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Best Nickname in Bills History


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All played in Buffalo in the years listed:

 

“Bat” Batorski (1946)

“Blood” McNally (1941)

“Bonk” Schroll (1949)

“Buckets” Hirsch (1947-9)

“Buckets” Wukits (1946)

“Bunny” Corcoran (1922-3)

“Bushel Foot” Gompers (1948)

“Cactus Face” Duggan (1947)

“Dippy” Evans (1947)

“Heinie” Miller (1920-1)

“Hippity” Hopp (1946)

“Hymie” Bleich (1919)

“Itch” Dahl (1941)

“Lil’ Abner” Ebli (1946)

“Moon Eyes” Littlefield (1940)

“Pluto” Prewitt (1947-8)

“Pooch” Ames (1919)

“Spin” Roy (1927) (also 1920 All-Tonawanda and 1921 All-Tonawanda aka Tonawanda Kardex)

“Steamer” Horning (1921)

“Torchy” Sullivan (1919)

“Two Tone” Sandig (1946)

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I imagine a guy called "Cactus Face" didn't have much need for a facemask.

 

great post.

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Either that, or that is what happens to you when you do not wear a facemask.

 

I have the team photos from back then. I will have to see if he is in the photo.

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Either that, or that is what happens to you when you do not wear a facemask.

 

I have the team photos from back then. I will have to see if he is in the photo.

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My High School Prinicpal used to play football with the old leather helmets, and he looked like his nose started out of his left eye..

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My High School Prinicpal used to play football with the old leather helmets, and he looked like his nose started out of his left eye..

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You should hear the stories from when helmets were not used or were "optional." Eff'ed people up pretty good.

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