In reply to: Portland is a different transfer scenario posted by Kayo
I know they're not getting kids from Duke and Kansas, but that's still pretty remarkable.
Jackson was arguably the first truly big name free agent after the Messersmith decision. He eventually signed a five year, $3.5 million contract with the Yankees which was unheard of money at the time.
He was making the rounds, meeting with various teams after the 1976 season. At one point, he visited the Monday Night Football booth.
Howard Cosell asked Reggie what he had to say to fans who thought he was being greedy as the bidding for his services got richer. "Howard," Jackson said. "I didn't make the rules. I'm just taking advantage of them."