THE RICHEST
Football
players with the top 10 highest estimated fair market values are worth between
$345k-$514k in 2009-10. The top spot was held by University of Texas football
players. While 100% of these players received scholarships that left them
living below the federal poverty line and with an average scholarship shortfall
of $2841 in 2010-11, their coaches were paid an average of over $3.5 million
each in 2010 excluding bonuses.
…and:
Basketball
players with the top 10 highest estimated fair market values are worth between
$620k-$1 million in 2009-10. The top spot was held by Duke basketball players.
While 80% of players received scholarships that left them living below the
federal poverty and with an average scholarship shortfall of $3098 in 2010-11,
their coaches were paid an average of over $2.5 million in 2010 excluding
bonuses.
…and
unfortunately, there is also this:
THE
POOREST
The
poorest football and basketball players from the richest teams (generated
combined FB & BB revenues of $30 million or more in 2009-10, yet live in
the poorest bottom 1/3 of all of the players in the study (on-campus and/or off-campus) are from
the schools in Table 3 below.These players live between $3000-$5000 below the
poverty line:
THE ACC
and...(click on tables for a better view)
THE ACC BY COMBINED BB AND FB REVENUE (last column)
THE ACC BY COMBINED BB AND FB REVENUE (last column)
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