Comments on: The History of Fantasy Football

By: Fantasy Sports are Actually the Real Deal

Fantasy Sports are Actually the Real Deal — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:23:38 +0000

[...] fantasy sports world today. In 1963, he and seven other men in the Oakland area put together the Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Procrastinators League, in which they each drafted twenty players and were awarded money for plays including rushing [...]

By: Surefire Tips to Win Your Fantasy Football League : COED Magazine

Surefire Tips to Win Your Fantasy Football League : COED Magazine — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:03:02 +0000

[...] pretty basic, but using your gut instinct is vital to a successful Fantasy Football franchise. Don’t get too caught up in last years numbers or the hype around some big name players. Top [...]

By: This Week in Fantasy Football « A Casual Fan

This Week in Fantasy Football « A Casual Fan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:04:39 +0000

[...] Wilfred Winkenbach’s (we are not making that name up) invention may have started as the football stat geek’s answer to Dungeons & Dragons, but it has now, almost inexplicably, become almost as popular as the NFL itself. And although Winkenbach in the eyes of many a sports-crazed man across the country should be a candidate for sainthood as his brainchild has given them an excuse to follow every single game every Sunday and Monday night, with occasional Thursdays and Saturdays mixed in for good measure, those who do not play fantasy sports are often left shaking their heads and wondering why a co-worker was near tears as he lamented starting Jake Delhomme over Drew Brees (pictured) this week. [...]

By: Yahoo! Answers » Blog Archive » Ask Mike: Who created fantasy football?

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:35:06 +0000

[...] goal kickers, two defensive backs/linebackers and two defensive linemen.” And, according to CoEd magazine, the very first player picked in the very first fantasy football draft was none other than the [...]

By: T.Joseph

T.Joseph — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:07:28 +0000

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By: L.Thomas

L.Thomas — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:28:28 +0000

Actually IDP started back in the early 60's with the original founders (GOPPPL). They drafted 2 LB/DB and 2 DL.
I started a Dynasty/IDP league back in '85. Back then, I hadn't heard of anyone using IDP, but later discovered it wasn't anything new.

By: elvis

elvis — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:51:03 +0000

My dad's advice was inspired by the great Chicago Bear in the early 90s….."Duerson"

By: Ernest Keith Joey

Ernest Keith Joey — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:10:34 +0000

I'll never forget the greatest advice my Dad ever gave me back in 1988…"Dickerson"

By: ken o'cryin

ken o'cryin — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:38:08 +0000

I've heard of that U of M league being the first to do IDP…saw it referenced in an article a couple years ago.

I once heard of a league that gave bonus points for being on the front page of the USA Today on Mondays. I guess there's a lot of very smart guys always looking to make things more interesting. (They were also probably the first to be called "Fantasy Football Geeks".)

Good article, guys. Keep up the good work,
Monchel

By: Beaker

Beaker — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:16:03 +0000

How old are you guys? 19, 20, …. 10?

Fantasy football with defensive scoring has been around for a long time. I once traded for (the late, great) Derrick Thomas the week before he set the NFL record for sacks in a game.

I also had Everson Walls and Bruce Smith on my team. And Linard. And Lee Dilliams. And Christian Okoye. God bless me.