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ERASED FROM HISTORY?'Super Bowl Champ' Doug Williams was the first Black quarterback drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the NFL Draft in 1978. Williams played for the Buccaneers for five years. Williams's other accomplishments include:Winning Super Bowl XXII and being named MVP. Being a two-time HBCU National Championship head coach at Grambling State. Co-founding the Black College Football Hall of Fame and the HBCU Legacy Bowl. Being inducted into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor. Williams said he faced racism and negativity during his time with the Buccaneers. He told a podcast that people would ask him if he was the quarterback because of his skin color or because he was smart enough to do the job. Doug Williams was one of the highest-paid players in football when he signed a $3 million contract with a $1 million signing bonus for the Oklahoma Outlaws of the United States Football League. See less

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Bobby Bonilla receives a check from the New York Mets every July 1. He hasn't played baseball since 2001, but his contract still pays him $1,193,248.20 every year from 2011 to 2035. The Mets owed him $5.9 million in 2000. But instead of paying him all at once, they agreed to delay the money and add 8% interest. That made the total grow to nearly $30 million.

People now call July 1 Bobby Bonilla Day. Fans talk about it like a holiday. His agent Dennis Gilbert helped create the deal, and it's known as one of the smartest agreements in sports history. Most players want money right away, and many spend fast and then struggle later. Studies show that a lot of professional athletes lose much of their money only a few years after playing.

That's why Bobby said this lesson applies to everyone and not just baseball players. It's about teaching delayed gratification, the importance of financial literacy, and the power of compound interest over time. Don't be in a rush. Great things take time.

📸 (Photo: Bobby Bonilla / New York Mets / MLB)