as a studio analyst, anchor, game reporter, and host. He covered the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ABC and NBC. Rashād hosted “NBA Inside Stuff” for 16 seasons, where he analyzed the previous week’s NBA games and interviewed players. The show was replaced by “NBA Access with Ahmad Rashād,” which provided behind-the-scenes access to the NBA and presented player storylines in a television drama style. The show featured famous NBA athletes and coaches, such as Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, and Phil Jackson. “NBA Access with Ahmad Rashād” ran until 2011.

Television Career

Ahmad Rashād has hosted a variety of shows throughout his career. He was the host of the NBC game show “Caesars Challenge” from 1993 to 1994. In 2000, he hosted the clip show “Real TV,” and in 2003, he hosted “Celebrity Mole: Hawaii,” the third season of the reality game show “The Mole.” Rashād also appeared in an episode of the horror anthology series “Monsters” and filled in for Robb Weller on “Entertainment This Week” in 1988. He was briefly a panelist on the Golf Channel talk show “Morning Drive.” Currently, Rashād is the host of the new Game Show Network game show “Tug of Words.”

Ahmad Rashād’s Brief NBA Career

Apart from football, Ahmad Rashād also played professional basketball. He signed a two-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers just before the launch of his “NBA Inside Stuff” program in 1990. He played in the first preseason game held at the newly constructed Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where many fans came to cheer him on due to his former career with the Minnesota Vikings. In the game, Rashād scored the only points of his NBA career after knocking down a 20-foot shot. He was given a perfect NBA record thanks to the 76ers’ 102-96 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Rashād announced his retirement from basketball in a post-game interview.

Ahmad Rashād’s Marriages and Children

Ahmad Rashād has been married and divorced multiple times. His first wife was Deidre Waters, whom he wed in 1969; together, they had a daughter named Keva in 1970. The same year, Rashād had a son named Sean from an affair with another woman.

From 1976 to 1979, Rashād was married to Matilda Johnson, with whom he had a daughter named Maiyisha and a son named Ahmad Jr.

Later, in 1985, Rashād wed actress Phylicia Ayers-Allen, of “The Cosby Show” fame. The couple had a daughter named Condola, and eventually divorced in 2001.

Next, Rashād married Sale Johnson in 2007; they divorced in 2013. Three years later, Rashād wed his fifth wife, psychologist Ana Luz Rodriguez-Paz.

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