Johnny Bench Overview
Johnny Bench is a well-known US former baseball player who was born on 7th December 1947.
He played for the Big Red Machine winning plenty of championships for the team. This former player has a membership in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
As per the ESPN, Bench is the greatest player who has ever played baseball. He born in the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and joined the Cincinnati Reds at the age of 20 years.
He went on to play 17 seasons for the same team and assisted the team winning two World Series and four National League pennants.
This player is the right-handed player having a batting average of 267.
Some career highlights of Bench’s career are part of All-Star14 times, becoming world Series champion twice, and NL Rookie of the Year award in 1968.
Johnny Bench Personal Life
This amazing player has been twice in his life but didn’t enjoy any success.
He married the first time with Vickie Chesser on 21st February 1975, but the couple divorced within a year in 1976.
Bench married the second time with Laura Cwikowski on 19 December 1987 and the couple has a child together.
However, this relationship also doesn’t last long and they separated on 17th November 1995. His third marriage takes place with Elizabeth Benton on 1st February 1997.
He has a child with this wife. The couple has filed for divorce that may be finalized soon.
Johnny Bench Net Worth
According to the latest reports, the net worth of Johnny Bench is US$ 5 million in the year 2018.
He has become successful in making such a fortune by playing for the various teams in his career.
This talented player also has a very successful post-retirement career.
References Taken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Bench
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/benchjo01.shtml