I state that every moment when I have a chance,â Karolyi said in an interview with Time. âIf that is not your goal, then you are in the wrong place.â. Karolyi and Bela defected from Romania in 1981 and made it a mission to develop America into a gymnastics powerhouse.
The NFL has offered a contract that would raise the average NFL referee salary to $200,000 per season by 2018. The NFL claims the offer represents annual pay increases by 5-11% depending on seniority.
How much does a pro football referee get paid? he new eight-year contract -- the longest ever for officials,  according to the NFL -- gives the union referees a pay bump from   $149,000 a year in 2011 to  $173,000 in â¦ 2013.