It almost makes sense that this concept would come to him in a dream-the song clearly is inspired (and inspiring). Not only did A Change is Gonna Come distinguish itself from other Sam Cooke songs in the way it was written, the subject matter of this song is distinct from the rest of his musical catalogue.
What did that do to players' wallets? In 1920, the average salary was $5,000 a year. It took 50 years for salaries to reach $30,000, but with the reserve clause out of the picture the average salary was $143,000 by 1980.Today's average baseball salary is $3.3 million.The business of baseball has also changed a lot over the years, allowing teams to spend big bucks their players.t took 50 years for salaries to reach $30,000, but with the reserve clause out of the picture the average salary was $143,000 by 1980. Today's average baseball salary is $3.3 million.
In 2008 it was about $720,000. The Steelers have the highest median salary at $1.1 million, the Packers the lowest a â¦ t $440,000. The Redskins have the highest payroll at $123 million. The Giants have the lowest at $76 million. The average (arithmetic mean) NFL salary in 2006 was $1.4 million.he salary of an average NFL player has exploded in recent history.  In 1965, the average was 35 thousand dollars compared to the  millions that today's players make.