How the Southeastern Conference got rich
When it comes to money, revenue or profits, conference second to none
This is the fourth installment of a year-long, periodic Birmingham News series marking the SEC’s 75th anniversary. Today’s installment focuses on SEC wealth.
By Jon Solomon and Mike Perrin
Birmingham News staff writers
Roy Kramer remembers when taking home $200,000 from the Southeastern Conference in the late 1970s was a boon for his school.
“Man, I thought that was great,” said Kramer, then Vanderbilt’s athletics director. “Today, schools would think it’s pocket change.”
SEC schools received on average $10.2 million from the conference office in 2007. And that’s nothing compared to the revenue schools produce for themselves, mainly through ticket sales and booster donations.
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2/24/08
