Article:Top Fantasy Seasons Prior to 2000

Top Fantasy Seasons from each decade prior to 2000

Fantasy football actually started up in '62 by Bill Winkenbach, then a limited partner in the Oakland Raiders, with assistance from Bill Tunnell, the Raiders's public relations man, Scotty Stirling, the beat writer from the Oakland Tribune, and George Ross, the Tribune's sports editor, as well as Philip Carmona, Winkenbach's friend.

Here's a look at the top seasons many of us missed from a Fantasy perspective.

1960’s

QB- Y.A. Tittle, New York Giants, 3145 PYD 36 TD 14 INT (1963)

RB- Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns, 1544 RUYD 328 REYD 21 TD (1965)

RB- Abner Hayes, Dallas Texans, 1049 RUYD 573 REYD 19 TD (1962)

WR- Charley Hennigan, Houston Oilers, 82 REC 1746 REYD 12 TD (1961)

WR- Lance Alworth, San Diego Chargers, 69 REC 1602 REYD 14 TD (1965)

TE- Dave Parks, San Francisco 49ers, 80 REC 1344 REYD 12 TD (1965)

1970’s

QB- Steve Grogan, New England Patriots, 3286 PYD 28 TD 20 INT (1979)

RB- OJ Simpson, Buffalo Bills, 1817 RUYD 426 REYD 23 TD (1975)

RB- Walter Payton, Chicago Bears, 1852 RUYD 269 REYD 16 TD (1977)

WR- Cliff Branch, Oakland Raiders, 60 REC 1092 REYD 13 TD (1974)

WR- Dick Gordon, Chicago Bears, 71 REC 1026 REYD 13 TD (1970)

TE- Dave Casper, Oakland Raiders, 62 REC 852 REYD 9 TD (1978)

1980’s

QB- Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 5084 PYD 48 TD 17 INT (1984)

RB- Eric Dickerson, Los Angeles Rams, 1808 RUYD 404 REYD 20 TD (1983)

RB- Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders, 1759 RUYD 555 REYD 14 TD (1985)

WR- Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers, 86 REC 1570 REYD 16 TD (1986)

WR- Mark Clayton, Miami Dolphins, 73 REC 1389 REYD 18 TD (1984)

TE- Todd Christensen, Los Angeles Raiders, 92 REC 1247 REYD 12 TD (1983)

1990’s

QB- Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers, 4170 PYD 36 TD 12 INT (1998)

RB- Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys, 1773 RUYD 375 REYD 25 TD (1995)

RB- Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos, 2008 RUYD 217 REYD 23 TD (1998)

WR- Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers, 122 REC 1848 REYD 17 TD (1995)

WR- Isaac Bruce, St. Louis Rams, 119 REC 1781 REYD 13 TD (1995)

TE- Shannon Sharpe, Denver Broncos, 80 REC 1062 REYD 10 TD (1996)