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Mark Wells was born on 18 September, 1957 in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, U.S., is an American ice hockey player. Discover Mark Wells's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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66 years old |
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18 September 1957 |
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18 September |
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St. Clair Shores, Michigan, U.S. |
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Mark Wells Height, Weight & Measurements
At 66 years old, Mark Wells height is 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) and Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb).
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5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
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175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Mark Wells Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mark Wells worth at the age of 66 years old? Mark Wells’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from . We have estimated Mark Wells's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Mark Ronald Wells (born September 18, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who is best known for being a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.
Mark Wells graduated from Lake Shore High School in St. Clair Shores, Michigan in 1975.
Wells then attended Bowling Green State University from 1975 to 1979 where he was a star forward with the Falcons in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
Despite his abilities as a player, Wells did not receive a scholarship offer to play hockey until after his first season with the team.
Wells was selected 176th overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens.
He joined Montreal's top farm team the Nova Scotia Voyageurs after the Olympics but was unable to secure a spot on the Canadiens roster.
Following the completion of his college career, Wells, along with Falcons teammate Ken Morrow, was selected to play on the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey team that went on to win the gold medal at Lake Placid.
He was traded to the Detroit Red Wings after the 1980 season, however refused the assignment and was released from his contract.
Wells then signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers but spent the next two seasons shifting around the minor leagues playing for the New Haven Nighthawks, Flint Generals, Fort Wayne Komets and Oklahoma City Stars.
Wells is featured in a 1981 TV movie about the 1980 U.S. hockey team called Miracle on Ice.
Jeff Miller, a retired CA State Assemblyman played Mark Wells in the 1981 movie and Wells himself appeared in archival footage of the gold medal ceremony used in the movie.
Wells finally retired in 1982 without playing a single game in the NHL.
Following his retirement from hockey, Wells worked as a restaurant manager in Rochester Hills, Michigan, but sustained a fractured vertebra while unloading crates.
Following eleven hours of surgery, Wells was informed by the doctor that he had a rare degenerative spinal disease.
The illness, which affects the disks in the spinal column, forced Wells to retire from work and has required multiple surgeries, leaving him bed-ridden for extended periods and clinically depressed.
Wells did, however, manage to suit up for the reunion game with his 'Miracle on Ice' teammates prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City—against doctor's orders, playing in one shift and recording a shot on goal.
In the 2004 Disney film Miracle, he is portrayed by Joe Hemsworth.
In 2010, financially struggling from medical bills and in need of finances for further surgery, Wells reluctantly sold his gold medal medallion to a private collector for $40,000.
The medal was later auctioned off by the buyer for $310,700.
Having kept the medal on his nightstand for over twenty years, Wells expressed in a 2010 Daily News article how difficult a decision it had been to sell the medal: "It killed me to sell the medal. Killed me. But my life was crumbling. I was going to lose my home. I needed to sell it to have surgery and to live. I had no choice."
Wells is now attending civic events and has spoken at several special venues around his hometown and beyond, including St Clair Shores Lions Club fundraiser, SCS Tree Lighting Ceremony in Dec 2014 and seminar at the Arsenal of Democracy.
Additionally, he has made appearances at state hockey tournaments and various collectors shows around the country.
Mark Wells currently resides in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.