Bettis Ranks 18th On Gil Brandt’s All-Time Running Back List; Franco Snubbed

[st33lersguy]

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So according to the genius Gil Brandt, Lambert is only the 22nd greatest linebacker in NFL history. Guess he is still sore about what Lambert did to that idiot Cliff Harris in Super Bowl 10

[teegre]

I figured he tried to go for the "big bucks" in Hollywood - even star players in the NFL back in the day weren't exactly millionaires. Found this interesting tidbit:



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$60K in 1966 would be a little over $450K in today's dollars, which also shows how much NFL salaries have inflated over the years. I'd love for the Steelers to be able to get away with paying Bell or Brown $450K a season.

Indeed. He got a role in The Dirty Dozen and saw visions of grandeur. Who can blame him? Very little money (by today's standards) to wreck his body... versus... much more money to "pretend" to wreck his body?

Add in the targeting, the feelings of being an outcast, and the peer pressure from his fellow activists to quit being an "indentured servant" (as several activists referred to football in the 60's)... and it became an easy choice.