The first football player to make a million dollars a year was Joe Namath. In 1969, Namath signed a three-year contract with the New York Jets that paid him a total of $3 million, making him the highest-paid player in football at the time.
Trevor Francis, signed from Birmingham in 1979.
The first MLB player to earn $1 million per year was Nolan Ryan in 1979. I haven't been able to find the NBA & NFL players as of yet.
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trevor francis. 1979
Obviously Its Bobby Moore
Trevor Francis, 1979
He was the first £1million player in England.
Dennis law
The first football player to make a million dollars a year was Joe Namath. In 1969, Namath signed a three-year contract with the New York Jets that paid him a total of $3 million, making him the highest-paid player in football at the time.
Trevor Francis, signed from Birmingham in 1979.
Alan shearer ,blackburn to Newcastle utd
Trevor Francis - was first 1 million pound transfer in 1978.. Not So!! Giuseppe Savoldi had been the world's first £1m player when he moved from Bologna to Napoli for £1.2m in 1975
Sol campbell was the first british player in 2001 to earn 100k a week.
Neil Cox ( right back)from Aston Villa bought by Bryan Robson
holland they had gantrie van selliepersie who was the first football player to play in Europe
Bobby Bowden from Florida State, was the first college football coach to earn $1 million for a season in 2001.