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 - Nov 16, 2009) In a week 10 Free Nate Newton Fantasy Football League classic, C'ville Survivors squeaked by a tough Amish Justice team by a score of 125.867 to 125.332, extending the winning streak for C'ville Survivors to 4 games.
C'ville Survivors were led to their 0.535 point victory by a 32.900 point effort from Randy Moss, who tore apart the Indianapolis Colts defense for 179 receiving yards and 2 receiving TDs. With this performance, Moss was the number 2 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 10. They also got help from a 19.333 point effort from Kurt Warner, who beat the Seattle Seahawks defense for 340 passing yards and 2 passing TDs.
"We feed off the energy of our fans," C'ville Survivors coach Dean Ellenburg said.
Amish Justice were helped out in a losing cause by a 18.767 point effort from Matt Forte, who snuck past the San Francisco 49ers defense for 41 rushing yards in addition to 120 receiving yards. They also got help from a 15.333 point effort from Brett Favre, who beat the Detroit Lions defense for 344 passing yards and 1 passing TD.
"We didn't get the job done," Amish Justice coach Vince Calvert said.
Compounding the issue, Amish Justice could have scored 133.399 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Vince Calvert left key players like T.J. Houshmandzadeh and his corresponding 19.500 points on the bench.
This brings the record for C'ville Survivors to 6-5, and drops Amish Justice to a record of 5-6.
Coming up in week 11, the 5-6 Purple Sunday are at C'ville Survivors, where C'ville Survivors are an early 27.8-point favorite, while the 7-4 The Meat Curtain are at Amish Justice, where Amish Justice are an early 11.8-point underdog.
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