Hall of Fame

SEA DOGS 1995

SEA DOGS II: THE REVENGE 1996

STILL THE SEA DOGS 1997

HELENA HANDBASKETS 1998-2005

CREIGHTON BARRELS 2006-2014

One year after losing Finger Bowl 5 in the only tiebreaker to determine a Finks League champion, Traczek's Handbaskets came back to win Finger Bowl 6 in 1999 with a 40-30 victory over Phill Trewyn's Vicodin Victors. It would become Traczek's only championship in four Finger Bowl appearances. Traczek (166-137-11, .546) also finished second in 2005 and 2006. In his 20 years, Traczek's teams reached the playoffs eight times and won six division titles.

Traczek lives in Bolingbrook with his wife. They have two daughters.

GHOST OF SWEETNESS 2004-08

Cline won two division titles and finished in the top three two times in his five Finks League seasons. In 2004, he became the second of four Finks League owners to win a Finger Bowl in his first season. Ghost defeated Jeff Newton's Go For 2, 67-60, to win Finger Bowl 11. Cline (43-33-3, .563) also placed third in 2008. He ranks in the top five in winning percentage. He lost once in four postseason games.

Cline lives in Evanston with his wife and two daughters.

THE BARENAKED PIGSKINS 1999-2005

THE SODOR RAIL-LAYERS 2006-08

Harvey's 10-year reign as a Finks League owner resulted in four top-three finishes with a runner-up title in 2007 and third-place finishes in 2001 and 2006. His only title came in 2005 with the Pigskins' 36-27 victory over the Helena Handbaskets in Finger Bowl 12. Harvey (71-70-7, .503) reached the playoffs four times.

Harvey died in 2008. The league's annual Harvey-Ponz Award was established in his honor.

PONZ SCUM 2006-07

In two years, Ponczak made an instant impact by becoming the third owner in league history to win a Finger Bowl title in his first season. The Scum defeated Eye of Newt 34-19 to win Finger Bowl 13 and then Ponczak followed that rookie season with a third-place finish in 2007. After Ponczak, two other owners have gone on to win a Finger Bowl in their first season.

Ponczak (21-13, .618) ranks first among career Finks League owners in winning percentage. No other owner has won over 60 percent of their games.

Ponczak died in 2008. The league's annual Harvey-Ponz Award was established in his honor.

STONE BLUE BOMBERS 1994-97

An Original Four owner, Stone is credited with the creation of the Finks League's two-division schedule format which has remained unchanged since its inception in 1995. Stone's Bombers won Finger Bowl 2 that season with a 42-27 victory over Matt Simo's Chicago Blitz.

Stone (36-29-1, .553) reached the playoffs in each of his four seasons in the league and was the runner-up in Finger Bowl 1 and 3.

He lives in his hometown of Wheaton.

CHICAGO BLITZ 1994-95

LAS VEGAS POSSE 1996-98, 2005, 2009-10

OAKLAND INVADERS 1999-2001

LOS ANGELES EXPRESS 2002-04

An Original Four owner, Simo became an astute buyer with free-agent pickups to become one of the winningest owners in league history (125-98-3, .560).

He owns regular season records for most points in a game and wins in a season. He is a three-time Finger Bowl champion (1997, 2001-02).

He lives in Las Vegas with his wife and daughter.

COOPERSTOWN STRIKERS 1994

KANSAS CITY KINGS 1995

ST. LOUIS SPIRITS 1996-2003

An Original Four owner, who won the firsts Finger Bowl in 1994 with a 37=9 victory. The consummate trader ranks in the top five in winning percentage among owners (89-67-4, .569).

Wilcox's record of nine consecutive wins in 1995 was broken in 2017. He is a three-time Finger Bowl champion (1994, 1996, 2000).

He lives in St. Louis with his wife and two children.