Our American Stories

Inside Fantasy Football: America's Favorite Non-Contact Sport

On this episode of Our American Stories, Peter Funt shares the enthralling growth of a billion-dollar business. Hear the journey from the early GOPPPL days to an integral part of the NFL marketing plan. Peter's book is <a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="3" href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FInside-Fantasy-Football-Americas-Non-Contact%2Fdp%2F1737626756%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D38RZQ6LFBXAOL%26dib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WRDKYG96Ika9HyZ2nyBs9g.RIewGaEhpZxZyS0o1g3qU8g5D3eZrAHmBvPCNFycZXE%26dib_tag%3Dse%26keywords%3DFantasy%2BFootball%253A%2BAmerica%2527s%2BFavorite%2BNon-Contact%2BSport%26qid%3D1728399229%26sprefix%3Dfantasy%2Bfootball%2Bamerica%2527s%2Bfavorite%2Bnon-contact%2Bsport%252Caps%252C117%26sr%3D8-1&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7Ccf71e1d5e2c9499bbe8208dce7c027a6%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638640059747048107%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=m4C5EY7maxOedZm00%2Bo3sse8daKhxTqxLeY1o5KWfkM%3D&amp;reserved=0">Inside Fantasy Football: America's Favorite Non-Contact Sport</a> Support the show (<a href="https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate">https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate</a>)See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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