Fantasy football has been around since the early 60’s when initial rules were invented by Oakland Raiders staffers and a reporter.
By 1989, over a million people took up the hobby.
Hell, even when I first started playing in our decade-old fantasy league, we calculated our scores by hand using the Monday morning sports page.
But did you know that it’s because of fantasy football that has made Yahoo stay relevant far past its prime?
A quick recap of the company which is essentially all you need to know:
But the company is still around to this day and a big reason for that is fantasy football. In this quick episode, we're breaking down how that all came to life.
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