Nuncha Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Chuck Knox....good coach for us back in the day. 6
Dr.Sack Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 He was great at comebacks. Probably the best at them. So long Chuck.
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 1 minute ago, DC Tom said: I assume he's being buried, not cremated? Hard to put the fire out?? too soon? RIP
CowgirlsFan Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Condolences to his family,his friends and his fans. 1
Rico Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Chuck. Yet another major blunder on Ralph's part when he let him leave town. 7
26CornerBlitz Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 R. I. P. Chuck. I'll never forget breaking the 0 for the 70's Miami streak in 1980 at the Ralph. 7 2
ChevyVanMiller Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, DC Tom said: I assume he's being buried, not cremated? Probably too soon, Tom, but a great Ground Chuck reference all the same.
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 rest in peace sir. one of the few bills head coaches to hold a tenure for more then 3 years and in his 5 year span led the bills to two winning ('80-'81) seasons (10-6, 11-5*) and the post season. *division title 1980 4
Green Lightning Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 I remember when he first came on board, we were all excited about having a top name coach like Chuck Knox. Ground Chuck! R.I.P. 3
FTLBillsfan Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 It was a big thing when he was hired. Ralph actually spent some money on a top name coach 1
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 I was disappointed when he was fired and then we got bums like Kay Stevens and Hank Bullough 1 1
Albany,n.y. Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: I was disappointed when he was fired and then we got bums like Kay Stevens and Hank Bullough He wasn't fired. He quit with 1 year left on his 6 year contract & moved on because he was fed up with Ralph's cheapness. It was during his 2nd season as coach that the Bills became the 1st team to ever lose the #1 overall pick to the CFL. Knox was pretty PO'd that Ralph wouldn't pay Cousineau and that was the beginning of the end even though he stayed until one year before his 6 year contract expired. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/26/sports/knox-quits-as-bills-coach-over-contract.html Tension reportedly grew between Wilson and Knox when top players were not signed. One was the linebacker Tom Cousineau, who went to the Candian League out of college in 1979, then was signed by the Cleveland Browns when he came to the N.F.L. last year. The wide receiver Jerry Butler and the running back Joe Cribbs held out unsuccessfully in training camp last summer in an attempt to force new contracts. 5 2
vorpma Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 Just now, Albany,n.y. said: He wasn't fired. He quit with 1 year left on his 6 year contract & moved on because he was fed up with Ralph's cheapness. It was during his 2nd season as coach that the Bills became the 1st team to ever lose the #1 overall pick to the CFL. Knox was pretty PO'd that Ralph wouldn't pay Cousineau and that was the beginning of the end even though he stayed until one year before his 6 year contract expired. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/26/sports/knox-quits-as-bills-coach-over-contract.html Tension reportedly grew between Wilson and Knox when top players were not signed. One was the linebacker Tom Cousineau, who went to the Candian League out of college in 1979, then was signed by the Cleveland Browns when he came to the N.F.L. last year. The wide receiver Jerry Butler and the running back Joe Cribbs held out unsuccessfully in training camp last summer in an attempt to force new contracts. In his biography Knox, Knox openly states Ralph did not care if he put a winning team on the field. Good post! 3
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