Five hundred dollars.
william "pudge" heffelfinger
William Heffelfinger died on 1954-04-02.
William Heffelfinger was born on 1867-12-20.
William Heffelfinger.
The first paid NFL player was William "Pudge" Heffelfinger, who was paid $500 to play in a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club in 1892. This payment marked the beginning of professional football as a paid sport. Heffelfinger's participation was pivotal in establishing the legitimacy of professional players in the sport's early history.
William heffelfinger
William heffelfinger
The first person to get paid was William (Pudge) Heffelfinger and he was openly paid $500 dollars and that was November 12, 1892. So football has been around for about 118 years now?! Wow!
History has recorded that William Heffelfinger was the first person to be paid for playing football, receiving $500 for playing a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club on November 12, 1892.
The first game we know of in which somebody was paid to play (thus making them professional) was on Nov. 12, 1892. The Allegheny Athletic Association paid William "Pudge" Heffelfinger to play for them versus the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.
William Heffelfinger was the first person to die playing football.
he gets paid more than you