Name a random Bills player and one thing you remember about them

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Carl Byrum - crossed the picket line and played with the replacement players

Edited July 19, 2023 by Ethan in Cleveland

[Ethan in Cleveland]

On 7/17/2023 at 5:38 PM, seannc said:

Sam Cowart's awesomeness and how his ankle injury was the beginning of the end of the 2000 season, and really the beginning of the drought. That defense was Super Bowl quality.

 

He was a helluva linebacker

Brutal franchise altering injury

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Takeo Spikes being cheered by Bills fans in Buffalo when he was still a Bengal. He was a pending free agent and would sign with Buffalo a few months later. 

Edited July 19, 2023 by Ethan in Cleveland

[eball]

4 hours ago, plenzmd1 said:

Damn, I absolutely LOVED everything about that game and always list as a top 5 day Amat the stadium for me. 
 

Ricky “ Squeaky” Porter went to college with me at Slippery Rock !

 

So, to give you the backstory...I was a sophomore in college down here at UNC.  I was so excited because this game was during fall break and my dad and I had planned to go when I was home.  It was going to be my first chance to see Jim Kelly live...and then the friggin' strike happened.  We still went, and of course we enjoyed ourselves, but the football (and weather) was awful!  I guess the good part was we moved down into awesome seats.  The most commonly heard phrase all day was "holding on Will Grant."  Before the final OT FG attempt what was left of the crowd was chanting "Schlopy! Schlopy!"  I won't lie, I had fun.

 

 

 

Edited July 19, 2023 by eball

[Royale with Cheese]

Does Darwin Walker count as a Bill?

[smuvtalker]

I was in a restaurant in Atlanta back in 2005/6, and Takeo Spikes walked in.  I had a few in me so I instantly jumped up and walked right up to him and shook his hand and said I was a huge fan. 

 

I swear to you his neck was as thick as my thigh.  I'm talkin that thing had some GIRTH to it

[Royale with Cheese]

Derrick Dockery was every bit as bad as Roger Saffold.

[ChevyVanMiller]

Forgive me if this had already been listed, I only perused a few of the 13 pages.

 

While playing for the Buffalo Bills in 2002, DE Chidi Ahanotu chose to live in Toronto, and commute to and from Buffalo - 310 miles - by stretch limousine, which cost him $10,000 per month.

 

 

[ndirish1978]

7 hours ago, Lost said:

 

Didn't Don Beebe also wear one of these?   I always felt a little embarrassed inside as a kid seeing a Bills player running around like a bobble head especially since I don't remember players from any other teams wearing them.  

 

On the other hand, I feared for our receivers lives every time we played the Steelers in the 90's.   That defense they had was just nasty

 

 

I actually liked the helmet. Probably cause I also had issues with migraines when I got hit in the head when I was younger.

[WhoTom]

"The Dangerous Roscoe Parrish" had never seen snow before becoming a Bill. In his rookie year, after the first snowfall, he was afraid to go out. Another player had to pick him up at home and drive him to practice.

 

 

[IronyAbounds]

I helped teach George Saimes' daughter swimming (Paul Maguires' daughters too, for that matter).

[wolfpack78]

I was an avid collector of Bills cards in the 1990s and absolutely loved finding obscure cards of lessor known players.  I bought an entire set of Nebraska (Sheldon Jackson) and North Carolina (Keith Newman) cards just to get a random Bills player.

 

Also remember being super pumped to find an Alex Van Pelt 1993 Wild Card rookie in a random box at a card show.

[ChrisWatson#21]

Chris Watson and all the love he used to get in the BBMB's after being a great shut down CB🙃

[Boost Buffalo]

OJ had a nice smile.

[Uncle Monkeyhead]

2 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:

 

We won DPOY two years in a row with 2 different players.

That’s right. Bruce in 96

[plenzmd1]

4 hours ago, eball said:

 

So, to give you the backstory...I was a sophomore in college down here at UNC.  I was so excited because this game was during fall break and my dad and I had planned to go when I was home.  It was going to be my first chance to see Jim Kelly live...and then the friggin' strike happened.  We still went, and of course we enjoyed ourselves, but the football (and weather) was awful!  I guess the good part was we moved down into awesome seats.  The most commonly heard phrase all day was "holding on Will Grant."  Before the final OT FG attempt what was left of the crowd was chanting "Schlopy! Schlopy!"  I won't lie, I had fun.

 

 

 

Hung out at Weicheks back then. Tailgated there for the 1pm games , left about 3:30, in our seats 4pm. Think I sat in twenty seats that day! Had views from all over the stadium! Back at the bar prolly at 7:30 even though it was a 4pm game! Loved it! 

[Jon in Pasadena]

I remember when we drafted him that I thought Avion Black was a cool name.  Like a Blackbird (airplane).

 

I used to run around holding my arms out making airplane noises, shouting "Look at me! I'm Avion!"

[Dan in Owego]

5 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:

That reminds me of Dan Brandenberg. He was a pass rushing OLB drafted very late in round 7. In exhibition games he was pressuring and sacking QBs seemingly at will. The kid had great speed and seemed to be very strong. I couldn't believe how he was not drafted earlier, and based on his great preseason play he made the roster.

 

Well, my bubble burst as soon as the regular season started. He was manhandled by blockers. They put him on special teams where he would get pancaked and soon he was out of the NFL.  

O'h wow yes i remember thinking the same 😅

[Dave_Bills]

21 hours ago, Orlando Tim said:

Why you bringing up trauma like this, I was on a road trip in my hotel room with a friend s few doors down the hall and when he did not hear me yell he literally texted me to see if I was ok, he was concerned I had a stroke or something from that play. 

I was on vacation in Cuba and that game put such a damper on the vacation…we had the game in the bag…

Edited July 19, 2023 by Dave_Bills
Clarity

[Merle]

Monte Ledbetter - wide receiver in the mid-60's.   He came to my elementary school (I was in 4th or 5th grade) to tell us why we should never smoke cigarettes.  I just always thought he had a cool name.  😉