You've been a Bills fan for too long if...

[vorpma]

 

Sestak has a reputation as a dominating DT and an unbelievable athlete. I am not disparigning his accomplishments in any way. Bruce Smith is the NFL's all-time sack leader (yes, I know how long it has been an official stat) and he was a 3-4 defensive end. You would need to average 20 sacks a year for 10 years to equal him. You would need to average 13.33 sacks a year over a 15 year career or 10 sacks a year over 20 years. DID I MENTION THAT HE WAS A 3-4 DE?!? He is without question the greatest defensive player that the Bills have ever had and right there with OJ as the top overall.

 

 

I tend to try to be the hyperbole police around here. Sestak over Bruce is like saying that Jim Kelly was a better QB than Tom Brady. While Kelly was great and in the HOF he is not in the conversation of the greatest of all-time. We can be fans of Kelly and hate Brady but that doesn't mean that Kelly was ever the better player.

Not arguing with you at all, this was a great post, can't you just leave it at that. Take small breaths, smile, laugh a little bit and chill out!

[vorpma]

- you remember watching AFL Hilights, with Charlie Jones

- you remember the taxi squad

- you remember thinking, "How did the Dolphins get better than us?"

- you remember them as the Boston Patriots

- you remember wondering, why aren't Flores and Powell as good with us as they were with the Raiders?

- you remember the first number O.J. wore as a Bill (36), and you remember who had 32 (McDermott)

- you remember fearing having to play against Bambi

- you remember how exciting it was to play teams like the Rams or Vikings for the first time, even if it was preseason

- speaking of preseason, you remember when it was six games

Good stuff! Mailon Kent, the taxi squad QB.

[John Gianelli]

Good stuff! Mailon Kent, the taxi squad QB.

You and I are probably the only two people in the world who remember Mailon Kent!

[RevWarRifleman]

"The Hit." You know what "the hit" was, as well as who delivered it, who received "the hit", what team it was against, and what game it was. And you're REALLY lucky if you were at that game & saw it live!

 

Great topic GBID, thanks for putting it up.

[vorpma]

"The Hit." You know what "the hit" was, as well as who delivered it, who received "the hit", what team it was against, and what game it was. And you're REALLY lucky if you were at that game & saw it live!

 

Great topic GBID, thanks for putting it up.

Heard Van Miller call it on the radio!

You and I are probably the only two people in the world who remember Mailon Kent!

My father was good friends with John Mazur, he claimed Kent could throw quite the bullet!

[Buffalo Barbarian]

 

...You think "Cookie" is a "who", not a "what".

...You think "Rockpile" is a "what", not a "who".

...You know what "Best Exit" means.

...Your idea of a quarterback controversy is Kemp-Lamonica.

...You remember that the only Bills home game that your Mom ever wanted to see in person was against the Los Angeles Rams, and that was because the Rams brought along Jim Nabors to sing the national anthem.

...You don't think that Bruce Smith is the greatest NFL defensive lineman of all time. Shoot, you don't think that he is the greatest BILLS defensive lineman of all time (see Sestak, Tom).

...Your dad took you to Bills games while wearing a fedora and a tie with a tie clip.

...Today, you have the strongest bladder of anyone in your office because, as a kid, it was either “hold it” or use the bathrooms at War Memorial Stadium.

...You have neck problems in your middle age because you spent most of the time in your youth watching Bills games in person while straining your neck in your seat while trying to look around a pole.

...Your idea of a sideline reporter is Dick Rifenburg.

...You thought that your Dad was the coolest because he left High Mass early with you so that you wouldn’t miss the opening kickoff.

...Your dad drove to the game, parked his car on the East Side, and the car was undamaged when he returned.

...You thought that Pete Gogolak was a sissy because he wasn’t a linebacker or lineman like all the other kickers in the league.

...You can still identify the smell of a warm Genny spilled on wood seats and concrete.

...Your parents thought that Miami was a neat place full of warm weather, people their age, and Jackie Gleason.

...Your Dad would go to the game with you and would sit through rain, sleet, snow and gloom of night so that he see that twinkle-towed sissy boy Joe Namath get slapped around by Ron McDole.

...More than once, you saw a Bill in the off-season in Buffalo working his part-time job as a steelworker / laborer / truck driver.

...You remember snow fences and a cinder track.

...Yohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-HO!

...you cared what Charley Bailey says.

...you think Laverne is a man’s name.

...you remember the haze on a Saturday night caused by stadium lights and thousands of chain smokers.

...your idea of "all sports, all the time" is WBEN-AM.

...you remember when Sunday games started at 2:00 p.m., then later on at 1:30 p.m.

...you consider Marty Schottenheimer to be a linebacker, not a coach.

...you remember Saturday night games.

...you thought that Ernie Warlick was the coolest football player around, not because he played football, but because he owned a hamburger stand.

...you remember a boy scout tent on the sidelines where the cheerleaders went to change, as well as dozens of men standing on the cinder track behind the snow fence next to the boy scout tent.

...your dad parked the car by the armory.

...you know what “What’s New, Harry?” means.

...you think that the best home uniforms were the ones with the stripes around the shoulders.

...you stopped at Freddie’s Doughnuts Sunday morning before the game.

...your kids don’t believe that there were once real first names like Remi, Hagood, Birtho, Daryle, Buster, Booth, Mack and Wray.

...you know the significance of the numbers 45,748 and 46,206.

...you remember Bills’ players missing games because they were on National Guard duty.

...your idea of “color commentary” is Stan Barron.

...you never could understand why Paul Maguire was listed on the roster as “LB”.

...you thought that Orchard Park was a “farming community”.

...you remember your dad sometimes still called it “Civic Stadium”.

...you know that “Duby” was a “flanker” and that “Bass” was a “split end”.

...you remember serious talk about the “Seattle Bills”.

...you remember the Camelot Motor Inn.

 

 

being a Bills fan

[vorpma]

- you remember watching AFL Hilights, with Charlie Jones

- you remember the taxi squad

- you remember thinking, "How did the Dolphins get better than us?"

- you remember them as the Boston Patriots

- you remember wondering, why aren't Flores and Powell as good with us as they were with the Raiders?

- you remember the first number O.J. wore as a Bill (36), and you remember who had 32 (McDermott)

- you remember fearing having to play against Bambi

- you remember how exciting it was to play teams like the Rams or Vikings for the first time, even if it was preseason

- speaking of preseason, you remember when it was six games

Buffalo Bills Highlights with Rick Azar on Saturday afternoons and Buffalo Bills Preview with Ernie Warlick.

[BuffFromBuffalo]

You showed up for Wing night at Sestak and Maguire's

[vorpma]

You showed up for Wing night at Sestak and Maguire's

[eball]

...you know who Todd Schlopy is.

 

...you think it's normal to wash your hands in the urinal.

Edited April 16, 2015 by eball

[Direhard Fan]

I never missed a home game for the first eight years of the "BILLS". Still my first love. A dollar to get in and a six pack was .99. Sat on the steps of the 50 yard line and gave the seat people a beer. When the ushers said get off the stairs the fans said leave the kids alone. Worked every time. Snug under the fence a few times also. The good old days. Later I paid .50 to the kids to protect my car. They always did. What agreat time. Could go down on the field and meet the players. Thanks for the great memories. Live 300 miles away now and still love my Bills every day. 69 is a good age.

[bopper2]

.....you remember Preston Ridlehuber

....you know Ahmad Rashad's given name

...you shopped at O'Connell, Lucas and Chelf

...you ate at the Goalpost Restaurant

....a 235 pound guard (George Flint) does not seem outrageous to you

...you thought McCrumbly was the greatest name for a linebacker, ever.

[chaccof]

"The Hit." You know what "the hit" was, as well as who delivered it, who received "the hit", what team it was against, and what game it was. And you're REALLY lucky if you were at that game & saw it live!

 

Great topic GBID, thanks for putting it up.

Let me see if I can get this right and I didn't google it: Mike Stratton on Keith Lincoln in Dec, '64 AFL Championship game against San Diego! My mom and dad were there and were part of the mob that rushed the field....

[RevWarRifleman]

Heard Van Miller call it on the radio!

My father was good friends with John Mazur, he claimed Kent could throw quite the bullet!

So did I. Wasn't at the game.

Let me see if I can get this right and I didn't google it: Mike Stratton on Keith Lincoln in Dec, '64 AFL Championship game against San Diego! My mom and dad were there and were part of the mob that rushed the field....

Excellent Chaccof! Excellent, excellent, excellent. You nailed it on all counts. I envy your parents too for being at that game.

[WotAGuy]

Let me see if I can get this right and I didn't google it: Mike Stratton on Keith Lincoln in Dec, '64 AFL Championship game against San Diego! My mom and dad were there and were part of the mob that rushed the field....

I just purchased an 8 x 10 copy of the "Hit" from Bills photographer Robert L Smith. Iconic. Going to have it framed.

 

Buffalo Bills Highlights with Rick Azar on Saturday afternoons and Buffalo Bills Preview with Ernie Warlick.

 

I remember they used to play hits like the Beatles "Lady Madonna" as background music to the highlights

[BackInDaDay]

Dudley Meredith fumbled the opening kickoff leading to Chiefs TD, and yes, Bobby Bell creamed someone after the whistle and no flag.

after 48 years.. vindication! thanks, my friend

[Chandler#81]

I just purchased an 8 x 10 copy of the "Hit" from Bills photographer Robert L Smith. Iconic. Going to have it framed.

 

 

 

I remember they used to play hits like the Beatles "Lady Madonna" as background music to the highlights

Yup! Fond memories indeed!

[3rdand12]

 

OMG

I never missed a home game for the first eight years of the "BILLS". Still my first love. A dollar to get in and a six pack was .99. Sat on the steps of the 50 yard line and gave the seat people a beer. When the ushers said get off the stairs the fans said leave the kids alone. Worked every time. Snug under the fence a few times also. The good old days. Later I paid .50 to the kids to protect my car. They always did. What agreat time. Could go down on the field and meet the players. Thanks for the great memories. Live 300 miles away now and still love my Bills every day. 69 is a good age.

Man o man!

This thread is has become my favorite of all time !!

So glad you old farts are sharing all this stuff

I honestly have tears starting, just considering what this all means to some of us.

Geez Louise.

Damned if i aint more proud than ever to be a fan. Not just of the team. But of you folks

 

[Helpmenow]

Earnie Warlick worked at Channel 7 as well

I just purchased an 8 x 10 copy of the "Hit" from Bills photographer Robert L Smith. Iconic. Going to have it framed.

 

 

I remember they used to play hits like the Beatles "Lady Madonna" as background music to the highlights

I was a neighbor to Bills Photographer Bob Smith. A buddy of mine and I were invited as kids to go down into his basement look at his selection of game photos prior to submitting for the Buffalo news.

You took the Bus from Sunnyside Taven at the corner of Clinton and Transit to the Rockpile
You were there when Cookie wore Number 2 for the Broncos in 1965 and thought why number 2

[John Gianelli]

OMG

Man o man!

This thread is has become my favorite of all time !!

So glad you old farts are sharing all this stuff

I honestly have tears starting, just considering what this all means to some of us.

Geez Louise.

Damned if i aint more proud than ever to be a fan. Not just of the team. But of you folks

 

Do you also remember...

 

The beer vendor way up on the Dodge Street side who, when it was freezing cold, would yell "Get your ice cold hot warm Genesee Beer here!"

 

Going to meet the Bills at the airport when they came back from a road game, before they started using Prior Aviation, and being able to get autographs from most of them.

 

J.D. Hill's red shoes.

Edited April 17, 2015 by John Gianelli