Happy 64th Birthday, Buffalo Bills!

[Chandler#81]

Yes, ya bastards, I’d been around a few years when this momentous event occurred in 1959. 
1st real memory was ‘stealing’ Jack Kemp off San Diego’s waiver wire in the middle of the night in ‘63! Back then, a team had to put players returning from IR on waivers for a day. Saban knew they were close to getting their star QB back, so he had team personnel watching 24 hours hours a day for it. Ralph gladly paid the $100 waiver wire price to acquire him. Goebells, Schlitz and Pabst beer were sold out in WNY soon after!

 

Gotta find a Pabst today.

[HOUSE]

30 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

Yes, ya bastards, I’d been around a few years when this momentous event occurred in 1959. 
1st real memory was ‘stealing’ Jack Kemp off San Diego’s waiver wire in the middle of the night in ‘63! Back then, a team had to put players returning from IR on waivers for a day. Saban knew they were close to getting their star QB back, so he had team personnel watching 24 hours hours a day for it. Ralph gladly paid the $100 waiver wire price to acquire him. Goebells, Schlitz and Pabst beer were sold out in WNY soon after!

 

Gotta find a Pabst today.

Ralph offered $99 and there was a fight over the 1 dollar. 

[Augie]

I was born a couple weeks before the Bills came out of the ground. One of my early childhood memory was the day the season tickets arrived and we fought at the dinner table over who would get to go see the Raiders game that season. My dad relented and increased to four seats for the next season. That is a strangely vivid memory for me. 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope the 64th is a special year for our team! 

[BearNorth]

I was 11 in 1959, huge sports fan at the time.   Was a big Cleveland Browns/Jim Brown fan, as my uncle had been at Syracuse with him.

Quickly transferred my loyalties to my hometown team, where they have remained ever since - through thick and thin.

 

Beatles wrote a song about "When I'm 64".

 

[Brand J]

My mother was born in 1959. That’s all I’ve got. 

[Einstein]

14 minutes ago, JayBaller10 said:

My mother was born in 1959. That’s all I’ve got. 

My nana is off the boat from Italy and the first thing she said as she stepped foot on Ellis Island in 1910 was "Go Bills". 

[CowgirlsFan]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🎁 🎊 🎈 

[Don Otreply]

Me and the Bills are the same age, so where’s my happy birthday thread…, okay so I was born in July, what’s the dif, this all about Ralph being cheap, 

[I'm Spartacus]

1 hour ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:

Ralph offered $99 and there was a fight over the 1 dollar. 

Ralph was cheap! 🙂

[Chandler#81]

1 hour ago, BearNorth said:

I was 11 in 1959, huge sports fan at the time.   Was a big Cleveland Browns/Jim Brown fan, as my uncle had been at Syracuse with him.

Quickly transferred my loyalties to my hometown team, where they have remained ever since - through thick and thin.

 

Beatles wrote a song about "When I'm 64".

 

Ditto, re: Cleveland. Damn near every one of their games were on local tv then. It didn’t matter that it was all black & white. Browns unis we’re ugly and boring then, too.

[Tulsabillsfanz]

I was born in Buffalo 2 weeks later. So, I can (just barely) claim to be a lifelong Bills fan! 

[I'm Spartacus]

I was born the year before. I do remember going to the Rockpile as a kid with my dad. It was such a dump, but man it was cool. Got me hooked on the Bills.

[I'm Spartacus]

I love the standing buffalo and charging buffalo logo's. Too bad we can't somehow incorporate the original American Football Conference (?) logo of Buffalo Bill Cody, whom alot of people forget the Bills were named after. 

[dwight in philly]

Was 8 , when i went to my first game at WMS in 1960.. Have seen it all.. no complaints, but a few hurts.. 

[EasternOHBillsFan]

6 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

Yes, ya bastards, I’d been around a few years when this momentous event occurred in 1959. 
1st real memory was ‘stealing’ Jack Kemp off San Diego’s waiver wire in the middle of the night in ‘63! Back then, a team had to put players returning from IR on waivers for a day. Saban knew they were close to getting their star QB back, so he had team personnel watching 24 hours hours a day for it. Ralph gladly paid the $100 waiver wire price to acquire him. Goebells, Schlitz and Pabst beer were sold out in WNY soon after!

 

Gotta find a Pabst today.

 

My mother was in high school then at Lew-Port, but for some reason all of the girls were in love with Joe Namath instead of Jack Kemp 

Edited October 28, 2023 by EasternOHBillsFan

[Donuts and Doritos]

 

[SoonerBillsFan]

8 hours ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:

Ralph offered $99 and there was a fight over the 1 dollar. 

Maybe sometime in the next 64 years we win a superbowl! 

[Chandler#81]

14 hours ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

 

My mother was in high school then at Lew-Port, but for some reason all of the girls were in love with Joe Namath instead of Jack Kemp 

He was still at ‘Bama in ‘63. Would have loved to have him as a Bill! 

[Just Jack]

19 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Me and the Bills are the same age, so where’s my happy birthday thread…, okay so I was born in July, what’s the dif, this all about Ralph being cheap, 

You didn’t see your 35 page happy birthday thread back in July?  So many people wishing you well.  

[chris heff]

 Ralph wanted to put his AFL franchise in Miami, but he could not make a deal with Dade County to play in the Orange Bowl. Pat McGoder, whose name is on the ring had been trying to bring an NFL franchise to Buffalo, when he failed he teamed with Wilson to bring AFL franchise to Buffalo. His son, also named Pat, went to St.Joe’s, he was a friend of my brother. McGroder had a white Lincoln with standing red bison Bills logo on it. My father had season tickets from the start. I didn’t really start to pay attention until 1963.