ricojes Posted August 4, 2016 Posted August 4, 2016 (edited) The untold tale of Jim Dyson... http://live.buffalonews.com/2016/08/03/untold-tale-jim-dyson-man-named-buffalo-bills/ Edited August 4, 2016 by ricojes
hondo in seattle Posted August 4, 2016 Posted August 4, 2016 The untold tale of Jim Dyson... http://live.buffalonews.com/2016/08/03/untold-tale-jim-dyson-man-named-buffalo-bills/ As a guy who likes history, I enjoyed this story. I had never heard of Jim Dyson before. I've heard speculation and stories suggesting the Bills were NOT named after Buffalo Bill Cody. I guess this article puts those theories to rest. "Dyson wrote a short essay envisioning the Bills as the frontier “posse” for Buffalo Bill Cody, who had killed thousands of bison on behalf of the railroads on the Great Plains."
Dr. Who Posted August 4, 2016 Posted August 4, 2016 Your city is named Buffalo and you place a Buffalo on your helmet and you name the team after a fella renowned for killing Buffalo. The logic has always seemed somewhat enigmatic to me.
LeGOATski Posted August 4, 2016 Posted August 4, 2016 Your city is named Buffalo and you place a Buffalo on your helmet and you name the team after a fella renowned for killing Buffalo. The logic has always seemed somewhat enigmatic to me. A little bit of humor from Dyson, I think. Brueil wanted to get rid of "Bison." Dyson named the team after a guy who killed bison.
Spurna Posted August 4, 2016 Posted August 4, 2016 (edited) "They moved to Buffalo when he worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, settling at 90 Norwood Ave." ...90 ...Norwood .................................. Edited August 4, 2016 by Spurna
LeGOATski Posted August 4, 2016 Posted August 4, 2016 "They moved to Buffalo when he worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, settling at 90 Norwood Ave." 90 Norwood Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Oh...my...god. DOOMED
stinky finger Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 "They moved to Buffalo when he worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, settling at 90 Norwood Ave." ...90 ...Norwood .................................. Spectacular!
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 Your city is named Buffalo and you place a Buffalo on your helmet and you name the team after a fella renowned for killing Buffalo. The logic has always seemed somewhat enigmatic to me. This is why we can't win.
The Frankish Reich Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) We're so used to the name "Buffalo Bills" that its weirdness doesn't really sink in. I mean, I grew up with it. But once in a while I'll run into someone who knows absolutely nothing about football (o.k., some women and/or foreigners) and the name just strikes them as bizarre. The American women know who Buffalo Bill was, but can't really understand why you'd name a sports team after him just because your city is named Buffalo. Is any other sports team named after an individual, particularly one with no connection to the city they play in? The foreigners are completely mystified, knowing neither the old cowboy nor American football. Then again, Buffalo Bisons was even weirder, kind of like Los Angeles Angels... EDIT: I guess if you know the history, Cleveland Browns is even weirder, kind of like Buffalo Wilsons. But the weirdness (weirder still since the current incarnation has zero connection to Paul Brown) is masked by the fact that they can always wear brown and act like it's o.k. Edited August 5, 2016 by The Frankish Reich
coloradobillsfan Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 Interesting that the sentiment here seems to be our team was simply named after a cowboy who was famous for killing buffalo. Buffalo Bill Cody was the most famous American in the world for decades. He was a pony express rider, a decorated civil war scout, an extraordinary marksman, and an adviser on the American frontier to every President under whom he served. He was also the architect of the greatest Wild West show the world had ever seen, literally shipping the American West experience to countries overseas earning him friendships with kings, queens, and nobility around the world. Not even Bill himself would deny he had a checkered past - this is the 1800s Wild West after all, where 'heroes' like Jesse James and Billy the Kid held reverence. But I'm actually really proud my favorite football team holds a lineage with such a remarkable yet apparently mostly forgotten figure.
Damian Posted August 5, 2016 Posted August 5, 2016 Interesting that the sentiment here seems to be our team was simply named after a cowboy who was famous for killing buffalo. Buffalo Bill Cody was the most famous American in the world for decades. He was a pony express rider, a decorated civil war scout, an extraordinary marksman, and an adviser on the American frontier to every President under whom he served. He was also the architect of the greatest Wild West show the world had ever seen, literally shipping the American West experience to countries overseas earning him friendships with kings, queens, and nobility around the world. Not even Bill himself would deny he had a checkered past - this is the 1800s Wild West after all, where 'heroes' like Jesse James and Billy the Kid held reverence. But I'm actually really proud my favorite football team holds a lineage with such a remarkable yet apparently mostly forgotten figure. He actually won the Medal of Honor as a civilian, which I didn't know was even possible.
ricojes Posted August 5, 2016 Author Posted August 5, 2016 The origin of all 32 team names... http://mentalfloss.com/article/25650/whats-nickname-origins-all-32-nfl-team-names
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 I still say the Buffalo Barbarians is a fine name for our illustrious franchise
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) The origin of all 32 team names... http://mentalfloss.com/article/25650/whats-nickname-origins-all-32-nfl-team-names Very cool, didn't know the Cardinals went back to 1898 The browns is still the worst name and color ever the Goths for the Giants would have been awesome the NY Burros Chargers were originally from LA, interesting Redskins was chosen to honor their head coach who Native American, my how times have changed. Edited August 6, 2016 by Buffalo Barbarian
jethro_tull Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 In fact the first Bills logo was of a cowboy- thank God it didn't last very long. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/f3/52/dc/f352dc16c0f8591a7a8563ea9c20ff9c.jpg
3rdand12 Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Today i learned a whole bunch of crap. Some crap i knew of, but most i did not. Thanks folks each and all. Pretty cool honestly
chris heff Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Interesting that in the Texans write up they mention the Dallas Texans of the arena league, but no mention that it was the Cheifs original name. They do reference Dallas Texans of the AFL in Cheifs write up.
machine gun kelly Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Nice story on our history. Funny as two weeks ago one of the guys I workout with asked me the history of the Bills name. Now I have an answer.
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