Wilfred "Bill" Winkenbach
Fantasy Football
History
- He is most famous for creating fantasy football
- Was made to give you "closer coverage of daily happenings in professional football."
- The first league was created with eight members which consisted of pro football journalists and people and people who purchased 10 or more Raiders tickets
- Was part owner of the Oakland Raiders. This is how his upbringing of fantasy football was made because he was into football.
Impact
Intersting Facts
He has impacted the Sports and Entertainment because today "fantasy football is now the single most important marketing tool for the NFL. Today, it is estimated over 19 million people compete in public and private leagues online nationally."
- Invented fantasy football in a hotel
- The first league ever created was called the Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League (GOPPPL)