Name a random Bills player and one thing you remember about them

[smward8]

On 7/19/2023 at 6:56 AM, Buckets said:

Tom Sestak, the "Hit". I'm having trouble remembering the running backs name.

Keith Lincoln

[K-9]

Robert James and Bobby Chandler, the two nicest and coolest players who truly appreciated us ball boys up at Niagara back in the day. 

[Bob Chandler's Hands]

Jeff Nixon, an excellent big play safety until injuries derailed his career. 

[Pete]

45 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Also for his inability to "WATCH WHERE THE #¥*€ YOU'RE GOING!!!"

😡

 

Friggin Lonnie

[Albany,n.y.]

On 7/17/2023 at 3:46 PM, eball said:

Todd Schlopy made 2 out of 5 FG attempts to win a scab game against the NYG (with Lawrence Taylor crossing the picket line) 6-3 in 1987.

 

It was the worst football game I’ve ever witnessed in person.

 

I still have that game on VHS tape, but I'd have to go to my basement & hook up the dusty VCR to the 1986 TV, which is also down there collecting dust, in order to watch it. 

1 hour ago, Bob Chandler's Hands said:

Jeff Nixon, an excellent big play safety until injuries derailed his career. 

After an interception on opening day 1980, they put "Nixon for President" on the scoreboard. 

[Shaw66]

Wow.

 

My player is Roger Kochman. Sensational rookie running back in 1963, until he absolutely tore up his knee. 

 

I couldn't remember if I'd posted about Kochman in this thread, so I searched for him. I haven't. Search yourself, and look at all the threads that 's Kochman's been mentioned in.  Threads about obscure players, threads about really ugly injuries, threads about one-year wonders, all kinds of threads where Kochman turns up. 

 

I remember him because I met him a few months after his injury.  He was dating the sister of a friend of mine, and I was visiting my friend while Kochman was hanging with his girlfriend.  His knee was all wrapped in gauze.  He kept it elevated.  He said if he kept his foot on the floor, after a while his knee would start bleeding!  

 

In those days, if you had major knee surgery, your career almost certainly was over. Kochman already knew he was done. 

[ShakAttack]

Before there was “Action Jackson”, MarShawn Lynch gave Fred Jackson the nickname “Head”

[Cash]

4 hours ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Jerry Crafts.  Some of you remember way back when (92'-95), I knew Jerry as he grew up in Tulsa, and his mom and stepdad were still here.  In 93/94, I drove up to Buffalo with my Wife, and Jerry got me in the locker room on Saturday each time.  I still have a game ball signed in Silver Sharpie from almost every member of the 1993 team, which was the last to play in a Super Bowl to date.

 

He was solid, tried to do a good job, but his weight held him back, that and a bad divorce from his wife toward the end of his time here.  Good guy overall.

 

The Condo!  Nicknamed as such because he was even bigger than 'House' Ballard.  IIRC, we played a very early overseas game - in Germany maybe?  And at some pre-game PR event, the locals requested not the biggest stars, but the biggest players.  We sent House and Condo.

[Another Fan]

Paul Poszlusny- I remember reading this piece on him in The NY Times at my grandmothers house years back how he was saving his money for retirement in funds and what not. 

[pi2000]

Coy Wire could jump out of a waist deep pool.

[PrimeTime101]

Jerry Butler.. Great Career till the end when he started dropping a ton of balls. 

 

People started calling him "Jerry Butter Fingers"

 

 

 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

Tim Tindale!! His galloping TD run against the Fish with the announcer dubbing him the “Canadian Flash” made me think for a minute we had a FB super hero on our hands…alas nothing much happened after that, but will never forget that playoff W…

 

 

 

he did dominate in Canada fwiw:

https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/western-mustangs-legend-tim-tindale-opens-up-on-canadian-football-hall-of-fame-honour

[Buffalosouth]

Chris Hogan played lacrosse 

[dcinmuncie]

On 7/20/2023 at 11:42 AM, Royale with Cheese said:

Gilmore didn't smile when he was drafted by us.

neither did james cook. lol

[Augie]

Mini Max Anderson was not a big guy. 

[st pete gogolak]

On 7/18/2023 at 12:31 AM, 4merper4mer said:

He also had beautiful hair.  And he wasn’t very good.

 

Terrance McGee had the greatest non-touchdown kickoff return in the history of football.

 

Don Smith scored the first Super Bowl TD in Bills history.

I’m guessing that McGee had about a 90% chance of scoring a TD on that play when he got to around the NO 20 yard line.  It was a total fluke that he went down.  If he had scored that TD, it would have easily been one of the 10 greatest TD’s in the history of the game.

[Kirby Jackson]

2 hours ago, Buffalosouth said:

Chris Hogan played lacrosse 

Ryan Fitzpatrick - he went to Harvard

[BillsPride12]

Josh Stamer used to get the crowd at the stadium super fired up on special teams before kickoffs

[Bob Chandler's Hands]

10 hours ago, PrimeTime101 said:

Jerry Butler.. Great Career till the end when he started dropping a ton of balls. 

 

People started calling him "Jerry Butter Fingers"

 

 

 

Butler wasn't the same after the major knee injury. 

[Pete]

10 hours ago, PrimeTime101 said:

Jerry Butler.. Great Career till the end when he started dropping a ton of balls. 

 

People started calling him "Jerry Butter Fingers"

 

 

 

That was the first Bills game I can remember going to.  Jerry Butler had 4 TDs and we throttled the Jets.    I thought Butler was going to be a star after that.  Then I was extra pumped when we drafted Terry Miller.  It’s Miller time.  Butler and Miller- there is a thin line between hope and folly