The History of Fantasy Football

November 12, 2007 - 11:40 am By Steve - Seton Hall

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Football covercoming baseball as the national pastime in the United States can be directly attributed to gambling and fantasy. Seriously, is there any reason to sneak beer into the dorm and watch a football game when your favorite team is not even playing, unless you have a couple of C-Notes on it? I think not.

But where did fantasy football come from? What unheralded genius is responsible for making every Sunday afternoon from September to January a national holiday?

His name is Wilfred Winkenbach. (more…)

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