Eayenrly Days and Chicken Feed Money
Way back when, this Roy fella, he started coachin’ at that North Carolina place, Tar Heels or somethin’. Now, don’t go thinkin’ he was rollin’ in dough right off the bat. Nope! I heard tell he was makin’ somethin’ like 2,700 dollars a year. Can you believe that? Shoot, that ain’t enough to keep a hen house runnin’ these days! He left a job payin’ 16,000 dollars to do that, and his wife, she was gonna make 14,000 dollars. That’s what I call a gamble, a real leap of faith. Some folks say he even took a pay cut down to two dollars just to get his foot in the door. Crazy, right? But that’s how much he wanted to coach, I guess.
- Started with a measly $2,700 a year.
- Left a $16,000 job for that coaching gig.
- Wife was supposed to make $14,000.
- Some say he even took a job for $2 at one point!
Climbing the Ladder, Rakin’ in the Dough
Well, ol’ Roy, he stuck with it, and he got good. Real good. Started winnin’ games, championships, all that fancy stuff. And guess what? The more he won, the more money they threw at him. That’s how it works, ain’t it? You do good, you get paid good. I heard they started givin’ him millions! Millions, I tell ya! Last I heard, he was makin’ somethin’ like two million, three hundred and eighty-one thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars a year. And some years, with all the bonuses and such, he’d rake in over four million! Lord have mercy, that’s more money than I’ve seen in my whole life!
Net Worth and the Big Picture
Now, all that winnin’ and all that money, it adds up. They say Roy Williams is worth about 12 million dollars. That’s a whole lotta greenbacks. He coached for 33 years, won national championships, conference titles, got awards…the whole shebang. He retired in 2021, so he ain’t coachin’ no more, but I reckon he’s sittin’ pretty with all that money he made. Good for him, I say. He worked hard for it, took that gamble in the beginnin’, and it paid off big time. He even won three national championships since he went back to North Carolina. They also say he got eight Atlantic Coast Conference titles and Coach of the Year award.
Comparing to Other Coaches
Some folks talk about other coaches, like this Dean Smith fella, who was real famous before Roy. And there's talk of another coach, Bill Belichick, gettin’ a heap of money to coach football at that same school. Ten million a year, they say! Can you imagine? Makes Roy’s salary look like chicken feed again, even though Roy was doin' just fine. But that Belichick, he’s coachin’ football, not basketball. Maybe football coaches just make more, I don’t know. It’s all a bunch of numbers to me, but one thing's for sure, these coaches, they ain’t hurting for money. This Dean Smith won something like 879 games.
Roy’s Legacy
So, there you have it, the story of Roy Williams’ salary. Started small, ended big. He went from makin’ peanuts to rollin’ in dough. He proved that hard work and dedication can pay off, even if you start with next to nothin’. He showed folks that if you love what you do and you’re good at it, the money will follow. And that, my friends, is somethin’ worth rememberin’.
Salary of Roy Williams: A Summary
- Early Career: Started with a very low salary, around $2,700 a year.
- Peak Earnings: Reached an annual salary of over $4 million, including bonuses and media rights.
- Net Worth: Estimated to be around $12 million.
- Comparison: While impressive, his salary was sometimes compared to other high-profile coaches, like Bill Belichick, who make even more. But don't forget Roy done won three national championships and a whole bunch of other stuff.
- Retirement: Retired in 2021, presumably with a significant amount of money earned throughout his coaching career.
Anyway, that’s the gist of it, as best as I can tell. Money comes and goes, but winnin’ championships, well, that’s somethin’ special.
