The Wane McGarity Bowl Hall Of Fame: Class of 2016

So I thought it would be fun to start a new award honoring greats from the past. This year is the inaugural class of the Wane McGarity Bowl. To be eligible for enshrinement, a player must be retired and must've been relevant in within our league. In other words, this league was established in 2010, so guys like Priest Holmes, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Randy Moss, while Fantasy Royalty in the pass, do not qualify as they didn't have their prime years in our league. Contributors can also be inducted into our hall. This year's class will include 4 inductees, 3 players and 1 contributor. Without further ado..the Class of 2016

Wane McGarity (Contributor)

 

He's the namesake of our league. For those not familiar with the story behind the name of our league, it's actually an inside joke between me and Kenny Bybee from high school. There was a guy who went to our school, Matt Bode, who loved using the term "stud" to describe players. Problem is...he used the term for basically EVERYBODY, and yes one day, at a Card Show, me and Kenny ran into Matt and he was showing off his cards that he bought. He bought a Wane McGarity rookie card and of course uttered the words that would live in infamy.."yeah..Wane McGarity...he's a STUD". It's something we never forgot and when it was time to give this league an official name...that's the first thing that came into my mind. That's why the weekly awards and season ending awards are named "Stud Of The Week/Year". It's only fitting Wane McGarity is the first official inductee into the Wane McGarity Bowl Hall of Fame.

RB Arian Foster

Team Accomplishments: Part of Albert's 2011 Championship Team

Arian Foster's ascent into Fantasy Football stardom started in our inaugural 2010 season, which is when he busted out and became a perennial 1st round pick. For a good stretch of our run, he was one of the top running backs to own and was part of Albert's 2011 Championship Title Run. Foster's career might have been derailed by injuries recently, which caused him to announce his retirement, but there's no doubt when healthy Foster was one of the best running backs to own in our league. He definitely deserves a place in our Fantasy Football Hall Of Fame

WR Calvin Johnson

 

League Awards: 3x Wane McGarity All Stud Team (2011-2013)

Team Accomplishments: 3x Finals Appearances in 2011 (Albert) 2013 (Kenny) and 2015 (Leland)

Member of 2 Championship Teams 2011 (Albert) 2015 (Leland)

How can you NOT include one of the most feared wide receivers to ever play the game. "Megatron" was such a force in our league that it's no coincidence that in the 6 years he was active, he was a part of the championship game 3 times, being a two winning with Albert and Leland. He's the first player to make the Wane McGarity All Stud Team 3 times. He's definitely one of the most dominant receivers to ever play the game and it's a shame injuries cut his career short. A no brainer Fantasy Football Hall of Famer.

QB Peyton Manning

 

League Awards: 1x Wane McGarity All Stud Team (2013)

2x Draft Day Steal Team (2012,2013)

Peyton Manning might have ended his career as more of a game manager, but there's no doubt before his last season, Manning was a super elite QB option in our league. Though he was never on a championship roster, he wasn't the reason his owners wouldn't make the championship game. He was frequently on playoff rosters and made the Wane McGarity All Stud in 2013 and also was on the Draft Day Steal team in both 2012, and 2013, the only player to make that team twice. He'll be a shoo in for the real Hall of Fame, but here, he doesn't have to wait years to get inducted.

And that will complete our inaugural class of Hall of Famers!