Million Dollar Backfield: R.I.P. Joe Perry and John Henry Johnson

In the days before exorbitant contracts, product endorsements and overpriced personal appearances, pro football players played their sport for thousands per season.

In addition, almost every player held a job in the offseason. Oftentimes, this would entail enlisting as a substitute teacher, or a salesman, or construction, or working at the tire store where the athlete’s dad was the owner.

Recently, two of the greatest running backs in the history of professional football that played during those torrid times passed away; each played a dominant role mainly with the
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