ENGSTER: College sports are now big business Premium Story

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By Jim Engster
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Date: Apr 3, 2007

When Dale Brown arrived in Baton Rouge in March of 1972 to take charge of the LSU basketball fortunes, his compensation was modest even in those Nixonian times. Brown says his initial pay was $23,000 annually as he drove into TigerTown in a blue Volkswagen Beetle and $300 to his name.

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