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Who is Tom Knapp?
Tom Knapp was an American exhibition sharpshooter who has achieved many world records for hand-thrown clay targets. He was a targeted expert in his living days. Because of his great sharpshooting skills, he gained the opportunities to traverse the entire United States and the world for showing his trick-shooting exhibitions over the decades. With his crowd-pleasing sure shots, Knapp won many of his followers and motivated the youths to participate in this sport of sharpshooting.
Knapp’s Early Life
A sniper was born as Thomas J. Knapp on 30th September 1950, in Maple Plain, Minnesota, the United States. Furthermore, he grew up with his brother, John Knapp under the fatherhood of Howard Knapp and Virginia Knapp.
When Knapp was 9 years old, his father handed him his first pistol dubbed “a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun”. Similarly, he saw a performance on television by Mr. Parsons, who was famed for snap-shooting stunts when he was 10. So, like tossing three marbles into the air and breaking them with three bullets which set out the direction of Knapp’s life.
Tom Knapp’s Net Worth
The estimated net worth earned by Knapp is approximately $1 Million. The main source of his income was sharpshooting as he is a famous shooter displaying clay pigeon shooting. He has earned several awards for making his word records as well.
On the other hand, Tom made multiple television appearances, which paid him a nice quantity of cash. He appeared on numerous TV stations, including The History Channel and Outdoor Channel. Besides, he also worked as the host of Benelli’s reality show, American Birdhunter for overall 8 seasons.
Tom Knapp estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below. Let’s check, How Rich is Tom Knapp in 2020 -2021?
Tom Knapp Net Worth:
$1 million
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 | $1 million |
Previous Year’s Net Worth (2020) | $0.94 million |
Annual Salary | Under Review. |
Income Source | Shooter |
Net Worth Verification Status | Not Verified |
Married Life
Benelli’s American Birdhunter host, Knapp was in a romantic relationship with his gorgeous wife, Colleen Knapp. The two proceeded down the aisle in a small nuptial, where they received their family, relatives, and a few close acquaintances as well.
The married pair celebrated their 14th anniversary in April 2013 before Tom’s demise. Furthermore, Knapp has two stepchildren through Colleen’s previous marital infidelity. He also became the grandfather of four grandchildren. So, the sharpshooter’s pride and delight were his four grandchildren who loved watching him as an exhibition shot a lot.
Sharpshooter Tom Knapp’s Works and Achievements
Sharpshooter Tom has obtained the best 3 world records of his life on hand-thrown clay targets. He originally sets out his first World record by shooting within less than 2 seconds with his M1 Super 90 in 1993. Moreover, he threw eight clay targets in the air with his pump shotgun in one hand inside 1.87 seconds in 2000. With 12-ga M2 Field semi-auto shotgun, he launched ten clay targets into the air with one hand inside 2.2 seconds in 2004.
One of Knapp’s Benelli shotgun shoots videotape earned the most views on YouTube in 2007, where he is firing from his pump-action weapon from the behind of his back and from over of his head, each time nailing his airborne targets. In one scenario, he hurls his shotgun into the air, flings a clay target aloft behind him and catches his gun, and discharges by releasing an orange puff of dust.
Tom Knapp’s Death
The Minnesota-based sniper, Knapp took his last breath at the age of 62 on Friday, 26th April 2013, in Rochester Minnesota, the United States at St. Mary’s Hospital at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Three years before his disease, he was suffering from several medical problems and the cause of his death was pulmonary fibrosis. There was no funeral service since Tom did not wish to have it. Later, all of his relatives and friends attended the burial service at 1 p.m. on 11th May 2013 at the Del Tone/Luth Gun Club in St. Cloud. Although Tom did not want to have a funeral, the Knapp family agreed to assemble for a memorial ceremony at the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.