Norm Nixon, a retired American professional basketball player, has a combined net worth of $14 million with his wife, actress/dancer Debbie Allen. He accumulated his wealth through his successful basketball career and various ventures.
Norm Nixon is a retired American professional basketball player who boasts a combined net worth of $14 million, shared with his long-time spouse, the renowned actress and dancer Debbie Allen. Born on October 11, 1955, in Macon, Georgia, Nixon is the youngest of three sons to Mary Jo and Elmer, with siblings Ken, Ron, and a sister named Elaine. Following his parents' divorce at the age of two, Nixon was raised by his father, maternal grandmother, and great-aunt, and was brought up in the Methodist faith. During his adolescent years, Nixon attended Southwest High School, where he excelled in multiple sports, including football, basketball, and track and field, leading his team to the 1973 state championship in basketball and winning a regional title in the high jump. In addition to his athletic pursuits, Nixon played the trumpet and was a member of the yearbook staff during his high school years. Nixon's college basketball career spanned from 1973 to 1977 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he scored a total of 1,805 points in 104 games, averaging 17.2 points per game, and recorded 577 career assists, setting a school record. In the 1983 offseason, Nixon was traded to the San Diego Clippers, with whom he averaged 17 points per game in 82 games in his first season, and led the league with 914 total assists. After the team's relocation to Los Angeles for the 1984-85 season, Nixon averaged 17.2 points per game in 81 games, and in the following season, he averaged 14.6 points per game in 67 games. However, starting in 1986, Nixon's career began to decline due to injuries, which kept him on the sidelines for over two seasons, and although he returned for part of the 1988-89 season, averaging 6.8 points per game in 53 games, he eventually retired from NBA playing. After his NBA retirement, Nixon had a brief stint with the Italian professional basketball team Scavolini Pesaro in 1989, and later transitioned into a career as a sports agent at Premier Management Group, before establishing his own talent agency, Norm Nixon & Associates. Nixon has also worked as a radio commentator for the Clippers during the 2004-05 NBA season and as a studio color analyst for Lakers home games on Fox Sports West. Norm and Debbie Allen own a substantial 6,500 square foot home in Santa Monica, which is currently estimated to be worth $9-10 million.