Just Jack Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Comments in another thread got me thinking of sharing what books about the Bills are out there. For your reading pleasure, here's what I have, with links on where to buy (if still available) Relentless: The Hard-Hitting History of Buffalo Bills Football by Sal Maiorana (1994-10-02) https://www.amazon.com/Relentless-Hard-Hitting-Football-Maiorana-1994-10-02/dp/B01K16ES32/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=buffalo+bills+relentless&qid=1575573209&sr=8-3 RELENTLESS: The Hard-Hitting History of Buffalo Bills Football - Volume II by Sal Maiorana (2000-01-03) https://www.amazon.com/RELENTLESS-Hard-Hitting-Football-Maiorana-2000-01-03/dp/B01K3HDJIO/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=Sal+Maiorana&qid=1575573419&sr=8-13 Buffalo Bills Football Vault https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Bills-Football-Vault-Pitoniak/dp/0794830471/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=buffalo+bills+football+vault&qid=1575573490&sr=8-1 Rockin' the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League https://www.amazon.com/Rockin-Rockpile-Buffalo-American-Football/dp/1550227971/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rockin'+the+rockpile&qid=1575573540&sr=8-1 100 Things Bills Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die https://www.amazon.com/Things-Bills-Fans-Should-Before/dp/1600787282/ref=sr_1_1?crid=T89R4GUE9Y7J&keywords=100+things+bills+fans+should+know&qid=1575573678&sprefix=100+things+bills+fans%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1 Elvis is in the Scrumdown: Stories from the World's Most Popular Sports Fan https://www.amazon.com/Elvis-Scrumdown-Stories-Worlds-Popular/dp/1481865501/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=elvis+is+in+the+scrumdown&qid=1575573717&sr=8-1 Tale of the Tape: A History of the Buffalo Bills from the Inside https://www.amazon.com/Tale-Tape-History-Buffalo-Northrop/dp/B01EHZP0C6/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tale+of+the+tape+buffalo+bills&qid=1575573762&sr=8-1 Marv Levy: Where Else Would You Rather Be? https://www.amazon.com/Marv-Levy-Where-Would-Rather/dp/158261797X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=marv+levy+where&qid=1575573809&sr=8-1 The Game Plan: The Art of Building a Winning Football Team https://www.amazon.com/Game-Plan-Building-Winning-Football/dp/1600789811/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23JU3KQ4VA2FC&keywords=bill+polian+book&qid=1575573848&sprefix=bill+pol%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1 "Then Levy Said to Kelly. . .": The Best Buffalo Bills Stories Ever Told https://www.amazon.com/Then-Levy-Said-Kelly-Buffalo/dp/1600780555/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1D4E75DTZHY2R&keywords=then+levy+said+to+kelly&qid=1575573890&sprefix=then+levy+%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-1 The Original Buffalo Bills: A History of the All-America Football Conference Team, 1946-1949 by Kenneth R. Crippen https://www.amazon.com/Original-Buffalo-Bills-All-America-Conference/dp/B01JXS2CAA/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=the+original+buffalo+bills+book&qid=1575573951&sr=8-8 Buffalo Bills and the Almost-Dream Season https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Bills-Almost-Dream-Season-Carucci/dp/0671748505/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=buffalo+bills+almost+dream+season&qid=1575574061&sr=8-1 Steve Tasker's Tales from the Buffalo Bills https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Taskers-Tales-Buffalo-Bills/dp/B00CC7PUOK/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=steve+taskers+tales+from+the+buffalo+bills&qid=1575574115&sr=8-3 Tales from the Buffalo Bills https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Buffalo-Bills-Joe-Delamielleure/dp/B00CNKSQ2Y/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=joe+delamielleure+tales+from+the+buffalo+bills&qid=1575574172&sr=8-3 Armed & Dangerous https://www.amazon.com/Armed-Dangerous-Jim-Kelly/dp/0385424515/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=armed+%26+dangerous+jim+kelly&qid=1575574233&sr=8-1 Shout! Newspaper's Unofficial Buffalo Bills Book Of Lists (both the ISBN and UPC bring up a coin collection book) I remember Bruce Smith had a book. Any others in your collection people should check out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) If you’re old, there are books about/by OJ (one of my favorites is “Education of a Rich Rookie” with stories of old time Bills players and OJ’s Most Memorable Games by Jim Baker), Chuck Knox, Smerlas, Eddie Abramowski, Tasker, Cookie, Dobler, “Talking Proud” (about the 1980 season), “More Than A Ring” about Don Beebe. I have all these and enjoyed them all. Ron McDole has a new one out that I have on my list to read. If you are a fan of 1960s Green Bay Packers, “Instant Replay” by Jerry Kramer is a great, great classic. There are also some really interesting books on the old AFL (“Going Long”, “Remember the AFL”, “If You Can’t Join ‘Em, Beat ‘Em”, “The Other League”). I also have a couple on Joe Willie Namath who was quite a character and interesting to read about. Edited December 6, 2019 by WotAGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Thanks for posting those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I would add Fatso by Arthur Donovan Jr. It's not about the BILLS but the NFL when he played 50-60's. The guy is very funny and a good story teller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/5/2019 at 2:34 PM, Just Jack said: Rockin' the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League https://www.amazon.com/Rockin-Rockpile-Buffalo-American-Football/dp/1550227971/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rockin'+the+rockpile&qid=1575573540&sr=8-1 100 Things Bills Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die https://www.amazon.com/Things-Bills-Fans-Should-Before/dp/1600787282/ref=sr_1_1?crid=T89R4GUE9Y7J&keywords=100+things+bills+fans+should+know&qid=1575573678&sprefix=100+things+bills+fans%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1 Anything written by Jeffrey J. Miller is worth the read: https://www.amazon.com/Jeffrey-J-Miller/e/B00O6Z017M/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 BTW, thanks for including my book. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 7 hours ago, KRC said: BTW, thanks for including my book. ? You’re welcome. I do own it, that’s why it made my list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxum Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 A number of those authors attend the annual Bills Backers of Northern Virginia annual tailgate. I have signed copies form many of them including some not on list and I will need to dig thru library when I am at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Limeaid said: A number of those authors attend the annual Bills Backers of Northern Virginia annual tailgate. I have signed copies form many of them including some not on list and I will need to dig thru library when I am at home. Which ones do you have signed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Tim Green, the former Falcon LB turned author, described entering Buffalo via the Sky Way as "Ominous" with a dark colored sky during the Jim Kelly era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Limeaid said: A number of those authors attend the annual Bills Backers of Northern Virginia annual tailgate. I have signed copies form many of them including some not on list and I will need to dig thru library when I am at home. Get Duffy to sign this one too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxum Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Just now, T&C said: Get Duffy to sign this one too... I'll wait to Pixar makes a movie out of it like the spoon in Toy Story 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Whats the name of the one thats printed on human skin from plus sized women? Very limited edition. How Full is Your Lotion Basket? Something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707BillsFan Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Here's the Smerlas book mentioned above...I think it came out just after he signed w/ the 49ers. I was going to college in Sacramento at the time, where the 49ers had their training camp outside of town. Tried to get him to sign my copy, but they never let the players anywhere near the fans. Oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Surprised this wasn’t mentioned - Limited availability however. (I have one) Buffalo Bills Photos 1960-1995: A View Through the Lens of Robert L. Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 If you’ll allow me a moment of self-promotion, my book, Buffalo Soul Lifters, has two Bills-centric chapters. One is about Hunter Kelly and the amazing legacy he made on both his family and the greater community. The second is about former Bills fullback Doug Goodwin and his spellbinding 9/11 story. The book is one of the best-selling in WNY history and impacted my life in so many ways. I would be happy to sign a copy for anyone here at TSW. https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Soul-Lifters-Collection-Inspirational/dp/1879201488 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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