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Todd Heap scored 2 TDs for the second week in a row to pace the Refugees to an early lead
The Cuban Refugees rode their vaunted rushing attack the entire season. When it all but vanished during Super Bowl XVII, they displayed the
resiliency of a champion.
Todd Heap got the Refugees off to a good start on Sunday, catching 2 more TD passes for the second week in a row and Donovan McNabb drove home
the final nail in the coffin with a 22-point effort that included 3 TD passes. The ariel attack was too much to overcome for the defending champion
Snapdragons, who saw their hopes of a repeat championship dashed 55-43.
The victory was especially sweet for McNabb, the game's MVP, who had been benched in favor of Drew Brees in the 2004 and 2006 Super Bowls as a
member of the Chickens. A late season trade brought him to the Refugees to solidify the QB situation and as it turned out, he was just the player
the Refugees needed to put them over the top.
The victory marks the 2nd Super Bowl title for the Refugees since 2006 and the third for owner Anthony Aceto in the past four years. After waiting
13 years for his first championship, Aceto now joins the Kinsman brothers as the only owners with more than 2 YFFL championships.
Congratulations to the Cuban Refugees, your 2009 YFFL champions!
Brees
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Most Valuable Player
Drew Brees - Llamas (20 of 21 possible points)
Brees becomes only the second back-to-back winner of the MVP award and first since Emmitt Smith took home the honors in 1994 and 1995. After a
blistering start to the season that saw him post 62 points in just 2 games, Brees fell back to earth with 2 straight zero-point performances
before settling in and posting a career high 215 points to lead the Llamas to a third straight AFC East title.
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Harvin
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Rookie of the Year
Percy Harvin - O'tangs (24 of 24 possible points)
Looks like Steve's nervous breakdown on draft night was well-deserved. The Orangutangs snatched Harvin away from the Mallards at the last moment
and they had their first Rookie of the Year winner since Eddie George in 1996. Harvin enjoyed a top-10 WR season in his first year in the
league, scoring in all but 2 games as one of the lone highlights for the O'tangs.
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Austin
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Macor Misa
Miles Austin - Mallards (20 of 24 possible points)
If all it took for Miles "Girl Eyes" Austin to break out was a Mediterranean cruise, maybe Steve would have popped the question a lot sooner.
Austin erupted for 22 points during Steve's honeymoon and didn't look back, posting 74 points on the season on the way to becoming the
Mallards' most consistent receiver. Not bad for a buy who had only 6 points in 3 career seasons.
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Sansone
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Owner of the Year
Bobby Sansone (23 of 24 possible points)
It took Bobby Sansone 7 division titles and 2 wild cards to reach Owner of the Year, but he finally made it in 2009 thanks to a remarkable
11-2 season from the Thugs and a rebuilt Beans team that was in the Wild Card hunt until the very end. With 17 wins and some shrewd
maneuvering, Sansone was on top of his game this season.
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