Denny Crum Net Worth
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Updated on May 05, 2026
Denny Crum net worth is
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$1.9 Million
Denny Crum Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Denzil E. "Denny" Crum (born March 2, 1937) is a former American men's college basketball coach at the University of Louisville in Kentucky from 1971 to 2001, compiling a 675–295 record. He guided the Cardinals to two NCAA championships (1980, 1986) and six Final Fours. Honored in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame since 1994, Crum is one of the major figures in the history of sports in Kentucky and in college basketball in general.As the head coach at U of L, Crum is widely credited with pioneering the now-common strategy of scheduling tough non-conference match-ups early in the season in order to prepare his teams for March's NCAA tournament, where one defeat ends the season. Crum's prolific post-season play and calm demeanor earned him the monikers "Mr. March" and his most well-known nickname, "Cool Hand Luke." | Net Worth | $1.9 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 2, 1937 |
| Place Of Birth | San Fernando, California, USA |
| Height | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Profession | American basketball player and coach |
| Work Position | Denny Crum—championships, awards, and honors |
| Nicknames | Denny Crum, Crum, Denny |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gold medal, USA World University Games (1977). Pizza Hut All-Star Game Coach (1980). NABC All-Star Game Coach (1981, 1987). Silver medal, USA Pan-American Games Team (1987). |
| 2 | Head coach for Los Angeles Pierce College (1964-1968) and the University of Louisville (1971-2001). NCAA championship teams (1980, 1986). NCAA Final Four teams (1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986). National Coach of the Year three times (1980, 1983, 1986). Named Metro Conference Coach of the Year three times (1979, 1980, 1983). The Sporting News Coach of the Year (1986). Playboy Coach of the Year (1986). Basketball Weekly Man of the Year (1986). Basketball Weekly Coach of the Year (1980). Enshrined in UCLA Hall of Fame (1990). |
| 3 | UCLA, graduate assistant coach/freshman coach (1958-1960). Los Angeles (CA) Pierce College, assistant coach (1962-1964). UCLA, assistant coach (1968-1971). |
| 4 | Played for Pierce Junior College (1954-1956) and UCLA (1956-1958). All-Southern California Junior College honors. Named conference Player of the Year (1955). Earned UCLA's Irv Pohlmeyer Trophy as UCLA's best first-year player (1956-1957). Earned the Bruin Bench Award as the team's most improved player (1957-1958). |
| 5 | Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a coach, in 1994. |
| 6 | Longtime college basketball coach. |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Square Miles to Glory | Documentary post-production | Himself | |
| The Rivalry: Red v Blue | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| ESPN 25: Who's #1? | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2000-2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| He Got Game | 1998 | Himself |
Known for movies
He Got Game (1998)
as Himself
The Rivalry: Red v Blue (2013)
as Himself
Four Square Miles to Glory
as Himself
ESPN SportsCentury (2000-2004)
as Himself
