The first NFL shoe deal was wild: Walter Payton promoted KangaROOS nonstop… and never got paid a cent.
Instead, they gave him a Lamborghini. In the ’80s, that might’ve been the biggest “endorsement package” in the league.
So what are you taking: a $100k-ish check… or the Lambo?
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