‘He had surgery last December, then spent much of the year going through chemotherapy. During that time, he was embraced by old friends within the coast-to-coast network of fans known as the Bills Mafia. Behind the efforts of Ken Johnson, the often-ketchup-coated-superfan known as Pinto Ron – trust me, a long story there – the Mafia waged a successful Twitter campaign to convince the Bills to allow Pancho Billa to call a pick at the National Football League draft in Arlington.’