Chandler#81 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 My all-time favorite Buffalo Bill. (He was a “slut” in Oakland -literally!) His book ‘Violent Sundays’ tells the story of his Playgirl nude layout. Raider teammates quickly dubbed him ‘the Slut’ 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk71 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 My older sister was absolutely crazy about Bob Chandler. In ' 73 she bought 3 season tickets and took 2 of her little brothers to each game (what an awesome sister). After one of the games, she spotted Chandler leaving and heading across the back lot to his car (she may have been stalking him😂). My sister took off running with me and my little brother, 12 and 9, chasing after her. After a long run we caught up to him, he couldn't have been nicer and after a brief chat he signed autographs for the 3 of us. He was definitely one of my favorite Bills as a kid. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Fantastic highlights of an all-time favorite. I'm sorry the compilation doesn't include his iconic toe-tapping catch against the Bucs in 1978. It came at the end of a terrible day (Bills got crushed by the Creamsicles) and the toss from Bill Munson was overthrown, but Bobby was such a consummate pro he gave a fantastic effort and pulled it in along the end line. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Never met him in my days back in WNY but I got to meet his family when I designed a high school gymnasium that was named after Bob in Southern California. I told them it was my honor having watched him in person all those many years with the Bills. They thought that was cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSJayDee Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 What makes it all the more enjoyable is that he doesn't behave like an asshat when he scores. Ahh, the good old days. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: My all-time favorite Buffalo Bill. (He was a “slut” in Oakland -literally!) His book ‘Violent Sundays’ tells the story of his Playgirl nude layout. Raider teammates quickly dubbed him ‘the Slut’ Where are the Green Men when you need them? @SDS @Nervous Guy we have an obvious need for a name change here for Chandler Seriously, @Chandler#81 great find, thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 44 minutes ago, eSJayDee said: What makes it all the more enjoyable is that he doesn't behave like an asshat when he scores. Ahh, the good old days. I love when he at times looks like he's going to toss it to the defender, but then simply hands it to the ref. This guy was great, and I nearly forgot about him. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 My earliest Bills memories are Dennis Shaw to Bobby Chandler! Need to go back and watch some of his Raider-era games. Great player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Still wear my blue Chandler 81 on many a fall Sunday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagoon Blues Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Thanks for sharing! The background music on some of those are a fantastic bonus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Awesome, thanks @Chandler#81! My all-time favorite Bill as well. Loved pretending to be him as a kid, catching tip-toe passes on the sidelines. I hadn't realized he had caught passes from so many great QBs. Really cool to see him catch one from Pastorini, another of my favorites growing up, though for reasons I'm not sure. Maybe I just liked his name? 2 hours ago, RJ (not THAT RJ) said: Fantastic highlights of an all-time favorite. I'm sorry the compilation doesn't include his iconic toe-tapping catch against the Bucs in 1978. It came at the end of a terrible day (Bills got crushed by the Creamsicles) and the toss from Bill Munson was overthrown, but Bobby was such a consummate pro he gave a fantastic effort and pulled it in along the end line. Probably one of my favorites of his as well. It was featured on the opening of a weekly show, was it Inside the NFL? I was really hoping they'd have that one in there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 First NFL player I ever got an autograph from, far and away my favorite player from that era. We were visiting Buffalo to see some family, I think is was the summer of '75, and we went to watch practice a few days before they were going to play the Packers in a preseason game ( I think it was the game where Robert James suffered a career ending injury). Earlier that summer, OJ got into a fist fight with Neal Craig, a defensive back. I remember Craig mocking OJ when he was signing autographs after practice. I remember the look on OJ's face, if looks could.....anyway they got rid of Craig soon after. Chandler was sitting on his helmet on the sideline during practice and we got close enough to get his attention but we had no paper for him to sign. He scrounged around on the sideline and tore up a used envelope he found, signed that, and handed it to us. Gave us a wave, we yelled "Go Bills!" and he gave us a thumbs up and went back to sitting on his hat. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Rubes said: Awesome, thanks @Chandler#81! My all-time favorite Bill as well. Loved pretending to be him as a kid, catching tip-toe passes on the sidelines. I hadn't realized he had caught passes from so many great QBs. Really cool to see him catch one from Pastorini, another of my favorites growing up, though for reasons I'm not sure. Maybe I just liked his name? Probably one of my favorites of his as well. It was featured on the opening of a weekly show, was it Inside the NFL? I was really hoping they'd have that one in there. yeah, Inside the NFL used it for quite some time. It's a great shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 7 hours ago, RJ (not THAT RJ) said: Fantastic highlights of an all-time favorite. I'm sorry the compilation doesn't include his iconic toe-tapping catch against the Bucs in 1978. It came at the end of a terrible day (Bills got crushed by the Creamsicles) and the toss from Bill Munson was overthrown, but Bobby was such a consummate pro he gave a fantastic effort and pulled it in along the end line. Seemed like every game he played showcased his marvelous footwork -AFTER making a difficult catch! 4 hours ago, Ned Flanders said: Still wear my blue Chandler 81 on many a fall Sunday. Holy Schikees! ME TOO! Loved when the team went to the blue throwbacks. Ordered one quickly. Still wear it to this day! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Holy Schikees! ME TOO! Loved when the team went to the blue throwbacks. Ordered one quickly. Still wear it to this day! It's the only Bills jersey I have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 11 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: My all-time favorite Buffalo Bill. (He was a “slut” in Oakland -literally!) His book ‘Violent Sundays’ tells the story of his Playgirl nude layout. Raider teammates quickly dubbed him ‘the Slut’ Found this https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/07/12/the-bare-facts-are-hes-a-star 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st pete gogolak Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 One of my favorite all-time Bills. My brother and I had crappy end zone seats for the next to last game of the 1973 season. High school classmate was on the field clearing snow in between plays. OJ ran for over 200 yards setting up the record breaking 2003 yard season the next week against the Jets. Chandler caught two TDs right in front of us. Great game, great time! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Found this https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/07/12/the-bare-facts-are-hes-a-star 🏈🏆🥇 AWESOME! 1 minute ago, st pete gogolak said: One of my favorite all-time Bills. My brother and I had crappy end zone seats for the next to last game of the 1973 season. High school classmate was on the field clearing snow in between plays. OJ ran for over 200 yards setting up the record breaking 2003 yard season the next week against the Jets. Chandler caught two TDs right in front of us. Great game, great time! One of which was a patented toe-tapper at the back of the Endzone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: 🏈🏆🥇 AWESOME! Had to be humbling on the home front: Quote As far as she was concerned, Chandler's wife, Marilyn, didn't care that he'd posed for the picture—what the heck, $10,000 is $10,000—but she asked him in genuine amazement, "Why do they want you?" 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk71 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 4 hours ago, st pete gogolak said: One of my favorite all-time Bills. My brother and I had crappy end zone seats for the next to last game of the 1973 season. High school classmate was on the field clearing snow in between plays. OJ ran for over 200 yards setting up the record breaking 2003 yard season the next week against the Jets. Chandler caught two TDs right in front of us. Great game, great time! My little brother and I were there, age 12 and 9. We would dash through the stadium following the Bills up and down the field. Big kickoff return TD, OJ romping for 200 and Chandler with 2 tds. I remember the frenzied electric crowd. That was an amazing day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 12 hours ago, Rubes said: Awesome, thanks @Chandler#81! My all-time favorite Bill as well. Loved pretending to be him as a kid, catching tip-toe passes on the sidelines. I did the same. Kind of ironic that he ended up with Oakland since he played a lot like Fred Biletnikoff. It was also ironic that he was traded to Oakland 2 months after I moved to the Bay Area. Died too young. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 19 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: My all-time favorite Buffalo Bill. (He was a “slut” in Oakland -literally!) His book ‘Violent Sundays’ tells the story of his Playgirl nude layout. Raider teammates quickly dubbed him ‘the Slut’ I have to get that book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringMetheHeadofLeonLett Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Ha! We barely squeaked by the winless '76 Bucs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Squirrel Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) You could have put all the QBs Bob caught TDs from in this clip in generic uniforms with the same number and Plunkett would still stick out like a sore thumb. Always looked like he was heaving a grenade. Edited July 9, 2021 by Red Squirrel triple posted 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Red Squirrel said: You could have put all the QBs Bob caught TDs from in this clip in generic uniforms with the same number and Plunkett would still stick out like a sore thumb. Always looked like he was heaving a grenade. I walked into a restaurant in Santa Cruz and there was Plunkett and Chandler at a table. I didn’t bother them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 21 hours ago, Rubes said: Awesome, thanks @Chandler#81! My all-time favorite Bill as well. Loved pretending to be him as a kid, catching tip-toe passes on the sidelines. I hadn't realized he had caught passes from so many great QBs. Really cool to see him catch one from Pastorini, another of my favorites growing up, though for reasons I'm not sure. Maybe I just liked his name? Probably one of my favorites of his as well. It was featured on the opening of a weekly show, was it Inside the NFL? I was really hoping they'd have that one in there. Thanks to @Chandler#81 as well. All us old folks responding in here! and @Rubes, I think the blackout rules back then meant growing up we started to like different teams / players. If the Bills were home, they were just flat out not on TV. Sellout or not. I too liked those Oiler teams, as well KC. They were on TV every week it seemed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 7 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: Thanks to @Chandler#81 as well. All us old folks responding in here! and @Rubes, I think the blackout rules back then meant growing up we started to like different teams / players. If the Bills were home, they were just flat out not on TV. Sellout or not. I too liked those Oiler teams, as well KC. They were on TV every week it seemed. Speaking of ‘blackout’, my cousin & I painted our football helmets white and I made Buffaloes out of strips of black electrical tape, cuz that’s the way they looked on tv. Then my uncle brought us home ACTUAL Bills helmet stickers and I remember thinking “Red? RED?!? That’s WRONG!” (We didn’t have a color tv..🤷♂️) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Holmes Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I love that Slut!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 10:09 AM, Rubes said: Awesome, thanks @Chandler#81! My all-time favorite Bill as well. Loved pretending to be him as a kid, catching tip-toe passes on the sidelines. Yep - first thing I thought of. We used to play street football in the neighborhood and we all loved to tip-toe the curb ("sideline") and yell "Bobby Chandler" when we made the grab 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranded in Boston Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Thanks Chandler#81!! That was awesome. During those grim mid-late 70s Bills teams, it seemed like Bobby was the Bills entire offense sometimes! Besides his incomparable hands, people forget that he was also an amazing athlete, a top high-school decathlete and high jumper. His body control was superb. The only guy in the NFL who could out-highpoint Bobby back then was maybe Harold Carmichael -- but he was also 6'-8" ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 15 hours ago, BobbyC81 said: I have to get that book. I think you’ll enjoy it. It’s a biography, so not altogether football related -though in depth about all his injuries! But many great tales of his time here and with Oakland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcdermott Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 11:58 AM, Mickey said: First NFL player I ever got an autograph from, far and away my favorite player from that era. We were visiting Buffalo to see some family, I think is was the summer of '75, and we went to watch practice a few days before they were going to play the Packers in a preseason game ( I think it was the game where Robert James suffered a career ending injury). Earlier that summer, OJ got into a fist fight with Neal Craig, a defensive back. I remember Craig mocking OJ when he was signing autographs after practice. I remember the look on OJ's face, if looks could.....anyway they got rid of Craig soon after. Chandler was sitting on his helmet on the sideline during practice and we got close enough to get his attention but we had no paper for him to sign. He scrounged around on the sideline and tore up a used envelope he found, signed that, and handed it to us. Gave us a wave, we yelled "Go Bills!" and he gave us a thumbs up and went back to sitting on his hat. James injury happened against Rams when Lawrence McCutchron hit him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Mike Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Also one of my all-time favorites. Playing sandlot football as a young boy I used to declare "I'm Bob Chandler". I think of him as one of the masters at sidelines and end zone toe tap inbounds. Like someone else said, very similar to Fred Bilrtnikoff. I seemed to recall he died way too young and just went to Wikipedia to confirm, and discovered something I hadn't known: "Chandler's niece Sarah George Chester and her daughter Payton were two of the nine victims, along with Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, on board the helicopter that crashed in Calabasas, California on January 26, 2020." Bob Chandler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Always ranks #1 on my all time favorite Bills list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 12:31 AM, Chandler#81 said: My all-time favorite Buffalo Bill. (He was a “slut” in Oakland -literally!) His book ‘Violent Sundays’ tells the story of his Playgirl nude layout. Raider teammates quickly dubbed him ‘the Slut’ You're welcome. https://www.ebay.com/itm/234058204300?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338722076&toolid=10001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Hard to be a Bills fan growing up in the 70s and not be a Bobby Chandler fan. Great stuff, both the highlights and memories in this thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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