Original bills uniforms!

[Chicharito]

I sitting here in my Covid quarantine and went to the hall of fame website and read the history of the bills section. Obviously not many on here if any ever seen the bills play in their original uniforms of royal blue and silver. I know Detroit lions colors. But with teams being allowed to wear different helmets and such next year. Why not do a concept of the original roots? I’m sure I’m going to get the nay sayers with red is the only helmet we should wear. But it’s all about marketing and sales. So just a thought I had let’s see what you guys think.

[scuba guy]

It's all about the money

Market this Jersey sell out change the color and sell it again

[Seasons1992]

While I respect the 1960 uniforms which look like Detroit, I'm not interested in seeing those.

[Draconator]

 

Hmmm... Might be cool for a game, especially with the numbers on the helmet. Doesn't "thrill" me however. 

[mannc]

And the standing buffalo uniform remains the best...

[Chandler#81]

Ralph Wilson’s Family were part owners of the Lions at the time. Thus, the Detroit look. Let it die.

[dwight in philly]

25 minutes ago, mannc said:

And the standing buffalo uniform remains the best...

 

31 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said:

While I respect the 1960 uniforms which look like Detroit, I'm not interested in seeing those.

 I agree the standing Buffalo mid sixties uniforms are the best ! I am old enough to remember the original ones.. At the time i didnt realize it , but they certainly were like the Lions.. Ralph , being from Detroit , probably had a bias.. but the silver helmet , in a way , was kind of classic in retrospect.. 

3 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

Ralph Wilson’s Family were part owners of the Lions at the time. Thus, the Detroit look. Let it die.

Great minds think alike!

[Gugny]

I had no idea Bledsoe was on the Bills for that long.

[stinky finger]

2 hours ago, Chicharito said:

I sitting here in my Covid quarantine and went to the hall of fame website and read the history of the bills section. Obviously not many on here if any ever seen the bills play in their original uniforms of royal blue and silver. I know Detroit lions colors. But with teams being allowed to wear different helmets and such next year. Why not do a concept of the original roots? I’m sure I’m going to get the nay sayers with red is the only helmet we should wear. But it’s all about marketing and sales. So just a thought I had let’s see what you guys think.

 

FWIW - I never need to see the Bills play another game with the red helmet.

[Seasons1992]

2 minutes ago, inaugural balls said:

 

FWIW - I never need to see the Bills play another game with the red helmet.

 

[Charles Romes]

There is the 1960 team photo but I’m not sure there is any color photo or video of the Bills actually playing in their 1960 lions uniforms. 

[stinky finger]

7 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said:

 

 

Quite simply - I prefer the White 

 

 

[r00tabaga]

When did they say they were going to allow different helmets? I thought it was a safety measure.

[UConn James]

1 hour ago, r00tabaga said:

When did they say they were going to allow different helmets? I thought it was a safety measure.

There is some speculation that the one-shell rule will be relaxed next season to allow another color for throwback / alternate unis.

 

I don’t believe there’s any data that shows players having only one helmet that they ever use during a season prevents head injuries / concussions. Colleges, U of Oregon for the most extreme example using a different one every week due to Nike sponsorship in their president’s backyard, use many different shells through the year.

Edited December 27, 2020 by UConn James

[Bferra13]

0 interest in doing anything with the old Lions stuff that was a placeholder til funds were secured. But one interesting logo fact and a question:

1) the standing buffalo is the only logo in sports with a penis. Ha!

2) why does Howard University use our logo? Did we steal it from them? Edit, looks like that was Howard's old logo, but still how did that fly?

 

Edited December 27, 2020 by Bferra13

[JTown]

1 hour ago, Seasons1992 said:

 

 

I personally don't like the red helmet at all. 

 

While I love and admire the 90s Bill's teams,  let the red helmet be a memory and let's go get a Championship in our glorious White helmet. 

[BfloBillsFan]

3 hours ago, mannc said:

And the standing buffalo uniform remains the best...

My favorite. I wonder how it would look if  they made the standing buffalo white or blue and put it on a red or blue helmet. Sort of a reverse retro like the NHL did. 

[Helpmenow]

1963 blue jersey aren’t shown there. They were different

[mannc]

1 minute ago, BfloBillsFan said:

My favorite. I wonder how it would look if  they made the standing buffalo white or blue and put it on a red or blue helmet. Sort of a reverse retro like the NHL did. 

Have to say, I like almost all of the AFL throwbacks: Pats, Broncos, Oilers, Bengals...

[Just Jack]

8 minutes ago, Bferra13 said:

 

2) why does Howard University use our logo? Did we steal it from them? Edit, looks like that was Howard's old logo, but still how did that fly?

 

 

 

The story is that Howard U had it first, but never copywrote/trademarked it, so the Bills did, and then let them continue to use it. Kinda like the current Bills Mafia situation.