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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 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:07:28 +0000

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By: L.Thomas

L.Thomas — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:28:28 +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 18:51:03 +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 22:10:34 +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 21:38:08 +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 21:16:03 +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.

By: Keebler

Keebler — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:03:58 +0000

It’s amazing that this occured within a pro football organization — or maybe it shouldn’t be.

Today, it seems that someone would be fired from an NFL team for participating in anything where inside information + the perception of gambling are mixed. Wasn’t Paul Hornung suspended for gambling back in the 50’s? Didn’t Atlanta’s coach appear in the movie “Deliverance” in a cameo role?

It’s too real. It’s TOO REAL.

What kind of snacks do you like?

I will be back in the Spring.

By: jim tressen

jim tressen — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:47:24 +0000

Thanks for this historical look at fantasy football.

I read that the first-known fantasy league to use IDP (individual defensive player) scoring in addition to offensive performance was the Chestertown Football League at the University of Maryland. Today, many leagues have adopted defensive scoring.

Just ask Gleet if you don’t believe me.