RyanC883 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I got an e-mail from the Bills today with the Pre-Order for the new Jersey's. I noticed that Mario Williams number is "00." Is this because they have not yet decided on his number, or is he wearing "00."? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglukes Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 It's not decided yet. 00 is not a valid number and nobody in the league can wear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 It's not decided yet. 00 is not a valid number and nobody in the league can wear it. Thanks.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I got an e-mail from the Bills today with the Pre-Order for the new Jersey's. I noticed that Mario Williams number is "00." Is this because they have not yet decided on his number, or is he wearing "00."? Thanks. Have you ever seen an NFL player wearing 00? C'mon man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoverbills Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Have you ever seen an NFL player wearing 00? C'mon man Jim Otto played center for Oakland Raiders in the 60's and 70's. He wore 00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Have you ever seen an NFL player wearing 00? C'mon man Jim Otto played center for Oakland Raiders in the 60's and 70's. He wore 00. One of the great wide receivers of his era, Kenny Burrough also wore 00. The NFL has since written a strict uniform number policy which teams must comply with: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League#Uniform_numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I stand corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I stand corrected It's a minor transgression… hopefully they don't make you stand for too long. In any event it's certainly better than being asked to "assume the position." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 But do you recall, the greatest "00" of all: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=robert+parrish+celtics&hl=en&safe=off&gbv=2&biw=1318&bih=704&tbm=isch&tbnid=n6DUF-N2tYkcSM:&imgrefurl=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/704362-nba-draft-2011-the-5-biggest-draft-mistakes-in-nba-history&docid=BkGsOmiymwZYzM&imgurl=http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/945/676/72340843_display_image.jpg%253F1305670476&w=264&h=400&ei=mHCLT9i0O6rV0QGP5rjiCQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=726&sig=116848871423644144920&page=1&tbnh=147&tbnw=115&start=0&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0,i:88&tx=51&ty=78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 But do you recall, the greatest "00" of all: http://www.google.co...:88&tx=51&ty=78 Damn Buftex. The fact of you being a Celtics fan is disappointing to me. Oh well, no one's perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) My wife ordered his and hers Mario jerseys yesterday. Here's hoping that when it arrives, it is #78 !! Edited April 16, 2012 by reddogblitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) It's a minor transgression… hopefully they don't make you stand for too long. In any event it's certainly better than being asked to "assume the position." "Thank you, sir. May I have another?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdFLPn30dvQ PTR Edited April 16, 2012 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Non-Bills Buffalo sports trivia: Marty Biron wore 00 as an 18/19 year old rookie for the Sabres. 00 was then outlawed in the NHL due to a bug in their statistic keeping software, with the rule being known as the "Biron rule". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Non-Bills Buffalo sports trivia: Marty Biron wore 00 as an 18/19 year old rookie for the Sabres. 00 was then outlawed in the NHL due to a bug in their statistic keeping software, with the rule being known as the "Biron rule". So Biron was shutout from his own number? Good trivia and I did not know that. Thanks for mentioning that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 So Biron was shutout from his own number? Good trivia and I did not know that. Thanks for mentioning that. Still up at 2:30 so here are a few more details before my wife slaps the iPad out of my hands: Biron was the only NHL player wearing #00 at the time, which is actually how the bug was discovered. He only appeared in 3 games that year, which was the last year in the Aud, before being sent back to Juniors in Quebec because... well, he wasn't quite an NHL caliber goaltender at 18. He didn't get called back to the Sabres for 3 years and he chose #43 in honor of Matt Darby, which he wears to this day. Ok, the Darby part is not true... as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I got an e-mail from the Bills today with the Pre-Order for the new Jersey's. I noticed that Mario Williams number is "00." Is this because they have not yet decided on his number, or is he wearing "00."? Thanks. Because they haven't cut Chris Kelsay yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 But do you recall, the greatest "00" of all: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=robert+parrish+celtics&hl=en&safe=off&gbv=2&biw=1318&bih=704&tbm=isch&tbnid=n6DUF-N2tYkcSM:&imgrefurl=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/704362-nba-draft-2011-the-5-biggest-draft-mistakes-in-nba-history&docid=BkGsOmiymwZYzM&imgurl=http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/945/676/72340843_display_image.jpg%253F1305670476&w=264&h=400&ei=mHCLT9i0O6rV0QGP5rjiCQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=726&sig=116848871423644144920&page=1&tbnh=147&tbnw=115&start=0&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0,i:88&tx=51&ty=78 I disagree. THIS is the greatest "00" of all time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog69 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 is there anybody who honestly believes that Williams will be wearing any number besides 90 for the Bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I disagree. THIS is the greatest "00" of all time... Thats ooo. As in ooo-ooo-aaa-aaa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) is there anybody who honestly believes that Williams will be wearing any number besides 90 for the Bills? I do. It's Kelsay's and he ain't getting cut. He could sell it, but if I were Kelsay, it would take some serious Benjamins. Like a quarter or half mil. Mario can afford it. I think his number is going to be 78. Or I hope so anyway. Edited April 17, 2012 by reddogblitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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