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Go Figure
Leigh Montville
January 10, 2000
$213 billionTotal revenue of the U.S. sports industry—more than agriculture and motor vehicle sales combined.
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January 10, 2000

Go Figure

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$213 billion
Total revenue of the U.S. sports industry—more than agriculture and motor vehicle sales combined.

57.1�
Average annual temperature in cities with teams in the increasingly U.S.-based NHL, up from 49.3� in 1980.

$8.6 million
Total one-year compensation for NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue—more than any player in the league.

$20 million
Amount that Anheuser-Busch will spend on five minutes' worth of ads during the Super Bowl.

377
Weeks since the Bengals made their last appearance on Monday Night Football.

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