It's difficult to compare Terrell Owens' wealth to that of Ted Rollins, but let's give it a shot. According to GQ, Owens has made at least $80 million in his career. By all accounts, he has earned it, starting in obscurity at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga and growing to become an NFL receiver with Hall of Fame credentials.
Ted Rollins came by his wealth in a slightly different manner. His father, John W. Rollins Sr., was a corporate titan, successfully developing and leading companies in a variety of fields--broadcasting, advertising, pest control, vehicle leasing, energy, motorsports, hospitality, and more. To retool a line that the late Ann Richards once used about George W. Bush, "Ted Rollins was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple."
The Rollins clan appears to be in the same financial stratosphere with the Du Pont family--and they both have strong ties to Delaware and Republican Party politics.
How wealthy is Ted Rollins? It's hard to say. We know that his current venture, Campus Crest Communities, completed a $380-million Wall Street IPO in late 2010. We know he owns a company that owns three private planes. We know that he went in with Randall Rollins on a venture called St. James Capital--and Randall Rollins plays in the major leagues of Atlanta finance, with people like Warren Buffet (Coca-Cola) and Ted Turner (Turner Broadcasting). There are no financial leagues higher than that one.
Is Ted Rollins worth more than Terrell Owens and his paltry $80 million? My educated guess is that the answer is yes, by quite a bit.
So why, again, does Ted Rollins pay $407.15 per child in child support, while Terrell Owens pays $11,150 per child?
Is it possible that our courts are horrifically racist and elitist? Can you think of another explanation? I can't.
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