Almost a decade before Southern Methodist University was given the death penalty by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for violating rules against paying student-athletes, Texas high school football star Erick Dickerson was famously given a gold Pontiac TransAm, supposedly by his grandmother.

Decades later, Dickerson confirmed that a Texas A&M booster was the true purchaser of the car, although Dickerson ended up signing with SMU anyway. The Mustangs allegedly had their own compensation set up for Dickerson.