The following was issued today:

Fanpicks.com Names Hulk Hogan as Official Spokesman

Revolutionary Fantasy League site- Appoints Sports Icon

September 11- FanPicks.com is pleased to announce that Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea will be the fantasy sports site's official spokesman. The mercurial WWE Hall of Fame legend and sports Icon has been selected due to both his enormous popularity with fans the world-over and his love of sports. FanPicks.com has no doubt that the beloved athlete will lead his loyal fans to the site in his latest role as "Brand Ambassador"

Hogan was the main contributor to the success of professional wrestling during his time with the WWE beginning in the 70¹s, helping to turn the sport into a mainstream product. The FanPicks.com team is betting that "the Hulkster" will do the same for Daily Fantasy Sports.

In this morning's announcement, FanPicks.com spokesperson Shawn Perez said "We all make mistakes and deserve second chances. Hulk Hogan is an admired athlete and Global Icon. For 3-plus decades, he has been inspiring fans around the world. He spends a good amount of his time doing so much for numerous charities and causes. He's a perfect partner for us and together we will be making contributions to the Make-A-Wish Foundation on behalf of Hulk Hogan".

Hogan made his excitement very clear when he spoke directly to his fans. "I am looking forward to connecting with all my Hulkamaniacs during some of the biggest games of the year and at upcoming Fan Pick live events in the near future." Look for free $$ promotions by using promo code Hulk25 and join Hulk in all the fun at www.fanpicks.com.

FanPicks.com is a fantasy sport industry leader, offering many options for one day fantasy league cash money games. The site offers major sports like Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey as well as collegiate basketball and football. In addition MMA, Golf and Racing are also offered. FanPicks.com one day leagues remove the tedious long term season commitments, members compete when they want to and are not forced into action by the grind of season long tournaments.

joem49er contributed to this article.