Story I heard a long time ago. Possibly an urban legend. Professor at a university in the US wins the Nobel Prize for research in chemistry. The university see

Story I heard a long time ago. Possibly an urban legend. Professor at a university in the US wins the Nobel Prize for research in chemistry. The university see this as a way to get publicity. The president calls a press conference to announce this. He congratulates the professor and asks if there is anything the university could do to better support chemistry and scientific research and produce more Nobel Laureates. "Pay professors what you pay football coaches." "Now, be reasonable..."