26CornerBlitz Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 @buffalobills Two years after his passing, we remember our Founding Owner, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. http://bufbills.co/8xHY4V R. I. P. Mr. Wilson and Thank You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 RIP thank you for bringing football to our city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Thank you to the Wilsons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Thanks Ralph We will never forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 He set this franchise, and the community, up for great things. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 He set this franchise, and the community, up for great things. RIP. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsatthebeach Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Because of Ralph Wilson bringing the Bills to Buffalo, some of my earliest memories are with family and the Bills...From my grandfather sitting in his chair calling them the BUFFALO BUMS!!! to my father calling Ralph Wilson a cheap son of a B word only to rethink that when he was in the Ralph & Mary Wilson, Jr., Hospice Inpatient Unit at the end of his life. The links from my grandparents, parents and now my kids to the Buffalo Bills impacted our lives beyond compare. Thank you Mr. Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 R.I.C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Say what you want about the man, without him we would not have the Bills. For me they are a very important part of who I am. For that I will always be grateful to Ralph Wilson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Say what you want about the man, without him we would not have the Bills. For me they are a very important part of who I am. For that I will always be grateful to Ralph Wilson. Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Some of the best times my father and I had together before he passed away in 2008 were at Bills games. ...thank you, Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BLUES Brothers Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I was traveling when the word cam through and recall listening to the WGR Radio (through their APP) constantly following his Passing. Hearing people, Fans, Reporters call in including Bill Polian and so many others speak of the fond memories of this Courageous, Very Smart, and Humble Man made me appreciate him even more. Thank You "RCW"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Some of the best times my father and I had together before he passed away in 2008 were at Bills games. ...thank you, Ralph. Got to agree. I think the Bills were the one thing my father and I had most in common. I use to give him crap about being such a pessimist. He passed in 2004. i turned 40 last year and like so many other things that my dad did that I now do, I have begun to be that pessimist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane nelson Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I don't this his true value and intelligence were appreciated until well after he passed. The structure of the stadium lease almost ensured the Bills would stay here then his foundation gave so much of his wealth back to the community. He clearly loved Buffalo, its people and the Bills. RIP RCW.............you have earned it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Pretty easy to forget how easily things could have went the other way if it wasn't for how Ralph had the lease, foundation, etc. set up. He was a great man that continues to give back to the region even after his death. RIP Ralph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Because of Ralph Wilson bringing the Bills to Buffalo, some of my earliest memories are with family and the Bills...From my grandfather sitting in his chair calling them the BUFFALO BUMS!!! to my father calling Ralph Wilson a cheap son of a B word only to rethink that when he was in the Ralph & Mary Wilson, Jr., Hospice Inpatient Unit at the end of his life. The links from my grandparents, parents and now my kids to the Buffalo Bills impacted our lives beyond compare. Thank you Mr. Wilson Because of Mr. Wilson, I have memories of my dad and brother arguing over Ferguson in the 70's. Coming home from college with friends in the late 80's to a weekend at my house with 8 guys, sleeping all over the house, waking up to my dad having coffee with one of my buddies who was an old man before his time. My mom making the whole gang breakfast after a long night at the Brick bar drinking those cases of OV splits, and so on. Doing it all over again on Saturday night, to sleep 3 hours, then hauling everyone up to Rich stadium tailgating all morning, beating the Jets, Steelers, and the Jets again. Going to the K of C when my dad was the manager there as a side job to the Buffalo News, and he had the old dish. All of my buddies post college, family, and all of the K of C families watching in the lounge together. Back then my dad kept the doors locked as it was against the rules to watch the home games and have a party at a club. All of those memories, laughs, and heartache over the Bills bringing mine and so many families together for our Bills. Ralph could have taken this team out of Buffalo so many times. He could have knuckled under to the owners of large metropolitan markets, but didn't and was a reason for revenue sharing. Those NFL business decisions are the reasons why we have the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnatti Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars and so on. He was a courageous person who stood for the little guy. We can dissect all of the things he did wrong, or remember what he contributed to our beloved Bills and the city of Buffalo. Many of you know i moved away 25 years ago, but my heart will always be with Buffalo, and the Wilson family made the city better with all of the things they have done for the people of this city. Thanks Mr. Wilson. I don't know what life would be like without what you did for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Got to agree. I think the Bills were the one thing my father and I had most in common. I use to give him crap about being such a pessimist. He passed in 2004. i turned 40 last year and like so many other things that my dad did that I now do, I have begun to be that pessimist. I hear us on that, so loud and clear, all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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