Legends of the Buffalo Bills FROM THE PUBLISHER
Legends of the Buffalo Bills is much more than just a history of an NFL league team. It is the story of men who are ahead of their time and many who are now bigger than life. The players, coaches and owners who shaped this franchise have become the fabric and personality of the Bills. Who can forget Cookie Gilchrist and QB Jack Kemp, players who led the Bills to their first glory years, including back-to-back AFL titles in 1964-65. O.J. Simpson set a new individual rushing title with 2003 yards in 1973, and more recent names like Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith and Marv Levy have become synonymous with the Bills success. Included in these pages are many other memorable moments and characters, all of which make Legends of the Buffalo Bills a must read for all football fans. The rest, as they say, is history.
SYNOPSIS
Legends from the Buffalo Bills is not only a story about a National Football League team. It is also the story of the city it occupies and its fans. As the Bills enter the 2003 NFL season, the team will enter into its 44th season of existence, and what a 44-year ride it has been. Original members of "The Foolish Club," a group of owners who bought into the idea of forming the American Football League to go up against the mighty NFL in 1960, the Bills have had their fair share of losing seasons, but they've also been winners. During the team's 10 years in the now defunct AFL, Buffalo captured three Eastern Division titles, along with two AFL championships. Meanwhile the team strung together an unprecedented four straight Super Bowl appearances from 1990-93. There has been many memorable moments and characters along the way as well. Legendary running back Cookie Gilchrist and QB Jack Kemp, led the Bills to their first glory years, including back-to-back AFL titles in 1964-65. And who could forget O.J. Simpson, who set a new individual rushing title with 2003 yards in 1973? Or the Bills' victory over the Dolphins on September 7, 1980 that ended the teams 20-game losing streak to Miami? The rest, as they say, is history.
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