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Mackovic signs five-year, $800,000 contract with Arizona
Jan. 9, 2001
SportsLine.com wire reports
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PHOENIX -- Newly hired Arizona football coach John Mackovic signed a
five-year contract for $800,000 a year Tuesday.
The contract, which will have to be approved in late January by the Arizona
Board of Regents, calls for $200,000 in base pay and another $600,000 for
broadcast appearances, speaking engagements and other activities.
"It was the easiest negotiations for a contract that I've ever
experienced," Mackovic said.
Mackovic, 57, was hired last month as head coach for Arizona, where he
worked as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 1973-76.
He has also served as head coach at Wake Forest from 1978-80, the NFL's
Kansas City Chiefs from 1983-86, Illinois from 1988-91 and Texas from 1992-97.
He was coach of the year in all three collegiate conference, but decided to
quit the profession when he was fired by Texas after a 4-7 season.
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