Ennjay Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 The thread about favorite teams before the Bills and the one about ages got me wondering: how many posters on this Board ever actually saw a game at the Rockpile? I remember at least four for myself: the heavy snow game against Cincinnatti that Booker Edgerson won with a touchdown fumble recovery off a cornerback blitz on Greg Cook; the Preston Ridlehuber TD pass game when the Bills beat the Patriots OJ's rookie year; and preseason games against Detroit and, in Reuben Gant's rookie year, the St. Louis Cardinals ( I can't remember anything else about those games themselves except that the Bills lost). How many of us remember sitting in WMS?
duey Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 While I was at UB in the mid-80's, I saw a UB-Canisius football game there, as well as a Bisons game. The stadium was WELL past its prime by then, despite the rehab done as part of the filming of "The Natural."
LabattBlue Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 Only once. 1971...Baltimore crushed the Bills 43-0. Sat in the endzone bleachers, which were made of nothing but concrete with no backs. Can't remember if it was Johnny Unitas or Earl Morrall at QB.
justnzane Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 nah i am too young to ever have seen a bills game there. However i did play a little league game there.
kasper13 Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 Too young to ever see a Bills game there as they moved when I was one. I did see 100's of Bisons games there from 1979-1987. Great old stadium. Even though it was a dump, there was something special about it. It had character and history if nothing else. It was also easy to get free baseballs & tons of autographs. I still miss it to this day.
Tom Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 Saw the Bills there a few times & the Bisons many times..... I remember the the Havana Sugar Kings & later the Jersey City Jerseys I was a little kid & went to the 12/28/63 'playoff' game vs the Boston Patriots by myself. froze my butt off only to see us lose to Babe Parilli's Pats.... Sadly I attended Kellys last game @Rich in the same date, only in '96.
Hawk Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 My older sister took me too the Afl championship,,Bills vs. Chargers.. Saw the "hit heard round the world" right in front of me..Got the program, still from that game My Dad before he past took me to a lot of Bisons games there. I drive past there every once and a while..lotsa memories,,
realtruelove Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 I went to many games at WMS. I remember you could bring in pretty much anything. Guys would bring in coolers full of beer and get hammered before halftime. I remember OJs rookie season and how bad our team was back then, in the early seventies. In 1973, team moved to Rich and OJ had 2003.
Rico Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 the heavy snow game against Cincinnatti that Booker Edgerson won with a touchdown fumble recovery off a cornerback blitz on Greg Cook215115[/snapback] First Bills game I ever attended.
PromoTheRobot Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 9/14/1969 vs. New York Jets, Lost 33-19 att:46,165 First Bills game and only game seen at The Rockpile. I did see some Bison games there too. The Roman Collesium was more comfortable. PTR
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