Comments on: The History of Fantasy Football

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.