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Submission Requirements:
- The player must have been on a team roster sometime during the life of the league. Our league started in 2000.
- Please provide reasons why that player should be in the HOF. For example, what did they contribute to the fantasy teams they were part of? Did they set records? etc.
- Submissions will be open until Saturday August 2nd.
- The HOF committee will look at the candidates and will select 5 players as candidates for the 2008 HOF class.
- The league will vote on each of the 5 candidates for the 2008 class.
- Any candidate the receives 8 votes or more will be voted into the 2008 HOF.
- The 2008 Class will be announced Saturday Sept. 16th.
Thank you for your submission,
- The Agoge League Commissioner
- The Agoge League Commissioner
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2008 Positive Connections' HOF Nominee - William Green
Highlights:
1. 1st rookie running back selected in 2002 NFL Draft - also selected by The Steam in the 5th round of the inaugural MN Sharks League draft.
2. Gained 1,000 combined yards and scored six touchdowns in his rookie campaign, but was skillfully held out of MN Shark League action to take advantage of the rookie carry-over rule and leverage his immense potential.
3. Became the face of The Steam franchise in 2003.
4. Arrested for drunk driving and marijuana possession and was spotted wearing one shoe and one sock during the arrest.
5. Suspended for four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
6. Stabbed in back with a knife during a domestic dispute with his girlfriend.
7. Re-united with The Steam franchise as a 12th round pick in the 2004 draft.
8. Fathered a child with a woman other than his wife.
9. Started a trend of terrible running back calls by The Steam (see Troy Hambrick, Tatum Bell, Cedric Benson, LaMont Jordan).
2008 Berserker Alliance HOF Nominee - Ladianian Tomlinson
Consensus Top 5 RB for the past 6 years.
Rarely hurt - has only missed 1 game since 2001.
Has never had less than 10 TDs in a season.
In 2365 carries has only lost 7 fumbles!
Has a whopping 129 TDs in 7 seasons - an 18 TD/per season average!
Arguably the BEST fantasy player of ALL-TIME!
Part of 2 championship teams since league inception (2004, 2007).
Moss was named a Pro Bowl starter and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for his rookie record 17 touchdown receptions and the third highest receiving yardage (1,313) total of 1998.
In 1999, Moss had another impressive season, catching 80 passes for 1,413 yards and 11 touchdowns.
He went on to record 5 receptions for 127 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings 27-10 NFC wildcard playoff win over the Dallas Cowboys.
2003 regular season, where he became the second wide receiver in history (behind Jerry Rice in 1995) to play more than 12 games (he played 16) while averaging over 100 yards and one touchdown per contest. He finished with 111 receptions for 1,632 yards and 17 touchdowns. All three of the numbers either tied or became a new personal best.
Randy Moss made the Pro Bowl 5 times in his 7-year career with the Minnesota Vikings (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2003).
Moss caught two touchdown passes for a total of 23 season catches, breaking the single season record of 22 touchdown catches previously set by Jerry Rice (in 12 games in the strike-shortened 1987 season).
Moss trotted to the end zone goalpost and, facing away from the crowd, feigned pulling down his pants to moon the Green Bay fans.
· Rookie record: 17 TD catches.
· He is third only to Anquan Boldin and Bill Groman for most rookie receiving yards with 1,313.
· Moss has caught 124 TD passes through 10 seasons, 4th most in NFL history. He trails Jerry Rice, Cris Carter, and Terrell Owens.
· Has caught 13 or more TDs in a season 5 times. He trails only Terrell Owens and Jerry Rice in such seasons.
· 3 seasons with 17+ touchdown receptions, an NFL record.
· Moss has had 4 seasons in which he averaged at least one receiving TD a game: 1998 (17 TDs in 16 games), 2003 (17 TDs in 16 games), 2004 (13 TDs in 13 games), and 2007 (23 TDs in 16 games). He is the only wide receiver in NFL history to do so.[39]
· He had back-to-back 100 catch seasons, in 2002 and 2003. He joined Sterling Sharpe, Jerry Rice, Herman Moore, Cris Carter, Marvin Harrison, and Rod Smith as the only receivers to accomplish this feat.
· At the end of the 2007 season, Moss averaged 12.4 receiving TDs per season, an NFL record.
· He had 1,200+ yards receiving in each of his first 6 seasons, setting an NFL record.
· In 2003, Moss became the second player in NFL history to average 100 yards and one TD per game in a 16 NFL game season, scoring 17 touchdowns and 1,632 yards.
· In 2007, Moss became the only player in NFL history to record four 100+ yard games in his first four games with a new team.
· Moss has eclipsed the 1,000 yard receiving mark 8 times in his career. He is tied for 3rd all-time in that statistic.
· Also in 2007, Moss set a record with 16 touchdowns in his first 10 games with a new team.
· On December 29, 2007 he set the NFL record for most touchdown receptions in a regular season, with 23.
Career highlights
· 4-time All-Pro selection. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3188207)
· NFL Record, 23 Receiving TD's in a season.(2007)
· Only player in NFL history to record 1,200+ receiving yards in his first six seasons.
· Youngest player in NFL history to record his 120th receiving touchdown. (30 years, 313 days)
· Is second on the Minnesota Vikings all time receiving TD list with 90. Cris Carter holds the record with 110 receiving scores.
· Caught his 100th touchdown pass in 2006 against San Francisco (on a pass he caught with his legs), and he is the 7th player to have 100+ touchdown receptions. He was the youngest to accomplish this at 29 years and 235 days.
· Holds the record for most touchdowns in Minnesota Vikings playoff history with 8.
· 55 career 100 yard games - third all-time.
· Has a 15.8 yards per catch average for his career.
· Has completed 4 of 8 passes for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 1 interception, giving him a 95.8 passer rating.
· Only player to catch 90+ touchdown passes, return a punt for a touchdown, and throw 2 touchdown passes.
· Has played on the two highest scoring teams (for a single season) in NFL history: 2007 Patriots (589 points) & the 1998 Vikings (556 points)
· Had a career-high 12 receptions for 204 yards against the Chicago Bears, at Soldier Field, on November 14, 1999 in a 27-24 overtime win.
· Holds the Viking record for most 100 yard receiving games with 41.
· Had a Pro Bowl record nine receptions for 212 yards in the 1999 season's Pro Bowl played on February 6, 2000. NFC won in a shootout, 51-31, marking the highest scoring output in Pro Bowl History.
· Caught a career high four touchdowns at Buffalo (all were in the first half). (Nov. 18, 2007)
· Caught three touchdowns in six different games: at Dallas (Nov. 26, 1998), a 46-36 victory; vs. Chicago (Dec. 6, 1998), a 48-22 victory; at Detroit (Oct. 1, 2000), a 31-24 victory; vs. New York (November 19, 2001) a 28-16 victory; vs. San Francisco (Sep. 28, 2003), a 35-7 victory; vs. Buffalo (November 18, 2007), a 56-10 victory.
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