Kirby Jackson Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/01/news/biggest-charity-billionaire-donations/index.html?sr=twmoney010115givers1130story #ralphischeap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Awesome. Thanks for the link. Everyone should read it, and bump this up so it gets the attention it deserves. Ralph is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamSandwhich Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Yep, that "Ralph is cheap" slogan really comes through in this article. Awesome guy! His legacy lives on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Ralph is obviously very generous, but he also was cheap in the way he ran this franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Flutie Band Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Ralph is obviously very generous, but he also was cheap in the way he ran this franchise. This. Not a complex issue. The franchise suffered at the expense of profitability. He then donated a lot of those profits posthumously. That is good if you support his charity. That is not good if you would rather just have the Bills win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34-78-83 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Such a good man he was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 That is awesome!! I'm glad he gave to a real cause instead of a cockamamie floating park in NYC. That's reeking of pretentious waste vs actual charity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasjute Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Nice piece of news to read amidst all the swirling rumors. Thanks for posting, and thanks to RCW for all he did. A class act to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 @BfloBizFirst Ralph Wilson ranked No. 2 in U.S. among individual donors for 2014 http://t.co/QqnGNcEA8f 2nd only to Bill and Melinda Gates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ralph had his money tied up in this one investment he made back in 1960 so he didn't have the cash on had that other billionaires do, otherwise I think he would have made this list every year. Extremely generous and an amazing human being. We miss ya Ralph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Great guy. While he was frugal going after coaches, he did make some splashy moves by going after Kelly, Bennett, and brining in Mario Williams and making him the highest paid defensive player. He was a great community guy though who showed great loyalty to his second-home, Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ironic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elroy16 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 How much of Ralph being "cheap" was him making sure he was able to keep the Bills in Buffalo? Since he made his money on the Bills, was it more risky for him to use large sums of money on coaches and other expenses that weren't also helped pay for by the league? I honestly don't know, but it's it that hard to fathom Ralph investing a lot of money into bad coaches, stadium upgrades, and other investments, going broke, and having to sell the team? Yes, the Bills sold for a ton of money and were valued very highly, but do we know what type of liquid assets Ralph had that he could have used if the Bills had started to lose money quickly? I know, I have a lot of questions and did no research to find these answers. Maybe I'll try to look something up later, but these are just some things that may explain his decision making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Ralph Wilson brought an NFL team to the city of Buffalo and the people of Western New York, and kept it here for over fifty years. He was a generous man and did so much for so many people over the years. I am not going to debate the issue of whether or not he was frugal with money he spent on the team - other than to say, IMHO, this whole concept of "Ralph was cheap" when it came to the team is a pretty simplistic view and not entirely accurate. I want to keep within the theme of this thread, So, I just want to comment on what Ralph Wilson, through his ownership of the Bills, gave to me personally: Memories - of the first game I ever attended with my father in 1968, of the defeat of Miami in 1980 and the goal posts coming down, of the Super Bowl years, of the first game I ever took my children to in 1995, of the telephone conversations with my son after every Bills game since he moved away in 2008, and too many memories in between to list here... And those memories, as they say, are priceless. Thank you Ralph and rest in peace... Edited February 9, 2015 by billsfan1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Quint Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thats awesome. And amazing to think of what a billion dollars will do to help the people of Detroit and Buffalo. Link to the foundation: http://wilsonfdn.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 That is awesome!! I'm glad he gave to a real cause instead of a cockamamie floating park in NYC. That's reeking of pretentious waste vs actual charity Are you kidding?? Do you know how awesome the IAC Summer Party is going to be once that thing is finished?? @BfloBizFirst Ralph Wilson ranked No. 2 in U.S. among individual donors for 2014 http://t.co/QqnGNcEA8f 2nd only to Bill and Melinda Gates Damn, another second place finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Are you kidding?? Do you know how awesome the IAC Summer Party is going to be once that thing is finished?? Damn, another second place finish. no because i dont know what that is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I'm thankful to the Ralph for putting a football team in Buffalo, otherwise I might not gotten into football at all. I'm also thankful for everything he did to keep the Bills in Buffalo over the years, especially with the ultra-restrictive clauses on the sale of the team after his death. It's a shame that the Bills didn't win one Superbowl for him. RIP Ralph, we all miss you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA Grant Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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