A New Year's Parade in Toledo
Thousands of fans from Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan lined the streets of Toledo to celebrate the first world championship team in Glass City history, the 2009 Toledo Neanderthal.As the bands played, local politicians marched and the team, players and executives, rode through the streets of downtown beginning at Fifth Third field and ending at the Glass Bowl where the loyal season ticket holders got to watch and participate in the glorious celebration.
Team owner and native Toledoan, Gene Bell, rode in the lead vehicle accompanied by General Manager, Tonda, both of whom had been snubbed in voting for executive of the year. "Getting Maurice was a key to our late season success." Bell reminded the crowd. " And you must remember that the trade was made four weeks before Ronnie's season ending injury. Now, that is leadership".
Bell also asked the crowd to honor the efforts of Coach Marty, who many thought could never win the big one, but proved his detractors wrong in only his second season of BFL exposure. "It is an honor to have followed Coach Sam, who really laid the ground work for this success. I know that he received the McKay trophy earlier in his career and I will strive for similar honors in the future." remarked the coach who was also snubbed for consideration inspite of leading the cavemen to the best regular season record this year.
Also on the podium at the celebration, QB Phillip Rivers, a candidate for the Selmon trophy but also over looked for the award, reminded the crowd that the success of the team in winning the Culverhouse Trophy was not an individual effort. "Everyone contributed in their own way. Each week someone stepped up and you see the results. I can't help it if no one, individually, strikes fear in their opponents hearts every week, like Drew and Peyton. But we succeeded where they did not."
Results of the voting for the Williams trophy, for some reason, haven't been announced yet, but if the crowd reaction on Friday was any indication, there will be much disgruntlement in Toledo if Rivers does not win the award.
The final speaker at the rally appeared via the Subway Fresh Take Hotline from his prison cell, as Plaxico exhorted the crowd to relish in another first in league history. The Neanderthal completed the first "hat trick", posting the best regular season record, winning the scrubs game against the Wollfs and finally capping the season with the BFL World Championship.
We look forward to another great year in 2010
Win, lose, or draw








Upon hearing the news of Mayberry receiver Chris Henry's untimely death at the hands of the back of a pick up truck, the Sin City Grifters dedicated their upcoming game against Toledo to the player, who is believed to have been a Grifter in the past.


















