According to Baseball Reference, Robin Ventura made over $67.1 million in his professional baseball career with this important salary note at the bottom: may be incomplete.
As I was researching the Oct. 23, 1988 Oklahoman archives for tidbits and quotes for my Barry Sanders series, I stumbled upon an article about another humble superstar from Oklahoma State, who at the same time Barry was galloping for the Heisman was negotiating his own MLB contract.
The Oklahoma Stae All-American signed with the Chicago White Sox late Friday night after only two and a half hours of negotiations.