The NIL and paying college athletes have been all over the news the past few years, but is it really a new thing? Timothy Brown has a story from over 100 years ago that tells us these athletes of the gridiron did receive some cash back then.

Tim's original story is found here: Paying College Athletes In The 1920s-1930s

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