It seems the FNNFFL has some celebrties amongst it. I just heard this news shortly after my Grandmother Grimm past away this summer. . Brian and I are related to one of the first on record professional football players.
Who knows maybe Heffelfinger was the first fantasy sleeper....but with that salary I am sure he had high expectations and could have been the first bust....who knows. His nickname was Pudgy so maybe he may not of had much fantasy relevance.
This could very well end the Whitecaps franchise name to one in honor of "Pudgy".
Here is a list for you to check your kinfolk:
Listed below are the first seven players known to have been openly paid to play football:
William "Pudge" Heffelfinger – Allegheny Athletic Association, Pittsburgh, – $500 for one game on November 12, 1892.
Ben "Sport" Donnelly – Allegheny Athletic Assocation, Pittsburgh – $250 for one game on November 19, 1892.
Peter Wright – Allegheny Athletic Association, Pittsburgh – $50 per game (under contract) for the entire 1893 season.
James Van Cleve – Allegheny Athletic Association, Pittsburgh – $50 per game (under contract) for the entire 1893 season.
Oliver W. Rafferty – Allegheny Athletic Association, Pittsburgh – $50 per game (under contract) for the entire 1893 season.
Lawson Fiscus – Greenburg, PA – $20 per game (under contract) for the entire 1894 season.
John Brallier – Latrobe, PA, – $10 and expenses for one game on September 3, 1895.
(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources - Dec 28, 2009) In a week 16 Free Nate Newton Fantasy Football League matchup, The Meat Curtain squeaked by a tough Lindy Hoppers team by a score of 126.033 to 117.532, silencing a partisan crowd of 69,791.
The Meat Curtain were led to their 8.501 point victory by a 18.000 point effort from the Dallas Cowboys Defensive Team. They also got help from a 16.667 point effort from Philip Rivers, who got by the Tennessee Titans defense for 264 passing yards and 2 passing TDs.
"We're tickled to death," The Meat Curtain coach Fred Ludden said.
"They own us," Lindy Hoppers coach Matt Ellenburg said.
Causing further embarrassment, Lindy Hoppers could have scored 130.832 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Matt Ellenburg left key players like Todd Heap and his corresponding 16.367 points on the bench.
This brings the record for The Meat Curtain to 8-5, and drops Lindy Hoppers to a record of 6-7.
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