On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:59:23 -0500, Alan wrote:

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 21:46:49 +0200, "Opinicus"
wrote:

"Utter Simpleton" wrote in message
. ..
Can you cook

I've seen this referenced a lot.

"George Foreman himself has made over $150 million from the sales of the
grills"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman_Grill

What exactly was the relationship between this pugilist and a cooking
device?

Somehow, I bet Salton, or whoever manufactures those grills
has made over $150million, but I bet Mr. Foreman's contract
stipulates a small percent for the use of his name.

People ALWAYS over estimate how much public figures make.

Alan


In this case, you're wrong:

"Lucrative, too. Foreman won't say how much he has made as a product
endorser, but he doesn't dispute a published estimate that his lifetime
earnings are about $240 million -- three times what he earned in the ring.
In 1999, Salton bought the rights to use his name and selling skills in
perpetuity for $127.5 million in cash and $10 million in stock. It stands
as one of the biggest endorsement deals for any athlete."

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...1/b3913093.htm


--
Bob in CT