Fantasy football has been around since the early 1960s and has been a big part of the football season since then. Many football fans bring together some of their closest friends to create leagues and teams for the season. Football fans can play for free through the different apps available for fantasy football.
As mentioned, fantasy football began back in the 1960s when part owner of the then Oakland Raiders, Bill Winkenbach, created a league called the Greater Oakland Pigskin Prognosticators. According to a report by CBS sports, Winkenbach also created the first fantasy leagues for baseball and golf, he was known as “the father of Fantasy Sports.