The rules are fairly simple. To be eligible for the HoF, the player must be retired. The player must also have made a significant impact on results in the CRFL, meaning won lots of games for the fantasy teams they played for.
I'll ask for input from league members on who should be inducted, and with the caveat that the player(s) needs to be retired, we'll likely induct 0-2 players annually.
With those rules out of the way, and asking for input, I've decided to induct two players into the CRFL Hall-of-Fame.
NFL teams played for: Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos
Manning's CRFL history: Drafted by Battle Creek Mayhem in the 2011 start-up draft, Manning was cut during the 2011 season and added by the Greece Spartans. One year and a name change later, Manning won the CRFL championship game for the Sparta Spartans. Manning totaled 23 points in the victory. To this day, the Spartans 2012 CRFL title is the league's only title won by a team other than what we now know as Kaneohe Ikaika Warriors and Gem State Bruins. Manning was traded to Pacific Warriors (now Kaneohe) in 2013 and went on to lead the Warriors to two championship victories (2013 and 2014). Manning remained with the Warriors until he retired, at which point Connell Conquistadors took a flier on Manning returning to the NFL. Manning was the starting QB for three different championship winning teams, but spent most of his fantasy career with what is now Kaneohe Ikaika Warriors. It only makes sense that Manning go into the CRFL Hall-of-Fame as a member of the Warriors.
NFL teams played for: Detroit Lions
Johnson's CRFL history: Johnson was drafted by the Stockholm Lions (now Gem State) at 2.04 in the 2011 start-up draft. Becoming a rare mainstay on the team roster, Johnson played for the Gem State Bruins franchise for four seasons, winning a championship for the team in the league's inaugural season. While Johnson was on the roster, the Lions/Bears were always near to the top of the standings. A cornerstone of the franchise for several years, the Bears parted sold high on the Detroit receiver in 2015. Johnson spent that season and the last bit of his playing career with Wind River Bison before retiring. Gem State decided to trade for the retired Johnson so that he could retire with the Gem State Bruins. Johnson was drafted by Spokane Spartans in 2016 and briefly added to the Northern Lights in 2017, both hoping the former Lions product would be coaxed out of retirement, but as of the date of this post he remains retired.
