Just Jack Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 7 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Ralph is cheap. 2 1 1 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 26 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Ralph is cheap. Still. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Once again thank you for bringing pro football to WNY and for keeping the team in Buffalo then OP all of these years. Without Ralph there would be no Buffalo Bills. 10 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 4 minutes ago, Gregg said: Once again thank you for bringing pro football to WNY and for keeping the team in Buffalo then OP all of these years. Without Ralph there would be no Buffalo Bills. I just saw this and couldn’t agree more. He had a lot flaws, but his loyalty to a small market city, vs. making a killing selling the team multiple times was a gem. In the end his family made the call they only wanted a billionaire who had ties to Buffalo like the Pegulas. 5 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Just now, machine gun kelly said: I just saw this and couldn’t agree more. He had a lot flaws, but his loyalty to a small market city, vs. making a killing selling the team multiple times was a gem. In the end his family made the call they only wanted a billionaire who had ties to Buffalo like the Pegulas. That's right. Even in death he did what he could to make sure the team stays here. In the end he did it. Team stayed in OP and now with a new stadium on the way the long-term future to stay in OP is on solid ground. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills!Win! Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I have a quick question - when Ralph Wilson was alive, whose idea was it to rename Rich Stadium to “Ralph Wilson Stadium?” That seems kind of conceited 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NORWOODS FOOT Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126966963/ralph-cookerly-wilson 1 hour ago, Gregg said: That's right. Even in death he did what he could to make sure the team stays here. In the end he did it. Team stayed in OP and now with a new stadium on the way the long-term future to stay in OP is on solid ground. And they didn’t sell to Trump or Bon Jovi… could you imagine? Not a political statement, but I don’t think the team would be the same if they had. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, Gregg said: Once again thank you for bringing pro football to WNY and for keeping the team in Buffalo then OP all of these years. Without Ralph there would be no Buffalo Bills. Buffalo was Ralph’s second choice after his attempt to start a team in Miami fell through. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Bills!Win! said: I have a quick question - when Ralph Wilson was alive, whose idea was it to rename Rich Stadium to “Ralph Wilson Stadium?” That seems kind of conceited New York State or Erie County, I forgot which one, since they owned it. Interesting footnote, the field house, when it was first built was the Ralph Wilson Fieldhouse. Edited March 25 by Just Jack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 2 hours ago, Just Jack said: Wilson treated the Bills as his personal ATM. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeAndy Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 50 minutes ago, Bills!Win! said: I have a quick question - when Ralph Wilson was alive, whose idea was it to rename Rich Stadium to “Ralph Wilson Stadium?” That seems kind of conceited Legend has it he named the stadium after his dad, that’s why it wasn’t Ralph Wilson Jr Stadium 1 hour ago, Gregg said: That's right. Even in death he did what he could to make sure the team stays here. In the end he did it. Team stayed in OP and now with a new stadium on the way the long-term future to stay in OP is on solid ground. If I recall, this wasn’t true. He let the team go to the highest bidder, who was Pegs. Johnny Bonny Jovi wanted to move the team and actively tried to acquire them. I’m sure he was a nice guy in his personal life, but let’s not pretend he wasn’t a 💩 owner, especially once he hit 75+. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Super Fan Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 8 hours ago, Doc Brown said: Ralph is cheap. So was his Buffalo Bills tickets. I would take Ralph Wilson back as Bills owner any time over the clown show the Bills have become now with PSL’s and not winning the big games in the playoffs anymore. At least cheap Raph Wilson won two AFL championships in year 4 and 5 of his ownership and got the Bills to 4 Super Bowl games at reasonable working class ticket prices this Western New York area could afford. Plus he donated a lot of money to Buffalo after his passing so there was decency with Ralph Wilson that fought the Jerry Jones. Now Terry Pegula has hitched the Bills wagon to Legends Jerry Jones who is a snake. Ralph Wilson’s would never have done that because Ralph Wilson had decency and realized this Western New York areas limitations. I ask how much is enough Terry Pegula? I miss both Ralph Wilson and the Knox Brothers they had decency as Buffalo team owners and far more successful and don’t forget tickets were cheaper in my opinion. Go Bills! Let’s Go Buffalo 2 1 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 6 hours ago, Irv said: Wilson treated the Bills as his personal ATM. Is that said in jest? That just has be be said in jest because it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Thanks for the laughs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 6 hours ago, Irv said: Wilson treated the Bills as his personal ATM. Considering he donated most of it that is very wrong. He used to be largest donor to WNY Hospital System. My sister was a nurse and saw him come in to help out and most of his donations were not reported on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Hard to believe that 10 years has passed. Thank you Ralph. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 8 hours ago, Bills!Win! said: I have a quick question - when Ralph Wilson was alive, whose idea was it to rename Rich Stadium to “Ralph Wilson Stadium?” That seems kind of conceited The county. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 8 hours ago, PastaJoe said: Buffalo was Ralph’s second choice after his attempt to start a team in Miami fell through. I believe that's correct. But once established in Buffalo, he kept the team here and remained loyal to it throughout his life and even after his death. Buffalo was not Jim Kelly's first choice either, but look how that turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CowgirlsFan Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 RIP Thank you for your contribution to the game of football 🏈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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