Jeremy Bloom Net Worth

Jeremy Bloom: Jeremy Bloom (born April 2, 1982) is an American experienced skier. He is the only athlete in biography to ski in the Winter Olympics and also be prepared into the National Football League. As a skier, he is a three-time World Champion, two-time Olympian, and 11-time World Cup Gold Medalist. He became the youngest freestyle skier in biography to be inducted into the United States Skiing Entrance of Fame in 2013. He won a record six straight World Cup events, the most in a single season in the sport’s history until Mikael Kingsbury won seven straightforward events in a single season, twice, and 13 straightforward events over two seasons. As a football player, he was an All-American at the University of Colorado Boulder and, although he never appeared in a regular-season game, was signed to play experienced football as a wide receiver and return specialist for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In January 2008, Bloom supported the organization Wish of a Lifetime, whose office is to shift the way society views and values our oldest breeds by fulfilling seniors’ dreams and sharing their stories to inspire those of all ages. Wish of a Lifetime was founded in confidence of Jeremy’s grandmother and based on the premise that our oldest crops should be respected, honored and aided in our society. The non-profit has granted over 2,000 wishes in all 50 states.

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Jeremy Bloom is the only dual-sport athlete to ski in the Olympics and be drafted into the NFL. He is a three-time World Number one, two-time Olympian, eleven-time World Cup gold medalist and a member of the United States Skiing Hall of Fame. He won a record six straight World Cup events, the most in a single season in the sport’s biography . He’s also an All-American Association football player at the University of Colorado and played in the NFL for the Eagles and Steelers.

In 2008, Bloom founded Wish of a Lifetime, which grants lifelong wishes to seniors. The non-profit has granted over 1,000 wishes in 46 states.

In 2010, Bloom co-founded the Intention software company Integrate. The corporation has raised capital from Comcast, Foundry Group and Liberty Global. Integrate was named as the “Best New Corporation” at the American Business Awards. Forbes Magazine called Bloom one of the 30 most influential people in automation under 30 and, in 2013, Bloom was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

He is also a College Football and Olympic Sports Television Analyst and has worked for ESPN, Fox, NBC and The Pac-12 Network.

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Jeremy Flower has had his ups and downs. A world-champion skier, he wished his shot at Olympic gold. As an all-American football player, he saw his collegiate race put to a halt by the NCAA; then, sidelined by losses, he spent a frustratingly brief period with the NFL. He has played in modeling and TV presenting. Now, the golden boy may have eventually found his footing, in what once would have seemed an unlikely arena entrepreneurialism.

On Feb. 15, 2006, Jeremy Bloom was, quite precisely, on top of the world. Standing at the lead of the Olympic freestyle mogul course in Torino, Italy, he tapped his skis in anticipation. The tips bounced over the edge of the hill, vibrating as though anxious to carve up the mountain themselves. Nearby, a television correspondent remarked that Bloom’s wish was to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring. “Let’s see if he can get the first of two right now,” he said.

Coming off a string of victories heading into the 2006 Winter Olympics, the 23-year-old Bloom was a favorite to win. Three days later, he would be in Indianapolis, scorching the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Atop the course, he stretched his arms and exhaled. Under the nighttime lights, the snow appeared icier than it had been during his daytime practice runs. At last, a bell, and he pushed off.

The next 22.79 seconds altered Bloom’s life in ways he’s still trying to explain. He steamed over the first dozen moguls like a locomotive, legs pumping like pistons over the snowy mounds. He launched off the first jump, spinning 720 degrees in the air with his skis tucked perfectly perpendicular behind him, forming an “iron cross.” Hitting the ground and plowing over the next five moguls, he looked unstoppable–until he hit the next one.

He lost his balance and missed the turn. In a futile attempt to catch up, he flew off the next jump–but crossed the finish line knowing it was all over. He ended up placing sixth.

He would return to the U.S. without a medal and unleash his frustration on the NFL tryouts. He would get drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles but injure his hamstring in training camp. He would be released by two teams over two years and would never play in a regular-season pro football game. After that, he would go on to do more than he ever imagined, with varying degrees of success–sky-dive, appear on a celebrity dating show, work as an on-air sports analyst–all, he says, because of that one mogul. And he may go on to greatness yet.

Jeremy Bloom Net Worth

In early September, the NCAA denied a final CU appeal for reinstatement for Bloom to be able to play college football and still ski professionally so he could keep alive his hopes to represent the United States in moguls skiing in the 2006 Winter Olympics (Turin, Italy).  He accepted endorsement money in the winter to be able to continue skiing on the World Cup circuit, a violation of NCAA rules even though he was an amateur in football. The process dragged out over the entire summer, and Bloom left campus in August to train in Chile while the NCAA weighed his case.

Despite evidence of previous rulings (Iowa’s Tim Dwight ran track after collecting endorsement money as a pro football player), an “independent” NCAA appeals committee ruled against Bloom a final time on August 24, ending his collegiate career.  If eligible to play, he figured to be CU’s top return man for punts and kickoffs, as well as a key player in the rotation at wide receiver (he would have been one of just two returning receivers who had receptions in 2003).  Street & Smith’s selected him as a preseason honorable All-America at kick returner, where The Sporting News lists him as the No. 8 player in the nation.

He was an all-around weapon, as for the season he had 80 touches for 1,286 yards, or 16.1 per touch.  Most of those came on kick returns, as he led the Big 12 Conference in total kick return yards with 878, ranking fifth in the league in kickoff returns (30th NCAA) and sixth in punt returns (21st NCAA).  He returned 24 kickoffs for 589 yards (24.5 per), including an 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Kansas State, along with 24 punt returns for 289 yards, an average of 12.0 per.  He caught 22 passes for 356 yards (16.2 per reception), with one touchdown, an 81-yard catch and run at Florida State.  He had at least one reception in 11 games, with a season and career-high of five for 97 yards in a 50-47 overtime win over Kansas.  One of his biggest grabs was an acrobatic 33-yard catch in the final stages of CU’s 42-35 win over Colorado State; it set the table for Bobby Purify’s winning TD run with 40 seconds left.

 His other touches came on rushes, a combination of reverses or quick handoffs, as he had 10 attempts for 52 yards with a long of 19.  He earned second-team all-Big 12 honors from the league coaches at kick returner (honorable mention by the Associated Press); he also was the Special Teams Player of the Year in Colorado as selected by the state’s chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame (and was a first-team member of its All-Colorado team).  The CU coaches named him winner of the Bill McCartney Award, presented for special teams achievement, as he was twice selected as CU’s special teams player of the week (for the Baylor and Kansas State games).

In that Baylor game, he set a school record for the most kick return yards in a game by a Buff with 250 (143 kickoff, 107 punt).  He announced on June 4 that he was resuming his college football career, as he was not enrolled in spring classes at CU after returning to competitive skiing (he did take a correspondence course allowed by NCAA rules specifically for Olympic athletes).  He made a “cameo” appearance in the spring game, fielding a punt in street clothes in the second quarter (after the whistle, a few players “dog-piled” on him for laughs).

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In 2008, Jeremy Bloom founded Wish of a Lifetime as a tribute to his beloved grandmother, Donna Wheeler. Jeremy’s grandparents played a significant role in his life – his grandmother Donna lived with them as he was growing up, and his grandfather Jerry taught him how to ski when he was three years old by throwing candy bars down the mountain slopes.

Later, as a member of the United States Ski Team, Jeremy had the opportunity to travel around the globe for ski competitions. While in Japan for one of his first World Cup competitions, he witnessed a small act of kindness that would stick with him forever. Jeremy was riding near the back of a very crowded bus when an elderly woman approached the doors. Just as he was wondering how the woman could stand in the packed bus, everyone in the front immediately rose from their seats, helped her aboard, bowed to her and made sure she was seated comfortably before the bus moved forward. At 17, Jeremy was struck by this commonplace demonstration of respect—something that he had rarely seen in the U.S.

For the next seven years, he witnessed countless other acts of kindness and respect for elders all across Europe and Asia. Jeremy founded Wish of a Lifetime in order to bring that same culture of respect to the United States.