Nuncha Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Chuck Knox....good coach for us back in the day. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 RIP CHUCK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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#34fan Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Rest in peace coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 A class act. RIP Coach Knox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I assume he's being buried, not cremated? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sack Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 He was great at comebacks. Probably the best at them. So long Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 minute ago, DC Tom said: I assume he's being buried, not cremated? Hard to put the fire out?? too soon? RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Condolences to his family,his friends and his fans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Chuck. Yet another major blunder on Ralph's part when he let him leave town. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 R. I. P. Chuck. I'll never forget breaking the 0 for the 70's Miami streak in 1980 at the Ralph. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, DC Tom said: I assume he's being buried, not cremated? Probably too soon, Tom, but a great Ground Chuck reference all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 rest in peace sir. one of the few bills head coaches to hold a tenure for more then 3 years and in his 5 year span led the bills to two winning ('80-'81) seasons (10-6, 11-5*) and the post season. *division title 1980 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I remember when he first came on board, we were all excited about having a top name coach like Chuck Knox. Ground Chuck! R.I.P. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTLBillsfan Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 It was a big thing when he was hired. Ralph actually spent some money on a top name coach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I was disappointed when he was fired and then we got bums like Kay Stevens and Hank Bullough 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: I was disappointed when he was fired and then we got bums like Kay Stevens and Hank Bullough He wasn't fired. He quit with 1 year left on his 6 year contract & moved on because he was fed up with Ralph's cheapness. It was during his 2nd season as coach that the Bills became the 1st team to ever lose the #1 overall pick to the CFL. Knox was pretty PO'd that Ralph wouldn't pay Cousineau and that was the beginning of the end even though he stayed until one year before his 6 year contract expired. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/26/sports/knox-quits-as-bills-coach-over-contract.html Tension reportedly grew between Wilson and Knox when top players were not signed. One was the linebacker Tom Cousineau, who went to the Candian League out of college in 1979, then was signed by the Cleveland Browns when he came to the N.F.L. last year. The wide receiver Jerry Butler and the running back Joe Cribbs held out unsuccessfully in training camp last summer in an attempt to force new contracts. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vorpma Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Just now, Albany,n.y. said: He wasn't fired. He quit with 1 year left on his 6 year contract & moved on because he was fed up with Ralph's cheapness. It was during his 2nd season as coach that the Bills became the 1st team to ever lose the #1 overall pick to the CFL. Knox was pretty PO'd that Ralph wouldn't pay Cousineau and that was the beginning of the end even though he stayed until one year before his 6 year contract expired. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/26/sports/knox-quits-as-bills-coach-over-contract.html Tension reportedly grew between Wilson and Knox when top players were not signed. One was the linebacker Tom Cousineau, who went to the Candian League out of college in 1979, then was signed by the Cleveland Browns when he came to the N.F.L. last year. The wide receiver Jerry Butler and the running back Joe Cribbs held out unsuccessfully in training camp last summer in an attempt to force new contracts. In his biography Knox, Knox openly states Ralph did not care if he put a winning team on the field. Good post! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Excellent coach, I thought his 80-81 teams were terrific teams. They beat some of the better teams in the league, but were hamstrung by injuries at the wrong times. They could have gone much further with a little better luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Condolances to his family. He was a great coach and we were lucky to have him in Buffalo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Great memories of "Ground Chuck." RIP, and prayers for his family. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I started watching the Bills during the Chuck Knox era. It’s a shame things didn’t work out between him and Ralph as Chuck was a very good coach with the Bills. RIP Coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Ground Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrod's friend Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Good man, brutally dry wit. 1979, the Bills drafted in order - Jerry Butler, Fred Smerlas and Jim Haslett. Three important franchise players in a row. Might be the best three player stretch in the history of the franchise. 1980 Divisional loss to SD was a tougher game to lose than the Titans game ... Ferguson throws 3 INTs against a HOF studded team and lost 20-14 ... we had already trounced the Raiders earlier in the year. That was our year, 1980. RIP Chuck. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Just now, Tyrod's friend said: Good man, brutally dry wit. 1979, the Bills drafted in order - Jerry Butler, Fred Smerlas and Jim Haslett. Three important franchise players in a row. Might be the best three player stretch in the history of the franchise. 1980 Divisional loss to SD was a tougher game to lose than the Titans game ... Ferguson throws 3 INTs against a HOF studded team and lost 20-14 ... we had already trounced the Raiders earlier in the year. That was our year, 1980. RIP Chuck. Ron Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrod's friend Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Ron Smith Joiner, Jefferson, Winslow. We get beat by f'n Ron Smith. The last 30 minutes of that game was like some kind of EA Poe/sword of damacles cliffhanger. We were getting outpunched every single play, just waiting for it all to end. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, 26CornerBlitz said: R. I. P. Chuck. I'll never forget breaking the 0 for the 70's Miami streak in 1980 at the Ralph. My first game? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuncha Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, Tyrod's friend said: Good man, brutally dry wit. 1979, the Bills drafted in order - Jerry Butler, Fred Smerlas and Jim Haslett. Three important franchise players in a row. Might be the best three player stretch in the history of the franchise. 1980 Divisional loss to SD was a tougher game to lose than the Titans game ... Ferguson throws 3 INTs against a HOF studded team and lost 20-14 ... we had already trounced the Raiders earlier in the year. That was our year, 1980. RIP Chuck. Was that the playoff year (1980) that Fergy played on a badly sprained ankle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Brought the Bills out of some tough times in the 70’s. That 1980 season still goes down as one of my all time favorites. Thank you Coack Knox and may you rest in peace. 38 minutes ago, Tyrod's friend said: Good man, brutally dry wit. 1979, the Bills drafted in order - Jerry Butler, Fred Smerlas and Jim Haslett. Three important franchise players in a row. Might be the best three player stretch in the history of the franchise. 1980 Divisional loss to SD was a tougher game to lose than the Titans game ... Ferguson throws 3 INTs against a HOF studded team and lost 20-14 ... we had already trounced the Raiders earlier in the year. That was our year, 1980. RIP Chuck. Joe Ferguson....on an ankle he could barely stand on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeBill Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrod's friend Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 17 minutes ago, Azucho98 said: Was that the playoff year (1980) that Fergy played on a badly sprained ankle? 100% correct. It was like the better poker player getting slowly suffocated without enough capital to take down the other guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Ron Smith Charlie Romes had an INT right in his hands the play before Smith's TD 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo in Pa Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 He was from Sewickley PA, I'm live in Moon twp. Right over the bridge from me. ....I would think Joe D is not too upset 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrod's friend Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Just now, klos63 said: Charlie Romes had an INT right in his hands the play before Smith's TD That's right! I recall Smith as a blown coverage play ... nobody within 10 yards of him. Is that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Just now, Tyrod's friend said: That's right! I recall Smith as a blown coverage play ... nobody within 10 yards of him. Is that right? Bill Simpson the closest player???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrod's friend Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, klos63 said: Bill Simpson the closest player???? that was my recollection. If Ferguson isn't injured, we'd have made the Super Bowl. No doubt in my mind. To have held Fouts to 20 points that day was a freaking miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) John Hadl (at the end of his fine career) James Harris Ron Jaworski (for a bit) Pat Haden Joe Namath (see John Hadl, raise to the power of 2) Joe Ferguson Jim Zorn Dave Krieg Kelly Stouffer Jeff Kemp Jim Everett TJ Rubley Chris Chandler/Chris Miller (still not convinced these were 2 different people) That's the list of QBs-everyone that started more than a couple games-that Chuck Know rode to a career 186-147 record. Some had their moments, like Harris for about a year and a half with the Rams. For a while I thought Dave Krieg was good; now I think he was o.k., and Ground Chuck made him look pretty good. The rest are pretty much varying degrees of awful. Of course, he did have Lawrence McCutcheon and Joe Cribbs and Curt Warner, but again, those guys may owe Chuck a lot too. Ever since his time you hear what is now an old saw: "the first step of having a successful running game is committing to the run." And boy did he commit to it, and boy did he have success doing it. Just three or four seasons here and there with an actual good QB amongst that 23 year head coaching run (Rams-Bills-Seahawks-Rams v. 2) and I think we might very well be talking about "the passing of Super Bowl champion coach Chuck Knox." They called it boring football. I liked it. The contrasts between the Air Coryells and the Ground Chucks in those days made for great matchups. Rest in peace. Edited May 13, 2018 by The Frankish Reich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st&ten Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 RIP Coach Knox----some of my most enjoyable Bills games at the stadium, were when he was coach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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