Walking Tall Posted August 3 Author Posted August 3 (edited) Happy Birfday, Marv!!!! Edited August 3 by Walking Tall Quote
CA OC Bills Fan Posted August 3 Posted August 3 Happy Birthday Marv! My father turns 101 in 2 weeks so he has Marv beat by 50 weeks. My dad is going with me to TC today. If you go today, I'll be there with my son, daughter, son in law, wife, and a really old man walking with a cane or walking sticks. 1 9 Quote
NeverOutNick Posted August 3 Posted August 3 Happy birthday Coach! Hope this is the year you finally get to see it happen. Be good, do good, Go Bills, God bless 1 2 Quote
Donuts and Doritos Posted August 3 Posted August 3 (edited) Happy 100th Coach! Hall of famer in every way. Edited August 3 by Donuts and Doritos 7 3 Quote
Sierra Foothills Posted August 3 Posted August 3 Have a Marv-elous Birthday Coach!!! Happy Hundredth!!! Quote
PrimeTime101 Posted August 3 Posted August 3 My Grandfather missed the 100th by about a year. Damn I miss him. Happy Birthday Marv!!!! What a wonderful life you have led Quote
ChevyVanMiller Posted August 3 Posted August 3 (edited) In honor of his 100th birthday, I want to share my experience with Marv Levy. Back in 2003, I wrote the local best-selling book Buffalo Soul Lifters and was doing a lot of appearances at local bookstores for autograph signings. It was the same year that Marv’s autobiography came out and was the talk of the town all over Western New York. I was scheduled to do a signing at the bookstore in the old Main Place Mall one Saturday from 1 to 3 PM. A couple of days prior, I was reading the sports section of the Buffalo News (remember when we used to read hardcopy newspapers?) and it said that they had Marv scheduled at the exact same time as me. I called my publisher and asked him to look into it. He got back to me and said that they forgot that they had me scheduled, and they had jumped at the chance to get Marv. He said that I was still welcome to come if I so chose. I asked him what he thought I should do? I didn’t want to show up and look like a mook just sitting there across from Marv. The publisher told me that I could do what I would like, but at least I knew if I went that there would be lots of people there. I decided to go. When I showed up at the mall that day there was a scene unfolding that I was not prepared for. There had to be at least 3,000 people in the mall creating a snake line that went from one end of the mall and back three times over. The thing was, Marv’s publisher had greatly underestimated the public desire for his book and hadn’t published enough copies. If people had not pre-ordered, the bookstore had none to sell them that day. People began coming up to me and asking me how they could get Marv’s book? I told them that there were none available. No one was asking me about my book. Then I had a brainstorm. I took a copy of my book and I autographed it and put in a personalized note to Marv. I walked over and introduced myself to Marv and his lovely wife Frannie. I explained to him that my book was sort of like the Chicken Soup For The Soul, Western New York edition. I also explained to him that one of the chapters detailed an interview I had done with Jim and Jill Kelly concerning their son Hunter’s brave battle with Krabbé disease. I told Marv that I did not want him to be the only one leaving that day without a signed copy of a book. I also told him that obviously all of these people had shown up to see me but I would try to push a few his way. 😀 He and Frannie had a good laugh and they couldn’t have been kinder. As the day went on people continued to come to me to ask me how they could get Marv’s book. I told them that there was no chance, but they could leave with a signed copy of the book that Marv was currently reading, Buffalo Soul Lifters. Then I would motion over to the Hall of Fame coach and they would see that indeed, Marv had a copy of my book right in front of him. The bookstore had 120 copies of my book at the beginning of the signing and none were left at the end. Marv did pretty well himself that day. 😀 It’s a memory that I will always cherish and I can tell you firsthand that Marv is truly the wise, articulate and gracious man that you see on television. Happy birthday, coach. Here’s to the next 100. Edited August 3 by ChevyVanMiller 8 Quote
PrimeTime101 Posted August 3 Posted August 3 1 minute ago, ColoradoBills said: Happy Birthday you horse's ass! I was thinking I would read a comment like this from you lol! 1 Quote
Sierra Foothills Posted August 3 Posted August 3 3 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said: In honor of his 100th birthday, I want to share my experience with Marv Levy. Back in 2003, I wrote the local best-selling book Buffalo Soul Lifters and was doing a lot of appearances at local bookstores for autograph signings. It was the same year that Marv’s autobiography came out and was the talk of the town all over Western New York. I was scheduled to do a signing at the bookstore in the old Main Place Mall one Saturday from 1 to 3 PM. A couple of days prior, I was reading the sports section of the Buffalo News (remember when we used to read hardcopy newspapers?) and it said that they had Marv scheduled at the exact same time as me. I called my publisher and asked him to look into it. He got back to me and said that they forgot that they had me scheduled, and they had jumped at the chance to get Marv. He said that I was still welcome to come if I so chose. I asked him what he thought I should do? I didn’t want to show up and look like a mook just sitting there across from Marv. The publisher told me that I could do what I would like, but at least I knew if I went that there would be lots of people there. I decided to go. When I showed up at the mall that day there was a scene unfolding that I was not prepared for. There had to be at least 3,000 people in the mall creating a snake line that went from one end of the mall and back three times over. The thing was, Marv’s publisher had greatly underestimated the public desire for his book and hadn’t published enough copies. If people had not pre-ordered the bookstore had none to sell them that day. People began coming up to me and asking me how they could get Marvis book? I told them that there were none available. No one was asking me about my book. Then I had a brainstorm. I took a copy of my book and I autographed it and put in a personalized note to Marv. I walked over and introduced myself to Marv and his lovely wife Frannie. I explained to him that my book was sort of like the Chicken Soup For The Soul, Western New York edition. I also explained to him that one of the chapters detailed an interview I had done with Jim and Jill Kelly concerning their son Hunter’s brave battle with Krabbé disease. I told Marv that I did not want him to be the only one leaving that day without a signed copy of a book. I also told him that obviously all of these people had shown up to see me but I would try to push a few his way. 😀 He and Frannie had a good laugh and they couldn’t have been kinder. As the day went on people continued to come to me to ask me how they could get Marv’s book. I told them that there was no chance, but they could leave with a signed copy of the book that Marv was currently reading, Buffalo Soul Lifters. Then I would motion over to the Hall of Fame coach and they would see that indeed, Marv had a copy of my book right in front of him. The bookstore had 120 copies of my book at the beginning of the signing and none were left at the end. Marv did pretty well himself that day. 😀 it’s a memory that I will always cherish and I can tell you firsthand that Marv is truly the wise, articulate and gracious man that you see on television. Happy birthday, coach. Here’s to the next 100. Before The Chroise, there was The Croise!!! Well done, Sir! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1879201488/ref=x_gr_bb_amazon?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_bb_amazon-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1879201488&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2 1 Quote
BillsPride12 Posted August 3 Posted August 3 17 minutes ago, PrimeTime101 said: My Grandfather missed the 100th by about a year. Damn I miss him. Happy Birthday Marv!!!! What a wonderful life you have led My grandmother is 94 years old and still going strong. Has her own apartment. My last living grandparent left. I really hope she can continue to keep pushing on 3 Quote
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