is a household word in pro football and is synonymous with professional management in the NFL. As President and General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys, which was an expansion team, he has engaged in precisely the types of judgments called for in the instant case.  Finks is also well known; he, too, is the General Manager of an expansion team and is widely regarded for his expert knowledge.  Hecker was Atlanta's first coach, and dealt with these players personally on a professional basis.  The trial judge was also justified in discounting the testimony, as he thought necessary, in the process of valuing the players' contracts.  Insofar as Schramm and Finks were expert witnesses, the court was not bound by their opinion testimony, but couldMiami Dolphins (football), the Seattle Supersonics (basketball), the Philadelphia Flyers (hockey), and the Kansas City Athletics (baseball)


2
 Laird's wife, Joanne, the other plaintiff in this action, filed joint tax returns with her husband for the years in question


3
 Following is the text in full of the letter:


29
 June 1965
Mr. Rankin M. Smith
Life Insurance Company of Georgia


573
 West Peachtree Street, N.E
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Dear Mr. Smith:
This shall confirm the understanding between the National Football League (hereinafter referred to as "National") and Rankin M. Smith (hereinafter referred to as "Smith") to the effect that National has granted a franchise in said league to Smith to be operated in Atlanta, Georgia, commencing with the 1966 football season subject to the following terms and conditions:


1
 Smith agrees to pay the sum of fifty