I'm Spartacus Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 While watching the game yesterday, I got to thinking about how our franchise got it's name. We are most recognized by the Standing & Charging Buffalo Logo's, it's cool to think we are really named after Buffalo Bill Cody. Here are some early images that were never on our helmet, but appeared in game day programs & print material. Cool stuff. I wish they had a flag flying at New Era showing this dude! 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 He should be included in more promotional material, but he's not an image that stands the test of time like a generic angry bull. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 "Barfalo" and being proud of our history is a strange combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Spartacus Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 20 minutes ago, White Linen said: "Barfalo" and being proud of our history is a strange combo. Fixed that for ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, I'm Spartacus said: Fixed that for ya! That is more better good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 4 hours ago, I'm Spartacus said: Fixed that for ya! Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 @Guffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaMilBill Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Second picture looks like Colonel Reb from Ole Miss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 @Guffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 6 hours ago, LeGOATski said: He should be included in more promotional material, but he's not an image that stands the test of time like a generic angry bull. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) On 12/31/2018 at 10:50 AM, I'm Spartacus said: While watching the game yesterday, I got to thinking about how our franchise got it's name. We are most recognized by the Standing & Charging Buffalo Logo's, it's cool to think we are really named after Buffalo Bill Cody. Here are some early images that were never on our helmet, but appeared in game day programs & print material. Cool stuff. I wish they had a flag flying at New Era showing this dude! The first one was done by my father, he did the covers of the programs from 1961-1964. He also did some of the signage at the Rockpile. Within the weekly programs, he did some Bills related stuff like cartoon bodies of the players in the Bill Cody gear with their headshots on the cartoon body. I used to get copies of all of the programs since Dad also was the salesman for Holling Press which printed the weekly programs. Around 1976, Mom in a cleaning frenzy tossed out "those old programs of yours" The second one is from the AAFC Buffalo Bills from 1947-1949. According to Dad, when the Buffalo Bills came back into existence in 1959, his boss asked him to try to get the Bills account, Mr. Wilson was planning on bringing back the old Bill Cody after one of the west coast teams (LA Chargers) used a version of it in their weekly program. They asked him to do one, and after Mr Wilson gave the approval, he would create a new one about a week or two before the game. I remember watching him draw them first in pencil, then ink, then with the 3 color transparent drapes that would be used for production. http://blogs.buffalobills.com/tag/kevin-weil/ Edited January 2, 2019 by Guffalo 5 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 went to the Museum in the late 70s in Wyoming a co-worker went last summer and upon request looked up my signature in the guest book, a nice photo keepsake for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 "It rubs the lotion on its skin, otherwise it gets the hose again." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I'm not sure the current mascot residing on the side of the Bills' helmet would approve of re-installing Cody as a mascot: Cody received the nickname "Buffalo Bill" after the American Civil War, when he had a contract to supply Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo (American bison)meat.[19] Cody is purported to have killed 4,282 buffalo in eighteen months in 1867 and 1868.[9] Cody and another hunter, Bill Comstock, competed in an eight-hour[15]buffalo-shooting match over the exclusive right to use the name, which Cody won by killing 68 animals to Comstock's 48.[20] Comstock, part Cheyenne and a noted hunter, scout, and interpreter, used a fast-shooting Henry repeating rifle, while Cody competed with a larger-caliber Springfield Model 1866, which he called Lucretia Borgia, after the notorious beautiful, ruthless Italian noblewoman, the subject of a popular contemporary Victor Hugo opera Lucrezia Borgia. Cody explained that while his formidable opponent, Comstock, chased after his buffalo, engaging from the rear of the herd and leaving a trail of killed buffalo "scattered over a distance of three miles", Cody—likening his strategy to a billiards player "nursing" his billiard balls during "a big run"—first rode his horse to the front of the herd to target the leaders, forcing the followers to one side, eventually causing them to circle and create an easy target, and dropping them close together.[21] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtgolder Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 You all know Buffalo Bill Cody lived in Wyoming right? I'm calling that karma... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 14 hours ago, dtgolder said: You all know Buffalo Bill Cody lived in Wyoming right? I'm calling that karma... or a harbinger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 If I squint, (or use binos) I can see the flag flying over his gravesite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNYfan Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Also ran an Old West Show with sharp shooter Annie Oakley and Indian Chiefs like Red Cloud and Sitting Bull. Was one of the most famous men on the planet during those years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 20 hours ago, Guffalo said: The second one is from the AAFC Buffalo Bills from 1947-1949. He looks like he could be a brother to Esky, Esquire magazine’s mascot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 43 minutes ago, CNYfan said: Also ran an Old West Show with sharp shooter Annie Oakley and Indian Chiefs like Red Cloud and Sitting Bull. Was one of the most famous men on the planet during those years. Until Elvis, Buffalo Bill was the most famous American in the world, including presidents. He never labeled his Wild West performances as shows, as he tried to provide re-enactments of real-life in the American west. The fastest way to spot fake memorabilia is to find the word 'show' on the item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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