The History of Fantasy Sports
Larry Schechter
- 14 mei 2024
- 9798218424701
Samenvatting:
Fantasy sports are everywhere-over 50 million Americans play fantasy football, baseball, basketball, and beyond, while 200 million fans in India fuel fantasy cricket. What started as quirky backyard games exploded into a multi-billion-dollar industry... but the full story has never been told-until now. In this first-ever complete history, Amazon bestselling author Larry Schechter (Winning Fantasy Baseball) reveals the wild, inspiring, and hilarious true tales behind it all. After 18 months of exclusive interviews with pioneers and entrepreneurs, you'll uncover:The real origin of fantasy baseball by Dan Okrent (no, not on an airplane)How a World War II hero spread fantasy football across the countryFive nuns in a Chicago convent co-managing a fantasy football teamA dedicated player with ALS finally winning his league after 39 yearsThe surprising role Monica Lewinsky played in saving fantasy sportsAnd dozens more stories of obsession, innovation, and underdog successThis isn't a dry textbook-it's an entertaining, page-turning celebration of passion turning into empire. Praised as "simply fascinating from start to finish" by Midwest Book Review and lauded by industry leaders for its depth and storytelling.If you live for drafts, trades, and championships-or love great business underdog stories-dive into the hidden history that shaped your favorite obsession.ContentsPreface1. In the Beginning2. The Origins of Fantasy Baseball3. The Origins of Fantasy Football4. The First Commercial Games5. Newspaper Games6. CDM Sports and the Landmark Legal Case7. First Fantasy Sports Publications8. First Fantasy Sports Books9. Advanced Metrics10. Commissioner Services11. Fantasy Radio and TV Shows12. News Services13. First Football Websites14. High-Stakes Games15. Major Media Companies16. The Fantasy Sports Trade Association17. Legal Battles and Legislation18. Injury Experts19. Innovative Entrepreneurs20. Experts Leagues21. Daily Fantasy Sports22. Fantasy Sports WorldwideEpilogueBibliography