HISTORY OF HAYASHI AND THE CDFL

Recently, a lost box was recovered. Inside it, a wealth of Hayashi history was rediscovered. That information will be presented as it was originally written for the first time within these pages....

Original Headlines:

TROLL TURNS ATTENTION TOWARD THE GRID IRON
(1989)
Associated Press

RIO GRANDE, OH L. Christopher Komandt, Commissioner of the FFL at the University of Rio Grande announced Friday that the newly formed league would include six teams. One of the new owners is former captain of the Yellow Springs baseball Bulldogs, Mark Trollinger. All but one that requested a team was approved by Commissioner Komandt. The only one jected was David "C.D." Trentini, who has had several confrontations with Komandt. Other owners of teams in the league are: Commissioner Komandt, Dale Johnson, Robert Nora, Greg Neer and Jason Ridge. Troll's team was founded under the name Pequiño Keebleros with Mark as the head coach. After week two, Troll decided that he couldn't run the team himself and announced he was looking for a staff.

TROLL NAMES STAFF
(1989)
Associated Press

RIO GRANDE, OH Three days after Mark Trollinger announced he was searching for a staff he changed the name of his team, hired a staff and made a couple of acquistions. In honor of the Neersters, the FFL's leading team, Troll renamed his team the Jackson BuckinNeers. The 'Neers had an impressive first week scoring 34 points and were tied for first, but after a slow second week when they only scored 20, Troll felt it was time for a change. He picked up the Buffalo Bills defensive unit and place kicker Mike Cofer from departing owner Jason Ridge. At a press conference announcing the additional players, Troll surprised everyone and introduced his new staff.

TRANSACTIONS (1989)
Fantasy Football League
Jackson Buckin'Neers - Acquired the Buffalo Bills defense and place kicker Mike Cofer from
former owner Jason Ridge. Hired Don Shula, head coach; Buddy Ryan, defensive coordinator; Forest Gregg, Offensive Coordinator; and a member of the Houston Oilers Staff as assistant coach.

FIRST FFL SEASON COMPLETED
(1989)
Associated Press

RIO GRANDE, OH The first season of the FFL was completed Sunday. It was an exciting first season, even though two of the original sex owners dropped out. Jason Ridge dropped out after the first week and Robert Nora quit two weeks before the season finale. After complaints and alledged proof that Commissioner Komandt falsified his starting lineup, talk of his resignation and the possible seperaton of the leage, all was resolved and the league continued with Komandt as Commissioner. The first season was ruled sucessful and after the final week's action Greg Neer was declared the champion followed by Komandt, Dale Johnson and Trollinger. After the first season, Commissioner Komandt is already hoping for expansion for the second season.

TRANSACTIONS (1989)
Fantasy Football League
Jackson Buckin'Neers - Relocated the team to Hayashi, Japan and changed the name to the Silver Dragons.

TRANSACTIONS (1990)
Fantasy Football League
Hayashi Silver Dragons - Named Bo Schembeckler and Bill Walsh advanced scouts and Chuck Noll special teams coach. Extended the contracts of Don Shula, Buddy Ryan, Forest Gregg and the assistant coach to the 1991 season.
Miscellaneous
ESPN Signed contract to televise all the Hayashi Silver Dragon games for the 1990 season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although it was thought to be in the neighborhood of twelve million dollars.

FFL Commissioner L. Christopher Komandt announced retirement as Commissioner. Mark Trollinger named sucessor.

CHANGES FOR FFL
(1990)
Associated Press

RIO GRANDE, OH Rio Grande's FFL has seen some big changes this off season. Founder of the FFL and last seasons Commissioner, L. Christopher Komandt announced his retirement during the offseason and Mark Trollinger was named as replacement. With the league down to four teams, Trollinger looked for expansion. He was able to recruit one new member. For the 1990 season, the league will be: Greg Neer (last years winner), Dale Johnson, Commissioner Mark Trollinger (Hayashi Silver Dragons), former Commissioner L. Christopher Komandt, and new recruit Brian Neville.

END OF FFL??
(1990)
Associated Press

RIO GRANDE, OH Just when things started to look good for the FFL, the season was cut short and questions about its future arose. Last season, two owners dropped out of the initial year, but it was still considered a success. This year, the FFL got off to a good start. A new owner joined and the first ten weeks proved to be a good contest. After week 10, the rankings were: Greg Neer and Mark Trollinger tied for first with 613 total points, Dale Johnson with 548, Chris Komandt with 497 and Brian Neville with 339. In week 11, Dale Johnson and Brian Neville did not turn in lineup. Neer pulled slightly ahead of Trollinger and even without a lineup, Johnson maintained his position against a struggling Komandt. Week 12 seemed to mark the end of the road for the FFL. Only Trollinger turned in a lineup - giving him 57 points and the lead. However, after a closed door meeting, it was decided to call the season off after week 11, and Greg Neer was once again crowned champion. The sudden lack of interest puts a dark cloud over the future of the FFL.

FFL RETURNS !
(1991)
Associated Press

RIO GRANDE, OH The abrupt end of the 1990-1991 FFL season left Commissioner Trollinger with many questions concerning the future of the league. He took the offseason to meet with consultants, read manuals and revamp the league. During the first two seasons, the FFL operated on a total point scored system. While standings were kept, Trollinger felt that something was missing. The league needed more. More teams, more competition, more realism. Trollinger came up with the idea to create a new league. One with team names and logos to give it a more professional feel. Additionally, the old method of scoring was replaced by a head to head matchup. In order to do this, new teams had to be added. All five owners from last season agreed to join the new league, but there were problems. First, you couldn't play a head to head schedule with an odd number of teams, and a five team league would not be that exciting. Trollinger and company went on a major recruiting spree, and in the end, the new league had ten members!

Trollinger further decided that the league needed a name. FFL did not have a professional feel. In honor of the one potential owner who was not allowed to participate in the inaugrial season, the CDFL (Cleveland Dave Football League) was born. With ten teams, Trollinger set the league up into two divisions: Holzer Division and Molton Division. The teams would play part of the season head to head before entering a play off system. The champions from the two divisions would meet each other on the final week of the regular season in the first annual Shaker Bowl.

The Holzer division contained: Mark Trollinger's Hayashi Silver Dragons, Aaron Kauffman's Alvada Shockers, Tim Brehm's Brehm's Bombers, Brian Neville's Pittsburgh Pythons, and Dale Johnson's Dale's Snails. The Molton divison contained: Chris Komandt's Orlando Shakers, Mike Voorheis' El Paso Rednecks, Tim Smith's Cincinnati Cougars, Greg Neers Jackson Neersters, and Jason Wright and James Lewis' Wyld Stallions.

The season ended a smashing success as the Wyld Stallions demolished the Hayashi Silver Dragons in the Shaker Bowl.

TRANSACTIONS (1992)
Cleveland Dave Football League
League Office - Announced that after two seasons as Commissioner, Mark Trollinger would step down. Tim Brehm was named as replacement for the 1992 - 1993 season.