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I'm not sure how many folks know but Greg will be one of five inductees into the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame during the Fantasy Sports Trade Conference next week in Las Vegas.



Greg will be inducted along with Scott Engel, Eric Karabell, Matt Berry and Greg Kellogg. To be eligible, candidates needed to have at least 10 years of editorial experience in the fantasy industry.



As many of you know, before forming the NFBC and NFFC in 2004, Greg was the only editor Fantasy Sports Magazine ever had. He also became the first fantasy sports writer for ESPN.com. Just think if he had played his cards right he could've be swapping stories with Cris Carter in Bristol instead of hanging out with me every day.



I started working with Greg in December of 1999 after leaving the Packers beat and I can say without question that Greg is very deserving of this honor. I'm proud of the work we've done together, not just with the events but everything we did with all of our magazines together as well. I've learned a lot from him over the years and we've definitely had a lot of fun. I can't think of a better person to receive this honor than Greg.



I won't be attending the conference but I know he'll have a Corona on me.



Or two. Or three. Or ...



Congrats Greg.

Congrats Greg!!

Well deserved.....CONGRATS Greg

To say "well deserved" would be an understatement. Congratulations, Greg!

oops - timing is everything :rolleyes:

WOW.... that is awesome! Congrats Greg and just think, we can all say we knew you when!

Greg, I'm happy for you. That's a great honor that is more than well deserved.



Fitting that you're inducted in a Hall of Fame the year you want to create your NFBC's Hall of Fame. I'm thinking you should be inducted there. Don't worry, we'll let you use the same speech twice.



Congrats Greg, you're the man.



Glenn

Well deserved. Congrats Greg.

That's some great company you're sharing the stage with Greg - congratulations, you deserve it!

Congrats Greg! This week and next are shaping up great for you. Now let's keep up the good news with a Packer win on Sunday.

congrats!

Greg, I live here in Vegas. Can I come to the inductions? If so, how and where and when?



Congrats to you as it is well deserved.



Richie Gordon

Congratulations, Greg



Don Mathis

Congrats, Greg! It's good to be the King!

They couldn't have made a better choice. Congrats Greg!!

Originally posted by rkulaski:

Congrats Greg! This week and next are shaping up great for you. Now let's keep up the good news with a Packer win on Sunday. Thanks all for the kind words and congratulatory posts. Thanks to Tom for letting you folks know!! Here I thought I could make a quiet exit out of freezing cold Iola, fly to Las Vegas, pick up my nice plaque and then sneak back quietly without anyone knowing about this. Damn, that plan has been shot down!!



I guess what this honor means is that I'm OLD!! And that I've been around a long, long time. They usually give you these honors when you're ready to retire or die and I'm not planning on either right now!! But it's definitely a great honor.



Seriously, it's great that so many of you can share in the joy of this honor. I really am very honored to be recognized for this award and for being part of the inaugural Hall of Fame class for the FSWA. It's a great group of guys who are being inducted on Tuesday night and I think we all have the same passion for this industry and we all have in some way progressed the awareness and growth of the fantasy sports industry. As I plan on saying in my speech, Content Is King in this industry and through our content we've all helped improve the fun of fantasy sports for many, many players, while growing the number of participants. When I started in 1989 there were an estimated 1 million fantasy players and today there are more than 30 million fantasy players in the U.S. and many, many more worldwide.



And along the way you have to be lucky. I was lucky when I saw the ad for an editor of a Rotisserie Baseball Magazine in April of 1989, applied for the job with more determination than anyone can imagine and got the job. I was lucky that we didn't shut down the magazine after losing money for two straight years. I was lucky when we decided to put football players on the cover of Fantasy Baseball Magazine and the incredible sell-throughs saved the magazine. I was lucky when Rob Neyer called me to be a regular fantasy columnist -- the first one for the site -- for something called ESPN.com when we didn't even have Internet in Iola, Wisconsin. In fact, for more than a year I wrote football, baseball and basketball columns for ESPN.com and never saw them because we still didn't have the Internet here. I was lucky when that gig gave me enough exposure to be asked to be on TV with Brady Tinker in 1997 for Fantasy Football Weekly, which aired on what would soon become FoxSportsNet. I was lucky when ESPN Radio then called and asked me to be a regular guest each Sunday night on Jack Arute's show. And I was lucky when our die-hard subscribers ponied up and supported the NFBC and NFFC enough to keep us alive for seven years.



Now today I KNOW I'M LUCKY with what the future holds for our high-stakes contests and events. I've never been more excited in my 22 years in the industry. I know this is going to play out well for Tom and myself and for all of our customers. So it's back to the hard work and back to building up the trust folks have had in us here. It's true that I've been lucky, but sometimes you also make your own luck.



Just so you're not worried about me, I will give myself a chance to have a little fun in Las Vegas with my buddy Geoff and Charlie and all the rest of my friends in the industry. It's going to be a good celebration and a time to reminisce about some funny stories. I'd like to think I've made a good contribution to this industry for the last 22 years, but there's no question in my mind that the next 22 years are going to be even more historic and productive. I really do think the best is yet to come and I'm EXTREMELY excited about it. Come join me for the ride!!

awesome post!! i am not surprised...congrats and heres to u!

Have a great time..Congrats



Will there be a Brady sighting in March? I know he's only their for entertainment purposes, but we enjoy him being there.



[ January 21, 2011, 09:38 AM: Message edited by: CC's Desperados ]

Originally posted by CC's Desperados:

Have a great time..Congrats



Will there be a Brady sighting in March? I know he's only their for entertainment purposes, but we enjoy him being there. I need to call him to see if I can stay at his place in Dallas if the Packers get to the Super Bowl!! Giving him employment in Las Vegas is a fair tradeoff, don't you think? Yeah, I have a feeling he will be back with us and hopefully for the second weekend of March Madness, although he sure loves that first weekend. We'll see him, I'm sure.

Thats great Greg! Congrats and have fun in Vegas.

Congrats Greg - you deserve the honor of being in the inaugural class for sure.



I guess this makes you the Ty Cobb of the FSWA!!!

Congrats Greg!

Greg, it must seem as if you've lived a lifetime in one month!

Congrats, much deserved, and a swell idea to have a place where you fellas can be honored.

Congratulations. Well deserved.

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

Greg, it must seem as if you've lived a lifetime in one month!

Congrats, much deserved, and a swell idea to have a place where you fellas can be honored. Let's just say I've seen my life flash before me in the last month!! I've never been in this situation before, but I always kept the faith that good people would make good decisions. From the first conversation I received, there was honesty, trust and a willingness to find a workable solution for all sides, especially the consumer. I couldn't be happier with the way things are going and if we finish up the way I think we're going to everyone will be happy.



Again, thanks for all the support folks. It's the second time we've needed it in the last two years and I don't think we want any more changes after this next one. I'm ready to hunker down in one spot until I'm done hunkerin'. I hope you'll settle in for a spell with me.