Who is Jon Gruden? Find Net Worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

Publish date: 2024-05-26

Jon Gruden Wiki Biography

Jon David Gruden was born on 17 August 1963, in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. He is widely known as an American Football coach and a former football player. Jon has worked with such teams as the “Oakland Raiders”, “Tampa Bay Buccaneers” among others. In addition to his, Gruden has also worked on several television projects. One of Gruden’s most significant achievements during his career as a coach was wining the “Super Bowl XXXVII” with the Buccaneers in 2002. His talent and experience allowed him to become one of the most respected coaches in the sports world. On the other hand, Jon now does not work as a coach and has other activities to take care of.

If you consider how rich Jon Gruden is, it can be said that Jon’s estimated net worth is $22.5 million. The main source of this sum of money is, of course, his career as a football coach. In addition to this, Gruden has worked with other teams not only as their coach but sometimes as an administrator or coordinator. Recently, Jon’s net worth has been growing because of his work in the television industry.

Jon Gruden Net Worth $22.5 Million

When Jon was still very young he spent a lot of time playing football and learning more about this game as his father and brother were both related to this sport. When Jon finished Clay High School he decided to continue his studies at the University of Dayton, where he played for its football team. In 1985 Jon graduated with a degree in communications, and soon secured a job as an assistant coach of the University of Tennessee’s team.

In 1989 Jon started working at the University of the Pacific and this added a lot to his net worth. Step by step, Gruden gained more attention and in 1992 he got an opportunity to work with the “Green Bay Packers”, but soon he was noticed by the “Philadelphia Eagles”, for whom he worked between 1995-98. In 1998 Jon changed teams again and started working for the “Oakland Raiders”. This had a huge impact on the growth of Jon’s net worth. Jon worked with this team until 2002 when he became the head coach of another team, called “Tampa Bay Buccaneers”.

“The Bucks” was the last football team coached by Jon and with whom he was able to win the “Super Bowl XXXVII”. This undoubtedly made Jon Gruden’s net worth a lot higher, as he was the youngest coach of all time to win the title. Of course, there were ups and downs in his career, but it only made him more determined about his work. In 2009 Gruden was fired from his position as the head coach of the “Tampa Bay Buccaneers”, finishing his coaching career with a 54% regular season winning percentage, and 56% post-season.

In the same year Jon started working for the ESPN and its show, “Monday Night Football”. He even had his own show, called “Jon Gruden’s QB Camp”, which made him even more acclaimed in the television industry. Jon has been working with the ESPN up until now and despite the fact that he does not coach anymore, Jon still remains one of the most respected of coaches, and commentator/analyst.

All in all, Jon Gruden was able to achieve highest awards when he was considerably young. Undoubtedly, he has made a huge impact on football teams that he has worked with and his work and experience will always be respected and acknowledged.

In his personal life, Jon Gruden has been married to Cindy since 1991, and they have three children.



Full NameJon Gruden
Net Worth$22.5 Million
Salary$6.5 Million
Date Of BirthAugust 17, 1963
Place Of BirthSandusky, Ohio, United States
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
ProfessionAmerican football player, Coach, American Football coach, Commentator
EducationUniversity of Dayton, Muskingum University
NationalityUnited States of America
SpouseCindy Gruden (m. 1991)
ChildrenDeuce Gruden, Jayson Gruden, Jon Gruden II, Michael Gruden
ParentsJim Gruden, Kathy Gruden
SiblingsJay Gruden
NicknamesJon David Gruden
IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm1707986
AwardsBest Coach/Manager ESPY Award
NominationsSports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst
TV ShowsMonday Night Football
Trademark
1Odd facial expressions
Fact
1Older brother of Jay Gruden.
2Will replace Tony Kornheiser on ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcast team. [May 2009]
3Youngest head coach to ever win the Super Bowl.
4Nicknamed ‘Chucky’ because of his resemblance to the killer doll in the Child’s Play (1988) movies.

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mike & MikeTV Series 2 episodes, 2014 – 2015 performer – 4 episodes, 2014 – 2015

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Draft Day2014/IJon Gruden

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Longest Yard2005technical consultant: football unit

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
2017 NFL Pro Bowl2017TV SpecialHimself – Analyst
Mike & Mike2011-2017TV SeriesHimself – Analyst, NFL Network / Himself – Monday Night Football / Himself – ESPN NFL Analyst / …
2016 NFL Pro Bowl2016TV SpecialHimself – Analyst
2015 NFL Pro Bowl2015TV SpecialHimself – Play-by-Play Announcer
2014 Outback Bowl2014TV MovieHimself – Color Commentator
The Road to Canton: Warren Sapp – Relentless2013TV Movie documentaryHimself
WWE Raw2013TV SeriesHimself
2013 Outback Bowl2013TV SpecialHimself – Color Commentator
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel2012TV SeriesHimself – Former NFL Head Coach (segment “Jon Gruden”)
2012 Discover Orange Bowl2012TV MovieHimself – Color Commentator
2012 Outback Bowl2012TV MovieHimself – Color Commentator
2011 Discover Orange Bowl2011TV MovieHimself – Color Commentator
2011 Outback Bowl2011TV MovieHimself – Color Commentator
Year of the Quarterback2010TV Series documentaryHimself
Late Show with David Letterman2003-2010TV SeriesHimself
2010 NFL Pro Bowl2010TV SpecialHimself – Announcer
NFL Monday Night Football1990-2008TV SeriesHimself – Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach / Himself – Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator / Himself – Oakland Raiders Head Coach / …
NBC Sunday Night Football2008TV SeriesHimself – Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach
Two Days in April2007Video documentaryHimself – Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach
NFL Films Presents2006TV Series documentaryHimself
NFL on FOX1994-2005TV SeriesHimself – Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach / Himself – Oakland Raiders Head Coach / Himself – Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator / …
CMI: The Chris Myers Interview2005TV SeriesHimself
ESPN’s Sunday Night Football1990-2004TV SeriesHimself – Oakland Raiders Head Coach / Himself – Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach / Himself – Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator / …
SportsCenter2004TV SeriesHimself – Sunday Conversation Guest
Super Bowl XXXVII2003TV MovieHimself – Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach
The NFL on CBS1990-2001TV SeriesHimself – Oakland Raiders Head Coach / Himself – San Francisco 49ers Offensive Assistant
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2001TV SeriesHimself
TNT Sunday Night Football1993-1997TV SeriesHimself – Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator / Himself – Green Bay Packers Wide Receivers Coach
1990 NFC Championship Game1991TV MovieHimself – San Francisco 49ers Offensive Assistant
The NFL on NBC1990TV SeriesHimself – San Francisco 49ers Offensive Assistant

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
A Football Life2011-2016TV SeriesHimself
Mike & Mike2014-2016TV SeriesHimself – ESPN NFL Analyst / Himself – Analyst, NFL Network / Himself – Monday Night Football

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2015EmmySports Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst
2013EmmySports Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst
2012EmmySports Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst
2011EmmySports Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst
2010EmmySports Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sports Personality – Sports Event Analyst

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