Happy 60th Anniversary BTW

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43 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

Check out the play at the 5:50 mark. Just a brutal hit. Dude is rolling around on the field in agony.

 

32 minutes ago, chris heff said:

Mike Stratton hits Keith Lincoln known as “the hit heard round the world”.

 

7 minutes ago, Wacka said:

Broke at least one of his ribs.

Do you think the Bills made Mike White watch that clip?

[amprov56]

26 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

Really? By the way, have you heard it’s the 60th Anniversary of our 1st League title? 
By the way, Jackie Kemp was the Chargers QB before we stole him from waivers.

By the way, so was Paul McQuire..BTW

So much great history, BTW, the winning share for players under $3K! Great post as always by Chandler81!

[Fleezoid]

7 hours ago, Mister Defense said:

What is a BTW?

 

A BMW knock-off?

[Old Coot]

Great game. I was there.

 

It was a time when men were men and QBs were scared.

[chris heff]

1 hour ago, Wacka said:

Broke at least one of his ribs.

Back then home games were not on TV.  A year later, we beat SD in SD 23-0. That game was the first time I had seen a color TV outside of a store. My uncle who worked at Chevy, had bought a color TV and invited everyone over to watch the game.

It was televised in Black and White on ABC. NBC took over broadcasting AFL in 1965, they were the first and for a while the only Network to broadcast in color. By 1966 all three networks broadcast in color.

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Edited December 28, 2024 by Chandler#81

[chris heff]

3 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

 

 

Helmets might have well been leather. Great photos 

[Bob in STL]

On 12/26/2024 at 7:23 PM, Shaw66 said:

It's old, but it never gets old. 

 

This season was my introduction to Bills football too.   It as far back as I can remember watching them.  I still have some  AFL football cards packed away somewhere.   And a few Buffalo Bills Coca Cola bottle caps with the players picture under the cork lining. 

 

23 hours ago, chris heff said:

The game that made me a life long fan.

Me too.  I loved the Bills and the baseball Bisons and the hockey Bisons.  

 

22 hours ago, st pete gogolak said:

There’s my man Pete kicking FG’s!  Please don’t look at his career stats. No fair comparing kickers from the ‘60’s to modern kickers.

 

I think he was the first "soccer style" kicker.   He was one of the original players to jump ship into the other league.  Starting an impending free agent war that owners in both leagues wanted to avoid. 

 

16 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

Really? By the way, have you heard it’s the 60th Anniversary of our 1st League title? 
By the way, Jackie Kemp was the Chargers QB before we stole him from waivers.

By the way, so was Paul McQuire..BTW

Kemp and McGuire were both important figures in the community for many years to come.  

 

 

By the late 60's the AFL was the better league.  We will never see anything like that again, and the Buffalo Bills were a big part of it.   Thanks Ralph for giving Buffalo a shot, and sticking with us.