1982 NFL salary trivia

[Bryan]

Here are some questions based on 1982 NFL player salaries:

1) The highest paid player on the Vikings intercepted 3 passes in 1980. Name him.

2) The highest paid player was a QB who won zero games in 1982.

3) One of the Vikings who was making the league minimum ended up making 6 pro bowls.

4) The team with the highest payroll and the team with the lowest payroll combined to win 2 games in 1982. Name the two teams.

5) The second-highest paid player in the NFL was a LB.

6) Two of the top 3 paid DLs were Dallas Cowboys. Name the two players.

7) The two highest paid OLs were once teammates. Name them.

8) The highest paid SS made $150K and the highest paid C made only $175K, which were the two lowest non-specialist positions. Name the SS and C who topped their positional salaries.

9) The two highest paid RBs faced off against each other in a Super Bowl. Name them.

10) This player didn't start a game in 1982 yet earned a salary of $225K as the 5th highest paid WR.

[SeahawkFever]

Here are some questions based on 1982 NFL player salaries:

1) The highest paid player on the Vikings intercepted 3 passes in 1980. Name him.

2) The highest paid player was a QB who won zero games in 1982.

3) One of the Vikings who was making the league minimum ended up making 6 pro bowls.

4) The team with the highest payroll and the team with the lowest payroll combined to win 2 games in 1982. Name the two teams.

5) The second-highest paid player in the NFL was a LB.

6) Two of the top 3 paid DLs were Dallas Cowboys. Name the two players.

7) The two highest paid OLs were once teammates. Name them.

8) The highest paid SS made $150K and the highest paid C made only $175K, which were the two lowest non-specialist positions. Name the SS and C who topped their positional salaries.

9) The two highest paid RBs faced off against each other in a Super Bowl. Name them.

10) This player didn't start a game in 1982 yet earned a salary of $225K as the 5th highest paid WR.

Question about number two: Did this quarterback who won no games throw any passes or start any games in 1982?

And a question about number eight: Did those two players receive any individual accolades in 1982?

[GameBeforeTheMoney]

Here are some questions based on 1982 NFL player salaries:

1) The highest paid player on the Vikings intercepted 3 passes in 1980. Name him.

2) The highest paid player was a QB who won zero games in 1982.

3) One of the Vikings who was making the league minimum ended up making 6 pro bowls.

4) The team with the highest payroll and the team with the lowest payroll combined to win 2 games in 1982. Name the two teams.

5) The second-highest paid player in the NFL was a LB.

6) Two of the top 3 paid DLs were Dallas Cowboys. Name the two players.

7) The two highest paid OLs were once teammates. Name them.

8) The highest paid SS made $150K and the highest paid C made only $175K, which were the two lowest non-specialist positions. Name the SS and C who topped their positional salaries.

9) The two highest paid RBs faced off against each other in a Super Bowl. Name them.

10) This player didn't start a game in 1982 yet earned a salary of $225K as the 5th highest paid WR.

oooh - 82 was the strike year so these are really fun/good/tough questions. Curious where you found the info because salary info was a secret back then. It's still difficult to find salary info from the past. At least for me it has been.

I'm going to guess #1 is a longtime linebacker - Jeff Simeon? Might be Matt Blair but I don't think he'd be paid higher. #2 -- I'm going to take a wild guess and say Ken Stabler is at least a possibility. #3 If Steve Jordan was a rookie in 82, he's a good guess, IMO. #4 - man, that's really tough. Going to guess Oilers were the lowest because that's after the whole Phillips debacle and they probably cut costs and lost a lot. Highest - even more difficult. I don't even have a guess there. #5 Lambert? If he hadn't retired by then, that's a high possibility. #6 Too Tall has got to be one I would think. Randy White the other? #7 Whoa, that's really difficult but I"m going to take a wild guess and say John Hannah and Leon Gray - because though whole Gray trade was over them wanting higher contracts. 8. My guess is the center is Webster. Strong safety, man, that's really, really tough. Ken Houston had retired and I don't think Ronnie Lott would have made that much yet. Donnie Shell is my decent guess there. For 9, my first thought was Dorsett and Franco Harris, but you said 1 Super Bowl. So I'll guess Chuck Foreman and Franco Harris. #10 sounds unfortunately like John Jefferson's disappearance. Whether it's him or not, he's still the most spectacular receiver ever. And I remember that trade was all about him wanting a better contract.

I don't know if I got zero right or guessed them all - either way, this was a lot of fun. Thanks for this post.

[JohnTurney]

Here are some questions based on 1982 NFL player salaries:

1) The highest paid player on the Vikings intercepted 3 passes in 1980. Name him.

2) The highest paid player was a QB who won zero games in 1982.

3) One of the Vikings who was making the league minimum ended up making 6 pro bowls.

4) The team with the highest payroll and the team with the lowest payroll combined to win 2 games in 1982. Name the two teams.

5) The second-highest paid player in the NFL was a LB.

6) Two of the top 3 paid DLs were Dallas Cowboys. Name the two players.

7) The two highest paid OLs were once teammates. Name them.

8) The highest paid SS made $150K and the highest paid C made only $175K, which were the two lowest non-specialist positions. Name the SS and C who topped their positional salaries.

9) The two highest paid RBs faced off against each other in a Super Bowl. Name them.

10) This player didn't start a game in 1982 yet earned a salary of $225K as the 5th highest paid WR.

without looking
1 Matt Blair
2. Manning
3. Steve Jordan
4.
5. Cousineau
6. Randy White Too Tall Jones
7. John Hannah and Leon Gray
8.
9.
10 Willie Miller?

[Bryan]

Question about number two: Did this quarterback who won no games throw any passes or start any games in 1982?

And a question about number eight: Did those two players receive any individual accolades in 1982?

#2 = yes to both

#8 = no to both

[Bryan]

oooh - 82 was the strike year so these are really fun/good/tough questions. Curious where you found the info because salary info was a secret back then. It's still difficult to find salary info from the past. At least for me it has been.

I'm going to guess #1 is a longtime linebacker - Jeff Simeon? Might be Matt Blair but I don't think he'd be paid higher. #2 -- I'm going to take a wild guess and say Ken Stabler is at least a possibility. #3 If Steve Jordan was a rookie in 82, he's a good guess, IMO. #4 - man, that's really tough. Going to guess Oilers were the lowest because that's after the whole Phillips debacle and they probably cut costs and lost a lot. Highest - even more difficult. I don't even have a guess there. #5 Lambert? If he hadn't retired by then, that's a high possibility. #6 Too Tall has got to be one I would think. Randy White the other? #7 Whoa, that's really difficult but I"m going to take a wild guess and say John Hannah and Leon Gray - because though whole Gray trade was over them wanting higher contracts. 8. My guess is the center is Webster. Strong safety, man, that's really, really tough. Ken Houston had retired and I don't think Ronnie Lott would have made that much yet. Donnie Shell is my decent guess there. For 9, my first thought was Dorsett and Franco Harris, but you said 1 Super Bowl. So I'll guess Chuck Foreman and Franco Harris. #10 sounds unfortunately like John Jefferson's disappearance. Whether it's him or not, he's still the most spectacular receiver ever. And I remember that trade was all about him wanting a better contract.

I don't know if I got zero right or guessed them all - either way, this was a lot of fun. Thanks for this post.

I got a 1981 Niners book by Lou Sahadi off of ebay awhile ago. For some reason, there was a cutout clipping from the Minnesota Pioneer Press that was an article about top NFL salaries and also listed all the Vikings salaries.

#3 is Jordan.

#6 is Too Tall and Randy White
#7 is Hannah and Gray

[Bryan]

Here are some questions based on 1982 NFL player salaries:

1) The highest paid player on the Vikings intercepted 3 passes in 1980. Name him.

2) The highest paid player was a QB who won zero games in 1982.

3) One of the Vikings who was making the league minimum ended up making 6 pro bowls.

4) The team with the highest payroll and the team with the lowest payroll combined to win 2 games in 1982. Name the two teams.

5) The second-highest paid player in the NFL was a LB.

6) Two of the top 3 paid DLs were Dallas Cowboys. Name the two players.

7) The two highest paid OLs were once teammates. Name them.

8) The highest paid SS made $150K and the highest paid C made only $175K, which were the two lowest non-specialist positions. Name the SS and C who topped their positional salaries.

9) The two highest paid RBs faced off against each other in a Super Bowl. Name them.

10) This player didn't start a game in 1982 yet earned a salary of $225K as the 5th highest paid WR.

without looking
1 Matt Blair
2. Manning
3. Steve Jordan
4.
5. Cousineau
6. Randy White Too Tall Jones
7. John Hannah and Leon Gray
8.
9.
10 Willie Miller?

#2 is Archie Manning
#5 is Tom Cousineau

[Sonny9]

#4 Houston since Manning was traded to them and they had Earl Campbell who had to have had a decent contract dunno the other team
#9 Riggins and Nathan

[JohnTurney]

I don't know if I got zero right or guessed them all - either way, this was a lot of fun. Thanks for this post.

I got a 1981 Niners book by Lou Sahadi off of ebay awhile ago. For some reason, there was a cutout clipping from the Minnesota Pioneer Press that was an article about top NFL salaries and also listed all the Vikings salaries.


you get get entire list ... they had them for several years ... I have a file somewhere ...

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[Bryan]

Here are the answers:

1) The highest paid player on the Vikings intercepted 3 passes in 1980. Name him.
Charlie Johnson

2) The highest paid player was a QB who won zero games in 1982.
Archie Manning

3) One of the Vikings who was making the league minimum ended up making 6 pro bowls.
Steve Jordan

4) The team with the highest payroll and the team with the lowest payroll combined to win 2 games in 1982. Name the two teams.
Denver (highest) & Baltimore (lowest)

5) The second-highest paid player in the NFL was a LB.
Tom Cousineau

6) Two of the top 3 paid DLs were Dallas Cowboys. Name the two players.
Too Tall Jones & Randy White

7) The two highest paid OLs were once teammates. Name them.
John Hannah & Leon Gray

8) The highest paid SS made $150K and the highest paid C made only $175K, which were the two lowest non-specialist positions. Name the SS and C who topped their positional salaries.
Randy Logan & Jack Rudnay

9) The two highest paid RBs faced off against each other in a Super Bowl. Name them.
Tony Dorsett & Franco Harris

10) This player didn't start a game in 1982 yet earned a salary of $225K as the 5th highest paid WR.
Roger Carr