[Mick]

Next week's NFL combine will bring something somewhat rare, a lefty kicker (Pitt's Ben Sauls).

Since 2000, how many lefty NFL kickers have made at least one field goal?
Of the top 20 kickers in the NFL (in all-time FG made), how many are lefties?

BC

Literally no idea. The only two I'm aware of are Sebastian Janikowski and Morten Andersen.

[Mick]

Next week's NFL combine will bring something somewhat rare, a lefty kicker (Pitt's Ben Sauls).

Since 2000, how many lefty NFL kickers have made at least one field goal?
Of the top 20 kickers in the NFL (in all-time FG made), how many are lefties?

BC

Literally no idea. The only two I'm aware of are Sebastian Janikowski and Morten Andersen.

[BobK]

Frankie Albert made an XP kicking for the 49ers. Normally the punter. He was a left footer kicker left footed place kicker. Thank you Phogge

[BobK]

Frankie Albert made an XP kicking for the 49ers. Normally the punter. He was a left footer kicker left footed place kicker. Thank you Phogge

[BostonCard]

So, Sauls is the seventh NFL lefty kicker invited to the combine.  Previous invites:
Florida State kicker Sebastian Janikowski, 2000
BYU kicker Owen Pochman, 2001
Oklahoma kicker Tim Duncan, 2002
UCLA kicker Justin Medlock, 2007
Wisconsin kicker Taylor Mehlhaff, 2008
Louisville kicker Art Carmody, 2008 (but Carmody never made a 53-man roster)

Left-footed kickers not invited to the Combine who've made a field goal since 2000: Morten Andersen, John Kasay, Joe Nedney, David Akers, Bill Gramatica, Ricky Schmitt, Giorgio Tavecchio, so that's another 7.  But wait, in addition to those, some lefty non-place kickers have kicked a field goal (Frankie Albert was before 2000): Micah Knorr (who is a punter), Wes Welker (who is a wide receiver) and Jamie Gillan (who is a punter).

So that gets us to 15 lefties who have kicked a field goal since 2000. The total number of players to make a field goal during that time frame is 181, making the share of left-footed field goal makers just 8.28%, including 3 who weren't even kickers.

As for all timers on the list: Andersen is second all-time in made field goals. Kasay is seventh, Janikowski eleventh, Akers eighteenth, so despite making 8% of kickers to make a field goal in the last 20 years, they make up 20% of the all-time top 20.

BC

[BostonCard]

So, Sauls is the seventh NFL lefty kicker invited to the combine.  Previous invites:
Florida State kicker Sebastian Janikowski, 2000
BYU kicker Owen Pochman, 2001
Oklahoma kicker Tim Duncan, 2002
UCLA kicker Justin Medlock, 2007
Wisconsin kicker Taylor Mehlhaff, 2008
Louisville kicker Art Carmody, 2008 (but Carmody never made a 53-man roster)

Left-footed kickers not invited to the Combine who've made a field goal since 2000: Morten Andersen, John Kasay, Joe Nedney, David Akers, Bill Gramatica, Ricky Schmitt, Giorgio Tavecchio, so that's another 7.  But wait, in addition to those, some lefty non-place kickers have kicked a field goal (Frankie Albert was before 2000): Micah Knorr (who is a punter), Wes Welker (who is a wide receiver) and Jamie Gillan (who is a punter).

So that gets us to 15 lefties who have kicked a field goal since 2000. The total number of players to make a field goal during that time frame is 181, making the share of left-footed field goal makers just 8.28%, including 3 who weren't even kickers.

As for all timers on the list: Andersen is second all-time in made field goals. Kasay is seventh, Janikowski eleventh, Akers eighteenth, so despite making 8% of kickers to make a field goal in the last 20 years, they make up 20% of the all-time top 20.

BC

[BostonCard]

Wasn't sure where to post this, but it will be the answer to a trivia question someday.
  
https://x.com/PitchingNinja/status/1892671216625848707

Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet became the first player to successfully challenge a ball/strike call in a major league game.

BC

[BostonCard]

Wasn't sure where to post this, but it will be the answer to a trivia question someday.
  
https://x.com/PitchingNinja/status/1892671216625848707

Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet became the first player to successfully challenge a ball/strike call in a major league game.

BC

[BobK]

Those darn Robo umps

[BobK]

Those darn Robo umps

[82lsju]

So, Sauls is the seventh NFL lefty kicker invited to the combine.  Previous invites:
Florida State kicker Sebastian Janikowski, 2000
BYU kicker Owen Pochman, 2001
Oklahoma kicker Tim Duncan, 2002
UCLA kicker Justin Medlock, 2007
Wisconsin kicker Taylor Mehlhaff, 2008
Louisville kicker Art Carmody, 2008 (but Carmody never made a 53-man roster)

Left-footed kickers not invited to the Combine who've made a field goal since 2000: Morten Andersen, John Kasay, Joe Nedney, David Akers, Bill Gramatica, Ricky Schmitt, Giorgio Tavecchio, so that's another 7.  But wait, in addition to those, some lefty non-place kickers have kicked a field goal (Frankie Albert was before 2000): Micah Knorr (who is a punter), Wes Welker (who is a wide receiver) and Jamie Gillan (who is a punter).

So that gets us to 15 lefties who have kicked a field goal since 2000. The total number of players to make a field goal during that time frame is 181, making the share of left-footed field goal makers just 8.28%, including 3 who weren't even kickers.

As for all timers on the list: Andersen is second all-time in made field goals. Kasay is seventh, Janikowski eleventh, Akers eighteenth, so despite making 8% of kickers to make a field goal in the last 20 years, they make up 20% of the all-time top 20.

BC

I wonder how difficult it is for a holder to switch sides for the hold, if it is not trivial, I could see a team not going with a left footed placekicker unless they were convinced they were a real improvement over the right footed alternatives

[82lsju]

So, Sauls is the seventh NFL lefty kicker invited to the combine.  Previous invites:
Florida State kicker Sebastian Janikowski, 2000
BYU kicker Owen Pochman, 2001
Oklahoma kicker Tim Duncan, 2002
UCLA kicker Justin Medlock, 2007
Wisconsin kicker Taylor Mehlhaff, 2008
Louisville kicker Art Carmody, 2008 (but Carmody never made a 53-man roster)

Left-footed kickers not invited to the Combine who've made a field goal since 2000: Morten Andersen, John Kasay, Joe Nedney, David Akers, Bill Gramatica, Ricky Schmitt, Giorgio Tavecchio, so that's another 7.  But wait, in addition to those, some lefty non-place kickers have kicked a field goal (Frankie Albert was before 2000): Micah Knorr (who is a punter), Wes Welker (who is a wide receiver) and Jamie Gillan (who is a punter).

So that gets us to 15 lefties who have kicked a field goal since 2000. The total number of players to make a field goal during that time frame is 181, making the share of left-footed field goal makers just 8.28%, including 3 who weren't even kickers.

As for all timers on the list: Andersen is second all-time in made field goals. Kasay is seventh, Janikowski eleventh, Akers eighteenth, so despite making 8% of kickers to make a field goal in the last 20 years, they make up 20% of the all-time top 20.

BC

I wonder how difficult it is for a holder to switch sides for the hold, if it is not trivial, I could see a team not going with a left footed placekicker unless they were convinced they were a real improvement over the right footed alternatives

[Mick]

Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a shutout?

[Mick]

Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a shutout?

[skip75]

Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a shutout?

Satchel Paige

[skip75]

Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a shutout?

Satchel Paige

[Mick]

Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a shutout?

Satchel Paige

Great guess. It was Phil Niekro, Yankees, last day of 1985 season against the 99-62 Toronto Blue Jays. He was 46. Best part, he didn't throw any knuckleballs...all change ups, sliders and curveballs.

[Mick]

Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a shutout?

Satchel Paige

Great guess. It was Phil Niekro, Yankees, last day of 1985 season against the 99-62 Toronto Blue Jays. He was 46. Best part, he didn't throw any knuckleballs...all change ups, sliders and curveballs.

[skip75]

Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a shutout?

Satchel Paige

Great guess. It was Phil Niekro, Yankees, last day of 1985 season against the 99-62 Toronto Blue Jays. He was 46. Best part, he didn't throw any knuckleballs...all change ups, sliders and curveballs.

It was a pretty good guess.  I looked it up and Paige also threw a shutout at age 46 - but 46 years, 1 month vs. 46 years, 5 months for Niekro.

[skip75]

Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a shutout?

Satchel Paige

Great guess. It was Phil Niekro, Yankees, last day of 1985 season against the 99-62 Toronto Blue Jays. He was 46. Best part, he didn't throw any knuckleballs...all change ups, sliders and curveballs.

It was a pretty good guess.  I looked it up and Paige also threw a shutout at age 46 - but 46 years, 1 month vs. 46 years, 5 months for Niekro.

[Mick]

Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a shutout?

Satchel Paige

Great guess. It was Phil Niekro, Yankees, last day of 1985 season against the 99-62 Toronto Blue Jays. He was 46. Best part, he didn't throw any knuckleballs...all change ups, sliders and curveballs.

It was a pretty good guess.  I looked it up and Paige also threw a shutout at age 46 - but 46 years, 1 month vs. 46 years, 5 months for Niekro.

Actually, we're both wrong. Jamie Moyer threw a complete game, two-hit shutout at age 47, 170 days. So much for believing everything I read on the internet...

Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Box Score: May 7, 2010 | Baseball-Reference.com

Oldest pitcher to record a shutout | Guinness World Records

[Mick]

Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a shutout?

Satchel Paige

Great guess. It was Phil Niekro, Yankees, last day of 1985 season against the 99-62 Toronto Blue Jays. He was 46. Best part, he didn't throw any knuckleballs...all change ups, sliders and curveballs.

It was a pretty good guess.  I looked it up and Paige also threw a shutout at age 46 - but 46 years, 1 month vs. 46 years, 5 months for Niekro.

Actually, we're both wrong. Jamie Moyer threw a complete game, two-hit shutout at age 47, 170 days. So much for believing everything I read on the internet...

Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Box Score: May 7, 2010 | Baseball-Reference.com

Oldest pitcher to record a shutout | Guinness World Records

[Mick]

March 7 is the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the next Signature event on the PGA Tour. March 14 is the Players Championship, and the Masters is the first Major tournament, held April 11.

Today's trivia is about the major golf tournaments. Recent technological improvements have resulted in a low score of 62 in a major by five golfers. Two of them had the same score on the same day, two more had the same score in the same tournament. Who were they?

Prior to 2017 at the open at Royal Birkdale, 30 golfers shared the same majors single-round scoring record of 63, first by Johnny Miller at the 1973 US Open at Oakmont. There are 32 players listed below. Which two did not shoot a 63 in a major?

Aoki, Bjorn, Bradley, Broadhurst, Crampton, Dufner, Faldo, Faxon, Fleetwood, Floyd, Hayes, Koepka, McIlroy, Mickelson, Miller, Mudd, Nicklaus, Norman, Olazabal, O'Meara, Palmer, Player, Price, Shwartzel, Singh, Stenson, Stewart, Stricker, Thomas, Watson, Weiskopf, Woods

And here's a little bit of interesting Nicklaus/Woods trivia: Tiger Woods won the tournament in each of Nicklaus' last starts in the four majors: 2000 U. S. Open, 2000 PGA, 2005 Masters, 2005 Open Championship.

[Mick]

March 7 is the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the next Signature event on the PGA Tour. March 14 is the Players Championship, and the Masters is the first Major tournament, held April 11.

Today's trivia is about the major golf tournaments. Recent technological improvements have resulted in a low score of 62 in a major by five golfers. Two of them had the same score on the same day, two more had the same score in the same tournament. Who were they?

Prior to 2017 at the open at Royal Birkdale, 30 golfers shared the same majors single-round scoring record of 63, first by Johnny Miller at the 1973 US Open at Oakmont. There are 32 players listed below. Which two did not shoot a 63 in a major?

Aoki, Bjorn, Bradley, Broadhurst, Crampton, Dufner, Faldo, Faxon, Fleetwood, Floyd, Hayes, Koepka, McIlroy, Mickelson, Miller, Mudd, Nicklaus, Norman, Olazabal, O'Meara, Palmer, Player, Price, Shwartzel, Singh, Stenson, Stewart, Stricker, Thomas, Watson, Weiskopf, Woods

And here's a little bit of interesting Nicklaus/Woods trivia: Tiger Woods won the tournament in each of Nicklaus' last starts in the four majors: 2000 U. S. Open, 2000 PGA, 2005 Masters, 2005 Open Championship.

[Mick]

March 7 is the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the next Signature event on the PGA Tour. March 14 is the Players Championship, and the Masters is the first Major tournament, held April 11.

Today's trivia is about the major golf tournaments. Recent technological improvements have resulted in a low score of 62 in a major by five golfers. Two of them had the same score on the same day, two more had the same score in the same tournament. Who were they? 

Branden Grace was the first to hit 62 at the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale GC.

Schauffele and Rickie Fowler had 62s in the first round of the 2023 US Open at LACC.

Schauffele (1st round) and Shane Lowry (3rd round) had 62s at the 2024 PGA at Valhalla. 

Prior to 2017 at the open at Royal Birkdale, 30 golfers shared the same majors single-round scoring record of 63, first by Johnny Miller at the 1973 US Open at Oakmont. There are 32 players listed below. Which two did not shoot a 63 in a major?

Aoki, Bjorn, Bradley, Broadhurst, Crampton, Dufner, Faldo, Faxon, Fleetwood, Floyd, Hayes, Koepka, McIlroy, Mickelson, Miller, Mudd, Nicklaus, Norman, Olazabal, O'Meara, Palmer, Player, Price, Shwartzel, Singh, Stenson, Stewart, Stricker, Thomas, Watson, Weiskopf, Woods

Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson. Tom Watson has the distinction of being the only golfer to shoot a 67 or better in at least one of the four majors in five different decades.

And here's a little bit of interesting Nicklaus/Woods trivia: Tiger Woods won the tournament in each of Nicklaus' last starts in the four majors: 2000 U. S. Open, 2000 PGA, 2005 Masters, 2005 Open Championship.

[Mick]

March 7 is the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the next Signature event on the PGA Tour. March 14 is the Players Championship, and the Masters is the first Major tournament, held April 11.

Today's trivia is about the major golf tournaments. Recent technological improvements have resulted in a low score of 62 in a major by five golfers. Two of them had the same score on the same day, two more had the same score in the same tournament. Who were they? 

Branden Grace was the first to hit 62 at the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale GC.

Schauffele and Rickie Fowler had 62s in the first round of the 2023 US Open at LACC.

Schauffele (1st round) and Shane Lowry (3rd round) had 62s at the 2024 PGA at Valhalla. 

Prior to 2017 at the open at Royal Birkdale, 30 golfers shared the same majors single-round scoring record of 63, first by Johnny Miller at the 1973 US Open at Oakmont. There are 32 players listed below. Which two did not shoot a 63 in a major?

Aoki, Bjorn, Bradley, Broadhurst, Crampton, Dufner, Faldo, Faxon, Fleetwood, Floyd, Hayes, Koepka, McIlroy, Mickelson, Miller, Mudd, Nicklaus, Norman, Olazabal, O'Meara, Palmer, Player, Price, Shwartzel, Singh, Stenson, Stewart, Stricker, Thomas, Watson, Weiskopf, Woods

Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson. Tom Watson has the distinction of being the only golfer to shoot a 67 or better in at least one of the four majors in five different decades.

And here's a little bit of interesting Nicklaus/Woods trivia: Tiger Woods won the tournament in each of Nicklaus' last starts in the four majors: 2000 U. S. Open, 2000 PGA, 2005 Masters, 2005 Open Championship.

[Mick]

March 7 is the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the next Signature event on the PGA Tour. March 14 is the Players Championship, and the Masters is the first Major tournament, held April 11.

Speaking of which, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth have been denied entry to this year's API. They both played last year, finishing 36th and 30th. Stanford's Patrick Rodgers finished 25th last year, also not invited, nor are there any other Stanford alums.

Player Field | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard®

McNealy is currently 7th in PGA points, Rodgers is 17th. I believe that both are qualifiers to Signature events:
Qualifiers for all 2025 Signature Events, THE PLAYERS and majors - PGA TOUR

Salinda is 48th, Vilips and Thorbjornssen are in the 180s, they wouldn't be eligible. Bramlett, Wu and Woods aren't on the 2025 points standings list either.

[Mick]

March 7 is the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the next Signature event on the PGA Tour. March 14 is the Players Championship, and the Masters is the first Major tournament, held April 11.

Speaking of which, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth have been denied entry to this year's API. They both played last year, finishing 36th and 30th. Stanford's Patrick Rodgers finished 25th last year, also not invited, nor are there any other Stanford alums.

Player Field | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard®

McNealy is currently 7th in PGA points, Rodgers is 17th. I believe that both are qualifiers to Signature events:
Qualifiers for all 2025 Signature Events, THE PLAYERS and majors - PGA TOUR

Salinda is 48th, Vilips and Thorbjornssen are in the 180s, they wouldn't be eligible. Bramlett, Wu and Woods aren't on the 2025 points standings list either.

[Giants]

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March 7 is the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the next Signature event on the PGA Tour. March 14 is the Players Championship, and the Masters is the first Major tournament, held April 11.

Speaking of which, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth have been denied entry to this year's API. They both played last year, finishing 36th and 30th. Stanford's Patrick Rodgers finished 25th last year, also not invited, nor are there any other Stanford alums.

Player Field | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard®

McNealy is currently 7th in PGA points, Rodgers is 17th. I believe that both are qualifiers to Signature events:
Qualifiers for all 2025 Signature Events, THE PLAYERS and majors - PGA TOUR

Salinda is 48th, Vilips and Thorbjornssen are in the 180s, they wouldn't be eligible. Bramlett, Wu and Woods aren't on the 2025 points standings list either.

McNealy (certain), Rodgers (very probable) and Salinda (probable) are high on the AON standings lists giving them an avenue to participating in the tournament.

[Giants]

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1740695768[/url]']
March 7 is the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the next Signature event on the PGA Tour. March 14 is the Players Championship, and the Masters is the first Major tournament, held April 11.

Speaking of which, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth have been denied entry to this year's API. They both played last year, finishing 36th and 30th. Stanford's Patrick Rodgers finished 25th last year, also not invited, nor are there any other Stanford alums.

Player Field | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard®

McNealy is currently 7th in PGA points, Rodgers is 17th. I believe that both are qualifiers to Signature events:
Qualifiers for all 2025 Signature Events, THE PLAYERS and majors - PGA TOUR

Salinda is 48th, Vilips and Thorbjornssen are in the 180s, they wouldn't be eligible. Bramlett, Wu and Woods aren't on the 2025 points standings list either.

McNealy (certain), Rodgers (very probable) and Salinda (probable) are high on the AON standings lists giving them an avenue to participating in the tournament.

[Mick]

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1740695768[/url]']
March 7 is the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the next Signature event on the PGA Tour. March 14 is the Players Championship, and the Masters is the first Major tournament, held April 11.

Speaking of which, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth have been denied entry to this year's API. They both played last year, finishing 36th and 30th. Stanford's Patrick Rodgers finished 25th last year, also not invited, nor are there any other Stanford alums.

Player Field | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard®

McNealy is currently 7th in PGA points, Rodgers is 17th. I believe that both are qualifiers to Signature events:
Qualifiers for all 2025 Signature Events, THE PLAYERS and majors - PGA TOUR

Salinda is 48th, Vilips and Thorbjornssen are in the 180s, they wouldn't be eligible. Bramlett, Wu and Woods aren't on the 2025 points standings list either.

McNealy (certain), Rodgers (very probable) and Salinda (probable) are high on the AON standings lists giving them an avenue to participating in the tournament.

Spieth is none too happy about the snub...
Jordan Spieth doesn't hide his opinion on snub from Arnold Palmer Invitational
PGA Tour event's Jordan Spieth decision leaves fans divided - The Mirror US

The Arnold Palmer Invitational Signature Event field of 72 golfers is complete, McNealy, Rodgers and Salinda are in. They list Mav at #13, the others outside the Top 50. Good luck to the Stanford alumni!
2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational field: PGA Tour players, rankings

[Mick]

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1740695768[/url]']
March 7 is the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the next Signature event on the PGA Tour. March 14 is the Players Championship, and the Masters is the first Major tournament, held April 11.

Speaking of which, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth have been denied entry to this year's API. They both played last year, finishing 36th and 30th. Stanford's Patrick Rodgers finished 25th last year, also not invited, nor are there any other Stanford alums.

Player Field | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard®

McNealy is currently 7th in PGA points, Rodgers is 17th. I believe that both are qualifiers to Signature events:
Qualifiers for all 2025 Signature Events, THE PLAYERS and majors - PGA TOUR

Salinda is 48th, Vilips and Thorbjornssen are in the 180s, they wouldn't be eligible. Bramlett, Wu and Woods aren't on the 2025 points standings list either.

McNealy (certain), Rodgers (very probable) and Salinda (probable) are high on the AON standings lists giving them an avenue to participating in the tournament.

Spieth is none too happy about the snub...
Jordan Spieth doesn't hide his opinion on snub from Arnold Palmer Invitational
PGA Tour event's Jordan Spieth decision leaves fans divided - The Mirror US

The Arnold Palmer Invitational Signature Event field of 72 golfers is complete, McNealy, Rodgers and Salinda are in. They list Mav at #13, the others outside the Top 50. Good luck to the Stanford alumni!
2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational field: PGA Tour players, rankings

[Mick]

Who is the highest-paid coach in North American sports who has not won a championship in their sport?

[Mick]

Who is the highest-paid coach in North American sports who has not won a championship in their sport?

[cardcrimson]

Who is the highest-paid coach in North American sports who has not won a championship in their sport?

Shanahan? DeBoer?

Gotta ask, what kind of championship? Do conference championships count?

[cardcrimson]

Who is the highest-paid coach in North American sports who has not won a championship in their sport?

Shanahan? DeBoer?

Gotta ask, what kind of championship? Do conference championships count?

[lex24]

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Who is the highest-paid coach in North American sports who has not won a championship in their sport?

Bill Belicheck.  He’s never won a College football championship…..

[lex24]

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Who is the highest-paid coach in North American sports who has not won a championship in their sport?

Bill Belicheck.  He’s never won a College football championship…..

[Mick]

A few years back, it was Kyle Shanahan, and he is paid the second-most of any coach who hasn't won a championship in their sport.

Today, it is Jim Harbaugh at $16 million per year. His Super Bowl-winning brother John makes $12 million.

BTW, there are a lot of coaches who make between $10 mms. and $16 mms. per year that have won a single championship in a lengthy career; e.g., Doc Rivers, Tyronn Lue.

[Mick]

A few years back, it was Kyle Shanahan, and he is paid the second-most of any coach who hasn't won a championship in their sport.

Today, it is Jim Harbaugh at $16 million per year. His Super Bowl-winning brother John makes $12 million.

BTW, there are a lot of coaches who make between $10 mms. and $16 mms. per year that have won a single championship in a lengthy career; e.g., Doc Rivers, Tyronn Lue.