Now & Then - 07.14.03

	July 14, 2003 Now & Then Richard Hoffer

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MONEY MATTERS
NOW		THEN
$13 million ( Barry Bonds)	NL MVP'S SALARY	$35,000 ( Roy Campanella)
$1,080,000 ( Mike Weir)	MASTERS PURSE	$5,000 ( Sam Snead)
$30 (top price)	BLEACHER SEAT AT WRIGLEY	60 cents
$4.5 million	AVERAGE NBA SALARY	$8,000
$1.1 million	AVERAGE NFL SALARY	$16,000
$10 million ( Lennox Lewis)	HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP'S PURSE	$250,000 ( Rocky Marciano)
$177.50 (on eBay)	TED WILLIAMS BASEBALL CARD	1 cent
$3.95	SPORTS ILLUSTRATED	25 cents
$3.79 (a can)	TENNIS BALLS	$2.35 (a can)
$272,147.47 ( Anaheim Angels)	WORLD SERIES WINNERS' SHARE	$11,147.90 ( New York Giants)

From Yogi to yoga, from Elvis to Eminem, here's what a difference 50 years makes in the way we play

INDY 500 WINNER

NOW
Gill de Ferran; 225.6 mph

THEN
Bill Vukovich; 130.8 mph

PITCH

NOW
Williams sisters go healthy.

THEN
Stan Musial doesn't.

HIGH SCHOOL PHENOM

NOW
LeBron James
Signed $90 million deal with Nike before graduating from high school; drafted by his "hometown" Cavaliers with No. 1 pick overall.

THEN
Wilt Chamberlain
Territorial pick of Philadelphia in '55 but played for Kansas, then Globetrotters. In '59 signed with hometown Warriors for $35,000.

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