catfish hunter he signed for the unheard of salary of $2.85 million for four years, and they are saying this raised the bar for competitive contracts and set basically a pathway to where we are today, these incredibly high prices for some of these star players. also, after inking that deeshlg he was indicted for having made illegal campaign contributions to richard nixon, found guilty and suspended for two years. in two years, he came right back, 1976, he signs reggie jackson. now, i remember growing up in upstate new york as a kid in the mid-80s, and you look at the stars he pulled into the game, look at the way he shaped the game and turned the yanks into a top team. it was a tough decade for the yanks in the '80s, ending the decade without a single world