1958 Season Preview
1 - Cincinnati Rivermen 1957 Record: 10-2 (1st West) 1957 Result: Won Championship Highlighted Players: DL Fergus Prenderghast (99) & OL Milton McCovery (54) Last year could not have gone any more perfect than it went for the Rivs. They gambled on the prime of DL Fergus Prenderghast and just by winning a title last year it has more than paid off. With how well last season went, Cincinnati’s main strategy is just to get everything back together to get back to the title game and repeat. RB Perry Ferguson was going to retire after the championship, but he was convinced to stick around for another year to win once more. TE Floyd Rankin and S Virgil Romano were given small extensions to stay in Cincinnati for another run. They have shown to have some of the best talent in the league, and now see themselves in the driver’s seat to win back-to-back championships. In years’ past, winning a title may have been a slightly easier task, but the West division has now become i...