Chandler#81 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 My favorite Bills player. Rest In Peace, Bobby. https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/07/12/the-bare-facts-are-hes-a-star 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I was a kid growing up in west Seneca in 70’s practicing bob Chandler tip toe sideline catch’s. That dude caught everything 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ChanBo00.htm A fine career, featuring a 4 year span with the most receptions in the League. Never made a Pro Bowl but was clearly slighted in that regard. Those hands! Those toes! We haven’t had one that good since, imo. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergie's ire Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 He was my first favorite Bill. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 When I was a kid and first experienced Bills football my favorite three players were OJ, Fergie, and Chandler. Fun read; thanks for sharing that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane nelson Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 He wrote a book about his career, I believe it was called "Any Given Sunday" it was very good. When the movie came out with the same name, I first thought it was about Bobby's life, clearly it was not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Chandler was the first Bill I ever met. It was Fredonia a few days before a preseason game against, I think, the Packers. He was on the sideline, sitting on his helmet. I tapped him on the shoulder and asked for his autograph, he looked all confused and asked "You want my autograph?! Sure!" Always been my favorite. One of our worst trades but glad it worked out so well for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessTruster Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 wow, only made it to 45. yikes. yeah , the old OJ bills teams of the mid 70's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) I just saw on Wiki that his niece and her daughter were on the Kobe Bryant helicopter when it crashed. Edited June 3, 2020 by Rico 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Chandler, thanks for sharing. Those were some real early memories for me primarily the mid to late 70’s. I do remember OJ’s 2003 season only in that my older brother and dad went nuts when the Juice hit the record. I was three, but funny that was one of my earliest memories. I remember, saying mom, why are they yelling so much. She as a mom always says, never mind Danny, eat you’re vegetables. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Holmes Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ChanBo00.htm A fine career, featuring a 4 year span with the most receptions in the League. Never made a Pro Bowl but was clearly slighted in that regard. Those hands! Those toes! We haven’t had one that good since, imo. Completely agree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 What happened to him in 1974? Injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Pete said: I was a kid growing up in west Seneca in 70’s practicing bob Chandler tip toe sideline catch’s. That dude caught everything It's not like we could see the entirety of the NFL back then, but it seemed like he was the pioneer of that sideline footwork. Toes in, arms extended and fall on his face to make the catch count. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Pete said: I was a kid growing up in west Seneca in 70’s practicing bob Chandler tip toe sideline catch’s. That dude caught everything I was doing the same thing a few miles north of you at the Dingens St playground! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 hours ago, eball said: When I was a kid and first experienced Bills football my favorite three players were OJ, Fergie, and Chandler. Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: I was doing the same thing a few miles north of you at the Dingens St playground! And me too over in Tonawanda with Tom Day's son. He played OJ, I played Chandler. My favorite! Edited June 3, 2020 by Rubes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) Great story. I'd forgotten about the Playgirl thing... Edited June 3, 2020 by Lurker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rubes said: And me too over in Tonawanda with Tom Day's son. He played OJ, I played Chandler. My favorite! I was tall, thin and not too fast but I could catch anything thrown at me. LOL, I credit that skill from having 2 older brothers who chucked anything they had in their hands at me all through my childhood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Chandler81, fun read -- thanks for sharing it. I didn't realize what a great athlete he was -- pole vaulting 13 feet as a high school decathlon champ, etc. This is a guy who was born too early in the run-dominant NFL of the 70s and 80s. He'd be a 100 catch slot receiver today. Seemed like a great guy with some good memories of being a So Cal kid roughing it as a rookie in Buffalo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 hours ago, shane nelson said: He wrote a book about his career, I believe it was called "Any Given Sunday" it was very good. When the movie came out with the same name, I first thought it was about Bobby's life, clearly it was not. Violent Sunday’s. I have it. Detailed accounts of his many injuries and the road back. 1 hour ago, Lurker said: Great story. I'd forgotten about the Playgirl thing... Slut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 hours ago, dhg said: What happened to him in 1974? Injury? I don’t recall -he had so damn many. But he played later in the season and actually had a good year. ‘74 is when we traded with St. Louis for Bobby Moore -who became Ahmad Rashad. 3 WR sets weren’t common then and they already had JD Hill. While ‘73 was all about the Juice and his run into the record books, the ‘74 team was completely different as Fergy and the passing game lit up the AFC for a few years after. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I don't recall him requesting the trade to Oakland...he had a rather pedestrian game on his return to Orchard Park in Week 4 of the 1980 season; 3 catches for 87 yards. I was at that game and and we just pummeled the Raiders on a bright, early fall day. Recall my friend separating his shoulder diving for a football during the post-game tailgate, no doubt fueled by celebratory libations. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009280buf.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ned Flanders said: I don't recall him requesting the trade to Oakland...he had a rather pedestrian game on his return to Orchard Park in Week 4 of the 1980 season; 3 catches for 87 yards. I was at that game and and we just pummeled the Raiders on a bright, early fall day. Recall my friend separating his shoulder diving for a football during the post-game tailgate, no doubt fueled by celebratory libations. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009280buf.htm This game got us to 4-0 and ‘ Buffalo Got a Feeling, Talking Proud’! We actually rewrote history in this game as new Raider QB Dan Pastorini broke his leg during a sack. In came the considered ‘washed up’ former Heisman trophy winner, Jim Plunkett. The rest, as they say, is History. Oakland & Houston made the huge trade of Stabler for Dante in the offseason. Knox didn’t favor Bobby and he knew it. He traded him to Oakland for Phil Villapiano. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBu Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Chandler was also my favorite player at that time. Thanks for posting that Chandler#81! That brought back the memory of the time he said he was sitting next to a referee on a plane. The ref didn't know who he was, but in conversation was complaining of having to go to Buffalo to ref a Bills game. Bobby thought it showed the bias there was against them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Chandler#81 said: Raider QB Dan Pastorini broke his leg during a sack. In came the considered ‘washed up’ former Heisman trophy winner, Jim Plunkett. The rest, as they say, is History. Oakland & Houston made the huge trade of Stabler for Dante in the offseason. I'm convinced that if the Bills had home field advantage in 1980, they would have gone to the Super Bowl. Two losses to the lowly Colts squelched any chance at that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haslett_Stomp Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Pete said: I was a kid growing up in west Seneca in 70’s practicing bob Chandler tip toe sideline catch’s. That dude caught everything My friends and I were doing the same just south of you in OP - we played backyard ball almost every day after school. Kids don't know what they're missing out on these days sitting inside staring at a screen... Edited June 3, 2020 by Haslett_Stomp 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 12 hours ago, Pete said: I was a kid growing up in west Seneca in 70’s practicing bob Chandler tip toe sideline catch’s. That dude caught everything I did the same. He was fun to watch. I remember one catch at the back of the end zone where he set his feet at the end line and with full extension of his body caught the pass that was a couple yards out of the end zone. His downfield blocking for OJ and others was outstanding. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 10 hours ago, shane nelson said: He wrote a book about his career, I believe it was called "Any Given Sunday" it was very good. When the movie came out with the same name, I first thought it was about Bobby's life, clearly it was not. “Violent Sundays”. Pat Toomay wrote “On Any Given Sunday” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Holmes Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ChanBo00.htm A fine career, featuring a 4 year span with the most receptions in the League. Never made a Pro Bowl but was clearly slighted in that regard. Those hands! Those toes! We haven’t had one that good since, imo. Those hands! Those Toes THAT @$$!!!? What a terrible trade! Edited June 3, 2020 by Sherlock Holmes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Best holder in Bills history. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) Edited June 4, 2020 by HOUSE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Pete said: I was a kid growing up in west Seneca in 70’s practicing bob Chandler tip toe sideline catch’s. That dude caught everything Yep. Playing street ball in my neighborhood in Lancaster how many hundreds of times we'd "toe tap" our feet by the edge of the curb and reach over by the sidewalk for the catch and yell "Bobby Chandler!" Edited June 4, 2020 by stevewin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Haslett_Stomp said: My friends and I were doing the same just south of you in OP - we played backyard ball almost every day after school. Kids don't know what they're missing out on these days sitting inside staring at a screen... I'm in love joy right now and there are dozens and dozens and dozens of kids playing basketball in the streets playing catch with a football, riding bikes, etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Ralph was so ***** cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, Rico said: Ralph was so ***** cheap. not keeping Knox was one of his biggest “save money” blunders of all time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 19 hours ago, Rico said: I just saw on Wiki that his niece and her daughter were on the Kobe Bryant helicopter when it crashed. I didn’t know this. ?So much tragedy in his family.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 6/3/2020 at 6:15 AM, Chandler#81 said: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ChanBo00.htm A fine career, featuring a 4 year span with the most receptions in the League. Never made a Pro Bowl but was clearly slighted in that regard. Those hands! Those toes! We haven’t had one that good since, imo. I always thought he was as good as Biletnikoff but never got the recognition he deserved. The Raiders knew what they were doing we they traded for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 20 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: This game got us to 4-0 and ‘ Buffalo Got a Feeling, Talking Proud’! We actually rewrote history in this game as new Raider QB Dan Pastorini broke his leg during a sack. In came the considered ‘washed up’ former Heisman trophy winner, Jim Plunkett. The rest, as they say, is History. Oakland & Houston made the huge trade of Stabler for Dante in the offseason. Best sign at Rich during the Raiders game: "Nixon for President." You'll recall that Jeff Nixon was leading the league, I believe, in INTs in the young season and was everywhere on defense. He only played seven games that season due to injuries but he was a terror during the early winning streak. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NixoJe20.htm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranded in Boston Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 6/3/2020 at 3:42 AM, Chandler#81 said: My favorite Bills player. Rest In Peace, Bobby. "Thanks" for the memories Chander#81! I forgot about that Playgirl gig, LOL. But what a great player. Folks might forget that there were a few *especially* grim years in Bills history (76-77) -- truly the dark ages -- when we found out, for example, why Gary Marangi was a *backup* QB. Bobby Chandler was practically the Bills entire offense those seasons. He could be double, tripled covered and come up with the ball. Such precise route running, and those incredible hands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, eball said: not keeping Knox was one of his biggest “save money” blunders of all time No doubt, but at least that was a bad football decision. Making players pay to park a half-mile from the stadium was completely ridiculous. Edited June 4, 2020 by Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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