Best Bills player to wear every jersey number (51-99)

[BillsFan619]

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#51: LB Takeo Spikes

#52: LB Preston Brown

#53: OL Will Grant

#54: LB Chris Spielman

#55: DE Jerry Hughes

#56: LB Darryl Talley

#57: LB Lorenzo Alexander

#58: LB Mike Stratton

#59: LB London Fletcher

#60: OL Jerry Ostroski

#61: OL Willie Parker

#62: OL Richie Incognito

#63: LS Adam Lingner

#64: LB Harry Jacobs

#65: OL John Davis

#66: OL Billy Shaw

#67: OL Kent Hull

#68: OL Joe DeLamielleure

#69: OL Will Wolford

#70: DT Tom Sestak

#71: OL Jason Peters

#72: DL Ron McDole

#73: OL Dion Dawkins

#74: OL Glenn Parker

#75: OL Howard Ballard

#76: DL Fred Smerlas

#77: OL Stew Barber

#78: DE Bruce Smith

#79: OL Ruben Brown

#80: WR Eric Moulds

#81: WR Bob Chandler

#82: WR Don Beebe

#83: WR Andre Reed

#84: TE Ernie Warlick

#85: TE Jay Riemersma

#86: WR Marlin Briscoe

#87: DE LaVerne Torczon

#88: TE Pete Metzelaars

#89: WR Steve Tasker

#90: DE Phil Hansen

#91: DT Ed Oliver

#92: DL Ted Washington

#93: DL Pat Williams

#94: DE Mario Williams

#95: DT Kyle Williams

#96: DL Leon Seals

#97: LB Cornelius Bennett

#98: DT Star Lotulelei

#99: DT Marcell Dareus

 

Go Bills!

 

 

[Doc Brown]

Bennett was better than Hughes.

[Solomon Grundy]

Where's Shane Conlan?? 

[Stranded in Boston]

Don Beebe was a great deep threat, but he was the third go-to option on the field for the early 90s Bills’ offense (maybe fourth, after Pete Metzelaars). For my money, the best Bill to wear #82 was Frank Lewis, part of a brilliant receiving tandem with Jerry Butler in the early 80s. With the Bills offensive success in the 90s and recently, we tend to forget how potent that ‘80-‘82 offense was; Lewis was a major cog. Also, as much as I liked Chris Spielman, he only played one complete season for the Bills before his neck injury. At #54, I think I’d go with the late Eugene Marve. Poor guy played on some terrible Bills teams in mid-80s, but he was an absolute tackling machine.

[SMAKCruiser]

I'd put Jim Ritcher over Spikes.

[Doc Brown]

5 minutes ago, Stranded in Boston said:

Don Beebe was a great deep threat, but he was the third go-to option on the field for the early 90s Bills’ offense (maybe fourth, after Pete Metzelaars). For my money, the best Bill to wear #82 was Frank Lewis, part of a brilliant receiving tandem with Jerry Butler in the early 80s. With the Bills offensive success in the 90s and recently, we tend to forget how potent that ‘80-‘82 offense was; Lewis was a major cog. Also, as much as I liked Chris Spielman, he only played one complete season for the Bills before his neck injury. At #54, I think I’d go with the late Eugene Marve. Poor guy played on some terrible Bills teams in mid-80s, but he was an absolute tackling machine.

Good call.  I'd also put Aaron Schobel over Mario Williams.

[StHustle]

21 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Good call.  I'd also put Aaron Schobel over Mario Williams.

I guess these lists are best player while in Bills uniform and not considering their careers as whole. If so I’d say you are correct.

[Manther]

34 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Good call.  I'd also put Aaron Schobel over Mario Williams.

I would not, but, appreciate the thought

[Beast]

51 is Jim Ritcher and it shouldn’t even be debated.

Edited July 13, 2023 by Beast

[Sargent Hulka]

2 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

Where's Shane Conlan?? 

Mike Stratton has 58 locked up, if only for the hit on Keith Lincoln in the '64 Championship game at War Memorial.

I'd put Tim Vogler (65) ahead of John Davis, and also Glenn Bass (85) ahead of Jay Riemersma.

[WotAGuy]

60-63. Oooff!

[Nuncha]

3 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

Bennett was better than Hughes.

Bennett did wear 55 but for a year or two before changing to 97.  He was definitely better than Hughes.

[BuffaloBillyG]

7 hours ago, BillsFan619 said:

If you want to see a pic of each person, click on the link below:

https://billswire.usatoday.com/lists/best-buffalo-bills-player-jersey-number-kyle-williams-bruce-smith-darryl-talley/
 

If you don’t want to click on the link, here’s the list:

#51: LB Takeo Spikes

#52: LB Preston Brown

#53: OL Will Grant

#54: LB Chris Spielman

#55: DE Jerry Hughes

#56: LB Darryl Talley

#57: LB Lorenzo Alexander

#58: LB Mike Stratton

#59: LB London Fletcher

#60: OL Jerry Ostroski

#61: OL Willie Parker

#62: OL Richie Incognito

#63: LS Adam Lingner

#64: LB Harry Jacobs

#65: OL John Davis

#66: OL Billy Shaw

#67: OL Kent Hull

#68: OL Joe DeLamielleure

#69: OL Will Wolford

#70: DT Tom Sestak

#71: OL Jason Peters

#72: DL Ron McDole

#73: OL Dion Dawkins

#74: OL Glenn Parker

#75: OL Howard Ballard

#76: DL Fred Smerlas

#77: OL Stew Barber

#78: DE Bruce Smith

#79: OL Ruben Brown

#80: WR Eric Moulds

#81: WR Bob Chandler

#82: WR Don Beebe

#83: WR Andre Reed

#84: TE Ernie Warlick

#85: TE Jay Riemersma

#86: WR Marlin Briscoe

#87: DE LaVerne Torczon

#88: TE Pete Metzelaars

#89: WR Steve Tasker

#90: DE Phil Hansen

#91: DT Ed Oliver

#92: DL Ted Washington

#93: DL Pat Williams

#94: DE Mario Williams

#95: DT Kyle Williams

#96: DL Leon Seals

#97: LB Cornelius Bennett

#98: DT Star Lotulelei

#99: DT Marcell Dareus

 

Go Bills!

 

 

James Lofton should have been #86 IMO. 

[BIGFOOTspaceman]

58 minutes ago, Beast said:

51 is Jim Ritcher and it shouldn’t even be debated.

Truth.....but can a case be made for #58?  I mean, nobody is even mentioning Aaron Maybin. 

 

[Bill from NYC]

3 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

Good call.  I'd also put Aaron Schobel over Mario Williams.

You know, I initially thought otherwise but when I looked up their stats, they were much closer than I thought. 

 

Mario Williams (11 Seasons):

97.5 sacks

399 combined tackles

16 forced fumbles

 

Aaron Schobel (9 seasons): 

78 sacks

483 combined tackles

21 forced fumbles

 

 

[PBF81]

1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said:

You know, I initially thought otherwise but when I looked up their stats, they were much closer than I thought. 

 

Mario Williams (11 Seasons):

97.5 sacks

399 combined tackles

16 forced fumbles

 

Aaron Schobel (9 seasons): 

78 sacks

483 combined tackles

21 forced fumbles

 

 

 

In a Bills uni tho Williams drops to 43, 105, 5.

 

 

[SoCal Deek]

Who is #87? 

[Rico]

Reggie McKenzie > Kent Hull

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

2 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:

You know, I initially thought otherwise but when I looked up their stats, they were much closer than I thought. 

 

Mario Williams (11 Seasons):

97.5 sacks

399 combined tackles

16 forced fumbles

 

Aaron Schobel (9 seasons): 

78 sacks

483 combined tackles

21 forced fumbles

 

 

Aaron Schobel is wildly underrated by most fans.  Maybe it was his personality?  If he wore red contacts, had a sack dance,  and talked more crap, he would have been much more popular.

[Bill from NYC]

6 minutes ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said:

Aaron Schobel is wildly underrated by most fans.  Maybe it was his personality?  If he wore red contacts, had a sack dance,  and talked more crap, he would have been much more popular.

He was the Bobby Murcer of the NFL. Murcer was a very good player but he replaced Micky Mantle in center field. Schobel replaced Bruce, an obvious all time great.

AS was about all we had in terms of pass rush for much of his time here. He was also lined up in ridiculous formations. The man even had 10 sacks in his last season but he was obviously fed up with the stupidity of Bills management.