Rob Gronkowski reveals forgotten investment from 2014 that’s now worth a huge amount
Rob Gronkowski has revealed that he invested $69,000 in Apple in 2014 before he knew how stocks worked – all on the advice of his contractor.
The NFL legend played for the New England Patriots with Tom Brady at the time and had a house built in Foxborough.
But it wasn’t just home improvements the legendary tight end was getting advice on.
“Every time I saw him, when we were building the house, he kept saying, ‘Buy Apple. Buy Apple,” Gronkowski said. Fortune.
‘So after the fiftieth time I got it. And I can tell you: it is the best investment I have ever made in my life. I was never into stocks. I really didn’t know how stocks work.
‘This clearly fits in with me being myself; I’m going to put $69,000 into Apple stock. That’s why I call my financial advisor. I’m like, “Put $69,000 into Apple.” My own money, without this kind of advice, simply belongs to the man who built my house here in the New England area.”
Rob Gronkowski revealed he invested $69,000 in Apple in 2014 – it’s now worth $600,000
Gronkowski won four Super Bowl titles in his career alongside Tom Brady
Incredibly, Gronk then forgot that he had ever made the investment for two years. When he rediscovered what he had done, it was worth $250,000.
He sold some and kept some for himself, which he still holds on to today.
“To this day, I have over $600,000 in Apple stock, all because of the investment I made in 2014, having no idea what I was doing, just listening to the man who bought my house here in New England built,” he added.
“I can tell you he built my house and gave all the money back to me by telling me to invest in Apple.”
Gronkowski won four Super Bowl titles in his 11-year career, three with the Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – also alongside Brady.
He said in his book “It’s Good to be Gronk” that he rarely touched the money he made from his playing career and instead lived off what he earned from marketing at Dunkin’ Donuts and T-Mobile, among others.
“To this day, I still haven’t touched a dime of my signing bonus or NFL contract money,” he said in the 2015 book.
“I live off my marketing money and haven’t spent it on expensive cars, expensive jewelry or tattoos and still wear my favorite jeans from high school.”
The 35-year-old, who now works in sports media and invests in fitness clothing brands, has an estimated net worth of $45 million.