| Net Worth | $8 million |
| Wife | Megan Rapinoe |
Sue Bird Bio
Suzanne Brigit Bird is an American retired professional basketball player. She was a member of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Seattle Storm for her whole playing career. One of the best players in WNBA history, Bird was selected first overall by the Storm in the 2002 WNBA draft.
Bird is the only member of the WNBA to have won championships in three distinct decades as of 2021. She was a Basketball Operations Associate in the front office of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets. In addition, she holds dual citizenship with the United States and Israel and has played for three teams in the Russian league.
In addition to winning two NCAA titles, four FIBA World Cups, four Olympic gold medals, and four team championships, she has also led her team to four titles. She is one of only eleven women who have won every award.
Sue Bird Wife
On July 20, 2017, Bird came out as a lesbian in public, saying that she had been seeing soccer player Megan Rapinoe for a few months following their 2016 Rio Olympics meeting. She and Rapinoe made history in 2018 by being the first same-sex couple to appear on ESPN The Magazine’s “Body Issue” cover. October 30, 2020, was the date of their engagement announcement.
Bird and Rapinoe made history in 2020 as the first LGBTQ+ couple to co-host the ESPY Awards. She was listed among the Queer 50 for 2022. In 2022, Bird invested in a portion of NJ/NY Gotham FC, a team in the National Women’s Soccer League. In 2024, she became a member of the Seattle Storm’s ownership group.
Sue Bird Net Worth 2024
Sue Bird has an estimated net worth of $8 million. Her source of wealth is said to be from her contracts. and also earns money from brand endorsements and sponsorship. Her versatility across all of the industries she has worked in has contributed to her wealth accumulation.
Sue Bird Age
Bird was born on October 16, 1980, in Syosset, New York. As of 2024 she is 44 years old.
Sue Bird Height, Weight & Body Measurement
Bird stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) and weighs approximately 150 lb (68 kg).
Sue Bird Parents
Herschel and Nancy Bird gave birth to Bird. She only has one sibling, Jen, an older sister. Her father is of Russian and Jewish descent. Bird’s paternal grandparents left what was then Ukraine and came to live in the United States in the 1900s. Her grandfather’s original last name was changed from “Boorda” to “Bird” when he arrived at Ellis Island in New York.
Because of her Jewish father and paternal grandparents, Bird was able to get Israeli citizenship in order to circumvent European basketball teams’ ban on having more than two Americans on their roster. She does, however, compete internationally on behalf of the United States, the nation of her birth.
Sue Bird Education
Bird’s interest in sports began at a young age, in part because her older sister was an athlete. She ran track, played soccer, and tennis in addition to basketball. Bird’s possible future vocations as a lawyer, doctor, and professional soccer player are listed in her fifth-grade yearbook. In the sixth grade, Bird began playing basketball with the Amateur Athletic Union. She played during halftime of a St. John’s basketball game when she was just 11 years old, and a security guard sought for her autograph because of how good her play was.
Sue Bird Career
Bird participated in the 2000 Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan, as a member of the USA Basketball team. With 17 assists, she led the squad and helped them win the gold medal. She started all four games for the team.
Bird was selected for the national squad that represented China in the World Championships held in Zhangjiagang, Changzhou, and Nanjing in 2002. The coach of the team was Van Chancellor. Each game, Bird scored 4.3 points. All nine games were won by the American squad, including a thrilling one-point victory late in the game versus Russia in the championship match.
She was added to the roster of the United States 2004 Women’s Olympic Basketball Team during the 2003–2004 off-season. At the games in Athens, Greece, the American squad went on to win the gold medal.
She received an invitation to rejoin the national squad in 2006 in time for the September 2006 World Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Following Lisa Leslie and Dawn Staley’s retirements and Sheryl Swoopes’ injuries, Bird, Candace Parker, and Diana Taurasi assumed leadership positions on the national team.
The US team finished with the bronze medal after winning eight of their nine games, but losing to Russia 75-68 in the final round. In the nine games, Bird made 50% of her three-point shots, which tied her with Taurasi and Swoopes for accuracy leadership. Bird had 41 assists, which led the squad.
She received an invitation to return to the 2008 Olympic basketball team in the summer of 2008. China’s Beijing was the team’s gold medal winner. Bird led the club in steals with 14 and started each of the eight games.
