PWFFL 2003 Awards - Part 5

[01.10.04] Kalamazoo, MI - This has been one wild party. Things are starting to wind down as Salma is about to present the final three awards of the evening. These are the top three most prestigious awards: the Vince Lombardi, Jerry Jones, and the new George Halas Award.

Vince Lombardi Award

The Lombardi Award is given to the Coach of the Year. This coach was able to consistently play the best players over the course of the season with the most options at their disposal. This was another award that had a league wide vote. Nominees are: Wisconsin Wannabes, Kalamazoo Vikings, and Rhode Island Ridicule

Winner: Rhode Island Ridicule

(Owner Libzie) Thank you, I was wondering if I was going to win this award or not. My guys were kind difficult and I'm glad I was able to get something out of my lackluster season. Thank you everyone.

Jerry Jones Award

This award is earned by stringing together the best team through the draft, free agency, and the waiver wire. The Jerry Jones award recognizes the General Manager of the year. Nominees are: Kalamazoo Vikings, Seattle Slimy Slugs, and Wisconsin Wannabes

Winner: Kalamazoo Vikings

The Vikings were able to overachieve in all phases of managing a team on the grand scale this season. They improved their team heavily by making a trade for Randy Moss early in the offseason. Drafted youth and instant contributor in Andre Johnson (WR-Hou). The Vikings were also able to nab Anquin Boldin off the free-agent wire early in the season. Combine that with the lot of all-star caliber protections and you have the making of a dynasty.

George Halas Award

The George Halas Award is one of the highest honors, second only to the Bribin Cup, which an owner can receive in PWFFL. The Halas Award recognizes great contributions to not only the PWFFL, but also all of the Puck's World Fantasy Sports, Inc family of leagues. This person is viewed upon many as the Most Valuable Owner of the league, other than the President of PWFFL. This Award was determined almost exclusively on a league-wide secret ballot.

One owner said of this person, "(He) motivated me to stay more involved this year." Another said, "(He) is by far the prototype owner that we are looking for in this league". This person's commitment and drive to make this league as fun and entertaining as possible has long overjoyed Puck. His training camp articles were well written and probably the most welcomed and talked about event in league history. Without further adu, the Winner of the 2003 George Halas Award..

Winner: Bob Pinter - Detroit Drive

(Video feed from Madison, Wisconsin shows Bob with his mouth wide open. Speechless.)

Thank you everyone for joining us tonight on ESPN Depoofle. We look forward to bringing you more in-depth interviews and reports during the offseason and into the 2004 PWFFL season.