The 2024 Class of the Hall of FOOL

The time has come.

After almost a decade and a half, the MCATL (and friends) Fantasy Football League is happy to open the Hall of Fool.

The purpose of the Hall of Fool is to honor, forever, ANYTHING that this League believes to be important, impactful, or just so funny that we must remember it forever. Anything can be nominated every year as long as it’s something we as a league have enjoyed, has stood the test of time, and might be a little out of use or ‘retired’.

Today, on 1/25/25, we honor the following FIRST BALLOT Hall of Foolers who are being inducted into the Hall of Fool.

What a legendary class we have here!

Let’s start by honoring Kory Hale—former league member and, of course, a former LEAGUE CHAMP! His brief yet unforgettable time in Fool Town will always be remembered as the era of “why is it okay today?” We don’t know. But we know it’s okay for you to be in the Hall of Fool.

The EXILE gif was a true gem of the early years of Fool Town. Primarily used by Corey Leak as a way to exile anyone who did or said something so dumb it warranted a one-way ticket to the elephant graveyard, far beyond the reach of Fool Town’s light. It never failed to deliver laughs, and to this day, its legacy lives on.

And who could forget the era when you couldn’t say anything in Fool Town without the obligatory, “…was Corey’s stripper name…”? We applied it everywhere—from sports references to our own family stories. While the Stripper Name era may have come and gone, it will always be remembered as a core piece of Fool Town lore. (Fun fact: “Come and Gone” was Corey’s stripper name during his stint at the club in the back of the first-ever Golden Corral in the country. The oldies loved it.)

Then there’s the Fruit Man—truly, what more can be said? I still remember how hard I laughed when Justin debuted the first Fruit Man video. We reached out to the Fruit Man to see if he wanted to make a thank-you video for this honor, but sadly, he’s moved on to bigger and better things. We hear he’s hung up his fruit and is off on new adventures, and we wish him nothing but the best.

Finally, Adam got a Samsung. If one of your friends gets a Samsung and ruins the group chat once, it’s a funny blip. But TWICE? Now that’s legendary. The writer of this blog may admit that it was a stressful ordeal both times for him, but in hindsight, it was downright amazing that Adam did this not once, but twice. The fact that any moment Adam could get a Samsung and throw everything into chaos is what makes it an essential part of our lore even to this day. He could be thinking about it right now. Adam, please don’t. Really.

And with that, we proudly present the 2024 Class of the Hall of Fool. Each of these individuals, by definition, is a first-ballot Hall of Fooler, and today, we honor them with this commemorative jacket: