Chandler#81 Posted February 6 Posted February 6 CLASSIC TITLE GAME! Epic Defense and an injury plagued Offense with the best FG kicker in either League 3 2 4 Quote
Sierra Foothills Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Priceless video closeups of the Bills legendary players, Kemp, Stratton, Jacobs, Warlick, Saimes, etc... Thank you! 1 Quote
Sierra Foothills Posted February 6 Posted February 6 (edited) Four HOFers in this game... Billy Shaw, Lance Alworth, and Ron Mix... and Chargers HC Sid Gillman. That said, many of both teams' all-time greats played in this game. Edited February 6 by Sierra Foothills 1 Quote
chris heff Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Where did you find that? I forgot Cookie was gone and replaced by that tub of lard Billy Joe, he was awful. Kemp had a better arm than I remember. Loved the Charger coach in the fedora, with the stache, smoking the stogie. Watching them put their jersey on over those fiberglass pads, I could smell my jersey. Big number 86 at SJCI, 5’7” 120lbs. A speed merchant? Nope, great hands? Hardly, good locker room guy? Absolutely! 1 2 Quote
RobbRiddick Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Wonderful, just wonderful. And all in Balboa stadium. What a name. I hear young people all the time saying they wish they could have grown up in the 80s. For me I feel like I should have been around in the 60s, just looks like a wonderful time (well, apart from the rampant sexism, racism, homophobia and the Vietnam war). I love these old clips from around that time 2 Quote
Dr. Who Posted February 7 Posted February 7 In case any of you were inclined towards feel-good nostalgia, Gugny is here to keep it real. 2 Quote
BearNorth Posted February 7 Posted February 7 1965 Bills defense was epic; 57 turnovers in 14 games. +19 differential. 1 1 Quote
WotAGuy Posted February 8 Posted February 8 2 hours ago, BearNorth said: 1965 Bills defense was epic; 57 turnovers in 14 games. +19 differential. Their DVOA sucked though and their EPA was minuscule. 1 Quote
Arkansasrifle Posted February 8 Posted February 8 And number 42 isn’t on the damn wall still. 4 hours ago, BearNorth said: 1965 Bills defense was epic; 57 turnovers in 14 games. +19 differential. Joe Collier I have a cassette of the whole game but nothing to play it on anymore Living out there I would drive by where Balboa Stadium once stood and wonder what that was like there Quote
Chandler#81 Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 On 2/7/2026 at 9:36 AM, RobbRiddick said: Wonderful, just wonderful. And all in Balboa stadium. What a name. I hear young people all the time saying they wish they could have grown up in the 80s. For me I feel like I should have been around in the 60s, just looks like a wonderful time (well, apart from the rampant sexism, racism, homophobia and the Vietnam war). I love these old clips from around that time I grew up in the late 50’s & 60’s. I remember all these games 1 Quote
BearNorth Posted February 8 Posted February 8 12 hours ago, Arkansasrifle said: And number 42 isn’t on the damn wall still. That's an oversight, Apparently he and Ralph did not get along, and since the Pegula's took over they don't go back that far. Quote
Arkansasrifle Posted February 8 Posted February 8 1 hour ago, BearNorth said: That's an oversight, Apparently he and Ralph did not get along, and since the Pegula's took over they don't go back that far. Never heard that about Wilson Quote
RobbRiddick Posted February 8 Posted February 8 2 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: I grew up in the late 50’s & 60’s. I remember all these games Okay, I have to ask, do you remember JFK getting popped and if so what were you doing? Also, did you watch the Beatles on Ed Sullivan? Also, did you have electricity? (my kids used to ask me this all the time) Quote
Yockopondowsk Posted February 8 Posted February 8 On 2/7/2026 at 9:37 AM, Gugny said: This is like winning the NIT. Not really, look at the Bills D in this game, Collier DC was running stunts , safety blitzes, etc innovative for the time. Ron McDole Bills’ 3rd best d lineman went to Canton w Redskins. ‘63 Chargers would beyond a shadow of a doubt beat The Bears’ 3 yards and a cloud of dust team. 2 Quote
Chandler#81 Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 48 minutes ago, RobbRiddick said: Okay, I have to ask, do you remember JFK getting popped and if so what were you doing? Also, did you watch the Beatles on Ed Sullivan? Also, did you have electricity? (my kids used to ask me this all the time) Thank you. 1. I was in 2nd Grade and having music class -actually, the music teacher traveled around the school with a cart that held tambourines, maracas, triangle, bongos etc. The 1st announcement came over the PA system stating JFK had been shot. A few minutes later it crackled again that he was dead. Music teacher had us stand and sing patriotic songs -national Anthem, America the Beautiful, etc. Then school was cancelled for the day and Monday would be a national day of mourning. 2. Yes, I and damn near EVERY American tuned in to Ed on Sunday night February 9th, 1964 to see the 4 lads from Liverpool. I was hooked for life! Told my Dad that night I want a guitar and grow my hair long! 🤣 He bought me my 1st guitar but I wasn’t allow to grow my hair long til High School. I’m a HUUUUGE Beatles fan! 3. My Dad was a dispatcher for Niagara Mowhawk power company. Whenever there was an outage in the neighborhood, the crew would come to our house for coffee and snacks. They took me up in the bucket and (Opps,) they showed me how to kill the power in a 12 house block. So, that Halloween, young Chandler climbed up the pole with Mom’s wooden clothes pole and -POOF!- only Jack-o-lanterns lit the neighborhood! Me and my neighborhood ‘gang’ soon kicked all the pumpkins out! unforgettable times! 1 Quote
Chandler#81 Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 On 2/7/2026 at 9:24 AM, chris heff said: Where did you find that? I forgot Cookie was gone and replaced by that tub of lard Billy Joe, he was awful. Kemp had a better arm than I remember. Loved the Charger coach in the fedora, with the stache, smoking the stogie. Watching them put their jersey on over those fiberglass pads, I could smell my jersey. Big number 86 at SJCI, 5’7” 120lbs. A speed merchant? Nope, great hands? Hardly, good locker room guy? Absolutely! Cookie was a d*ck in ‘64 and quit the team. Saban sent him to the bench and fired him. Kemp and a few other vets went to Saban and convinced him to bring Cookie back for the remainder of the ‘64 title season but traded him in the offseason to Denver for -wait for it- Billy Joe..🤦♂️ Quote
BearNorth Posted February 8 Posted February 8 3 hours ago, Arkansasrifle said: Never heard that about Wilson There's a fair amount out there if you search. Sean Kirst wrote this about a year ago. Sixty years later, the great Butch Byrd - who, by the way, ought to be added to the Bills 'Wall of Fame' at Highmark Stadium, as in soon - is the last surviving Bill who was in the room when Black players on the old American Football League All-Stars made the gutsy, risky and consequential decision to boycott the All-Star game in New Orleans, where they refused to accept harsh, insulting and dehumanizing Jim Crow treatment. My column for The Buffalo News, as we prepare to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday - and the countless moments of courage that go into the movement the day reflects. If you can't open the piece, email me at @skirst@buffnews.com and I'll send it to you 1 Quote
JohnNord Posted February 8 Posted February 8 (edited) On 2/6/2026 at 2:21 PM, Chandler#81 said: CLASSIC TITLE GAME! Epic Defense and an injury plagued Offense with the best FG kicker in either League Well before time my time… old school football! Edited February 8 by JohnNord Quote
Simon Posted February 8 Posted February 8 2 hours ago, RobbRiddick said: Also, did you have electricity? (my kids used to ask me this all the time) You're supposed to use the belt on their ass, not their head. 1 Quote
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