‘Nine days after the birth of the namesake grandson he never got to see, Vincent A. Tobia, the late Buffalo Bills lawyer and legendary State Police undercover mob and narcotics investigator, was lauded by Gov. George E. Pataki and the State Legislature at a Buffalo ceremony Friday. A State Legislature resolution praising Tobia, who died of a heart attack at 60 last July 7 was presented to his son, attorney Vincent J., and his 81-year-old father, Vincent. During the noontime ceremony in Erie County Hall, Mayor Anthony M. Masiello cited Tobia’s business and legal skills as key factors in keeping the NFL franchise in Buffalo while teams moved out of much larger, more media-intense cities over the past decade. Masiello told the courtroom filled with the late lawyer’s friends that Tobia had played "an integral role" in keeping professional football alive in Buffalo.’