chris heff Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) Today is the day Buffalo was awarded AFL franchise. Caused much joy and misery. "Ralph Wilson, who owned a minority interest in the NFL's Detroit Lions at the time, initially announced he was placing a team in Miami, but like the Seattle situation, was also rebuffed by local ownership; given five other choices, Wilson negotiated with McGroder and brought the team that would become the Bills to Buffalo. Buffalo was officially awarded its franchise on October 28. During a league meeting on November 22, a 10-man ownership group from Boston (led by Billy Sullivan) was awarded the AFL's eighth team.[10] On November 30, 1959, Joe Foss, a World War II Marine fighter ace and former governor of South Dakota, was named the AFL's first commissioner. Foss commissioned a friend of Harry Wismer's to develop the AFL's eagle-on-football logo. Hunt was elected President of the AFL on January 26, 1960." Edited October 28, 2015 by chris heff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 So my drinking problem starting 31 years before I was even born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Important Date in Bills History: Ralph Wilson awarded Buffalo Bills One of the most important dates in Bills history, is when founding owner Ralph Wilson was awarded the seventh franchise in AFL history - the Buffalo Bills - on October 28, 1959. Important Dates in Bills history is presented by M&T Bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 So my drinking problem starting 31 years before I was even born. LOL, fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 So my drinking problem starting 31 years before I was even born. I blame my Dad for this. sadly I forced it on my own kid(s). Sometimes I felt like an abusive parent. My daughter could care less about football so that should knock off 20 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 One of my brother's friends at St. Joe's was Pat McGroder Jr. Pat senior had a Lincoln with the Bills logo on the doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 So my drinking problem starting 31 years before I was even born. That was funny. Chris, thanks for sharing as I didn't know this was the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Soon the Bills will be awarded the first London team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 So my drinking problem starting 31 years before I was even born. I was born almost simultaneously (within days), and all my troubles now have an explanation. (As does much joy, but that's so hard to remember...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 That was funny. Chris, thanks for sharing as I didn't know this was the day. Your welcome, I didn't know today was the day either, my wife told me. Today is her birthday, when I wished her happy birthday, she told me it was also the Bills birthday. She knew this because one of my cousins posted it on Facebook. My wife is not from Buffalo, she is a Bills fan by association. My father had season tickets from the beginning he and my brother went to the first game. I went to a lot at the Old Rock Pile and some momentous games at the Ralph. I don't regret one moment of the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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