Buffalo_Bills

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills • Championships 2009 season Established 1959 Play in Orchard Park, New York League championships (2) • 1964, 1965 Conference championships (4) • 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Division championships (10) • 1964, 1965, 1966 • 1980, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995 Playoff appearances (17) • 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 • 1974, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 Home fields • War Memorial Stadium (1960-1972) • • also known as Rich Stadium (1973-1998) • also known as Bills Stadium (1998) (6 games) Helmet Logo League/conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) • Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) • • Current uniform Team colors Dark Navy, Red, Royal Blue, Nickel, White Billy Buffalo Mascot Personnel Owner(s) General manager Head coach Team history Ralph Wilson Russ Brandon[1] Dick Jauron The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the metropolitan area of Buffalo, New York. They sold out every game in 2008. They play their home games in the suburb of Orchard Park, and beginning in 2008, one home game is played in Toronto. They are members of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Bills began competitive play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL merger. The Bills won two consecutive American Football League titles in 1964 and 1965, but the club has not won a league championship since the merger. Buffalo is also the only team to win four consecutive American Football Conference Championships, and lost all four Super Bowls. The Bills were named as the result of the winning entry in a local contest, which named the team after the AAFC Buffalo Bills, a previous football franchise from the AllAmerica Football Conference that merged with the Cleveland Browns in 1950. That team, in turn, was named after William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The Bills’ 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia cheerleaders are known as the Buffalo Jills. The official mascot is Billy Buffalo. The Bills conduct summer training camp at Saint John Fisher College in Pittsford, NY, a suburb of Rochester. They are the only NFL team to play their home games within New York State. Both the New York Jets and the New York Giants play in the suburb of East Rutherford, New Jersey outside of New York City. On October 2, 2005, the Bills played the New Orleans Saints in the first NFL regular season game held in San Antonio, Texas. With the inception of the Bills Toronto Series in 2008, they are also the only team to play home games in Canada. Buffalo Bills History Logos and uniforms Buffalo Bills uniform: 1975-1983 *solid red socks were worn from ’82-’83 Buffalo Bills uniform combination The Bills logo from 1962 to 1973; still used as an alternate logo today. When the Bills began playing in 1960, the team’s colors were royal blue, white, and silver, very similar to that of the Detroit Lions. The team wore blue jerseys with gray numbers and white jerseys with blue numbers. The helmets were all silver with blue numbers on the side. In 1962, the standing red bison was designated as the logo and took its place on a white helmet.[2] In 1962, the team’s colors also changed to red, white, and blue. The team switched to blue jerseys with red and white stripes on the shoulders. the helmets were white with a red center stripe.[3] By Buffalo Bills uniform: 1987-2001 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1965, red and blue center stripes were put on the helmets.[4] The Bills introduced blue pants worn with the white jerseys in 1973, the last year of the standing buffalo helmet. The blue pants remained through 1985. The face mask on the helmet was blue from 1974 through 1986 before changing to white. Buffalo sporadically wore white at home in the 1980s, but has not since 1986. In 1974, the standing bison logo was replaced by a blue charging one with a red slanting stripe streaming from its horn. In 1984, the helmet’s background color was changed from white to red, reportedly in part to distinguish them more readily from three of their division rivals at that time, the Indianapolis Colts, the Miami Dolphins, and the New England Patriots, who all also wore white helmets at that point. (The Patriots now use a silver helmet while the Colts have since been realigned to the AFC South, though the New York Jets--who wore white helmets until 1978--have since switched back to white helmets.) Then in 2002, a darker shade of blue and nickel were introduced, along with red and white pipe trimming on the jerseys and pants. The original shades of red and blue, however, were contained as striping colors. They are also still used on their logos. In the same year in 2002, the Bills white uniforms went through a radical change. The white uniforms include a red stripe on the sides and are dark blue along the shoulders of the uniforms. The current white uniforms are worn for most Bills road games. The current helmet is scarlet with one navy blue, two nickel, two royal blue, two white stripes, and white face mask. The current helmet bison logo is royal blue, with scarlet streak, white horn and eyeball with a royal blue pupil. In 2005, the Bills revived the standing buffalo helmet and uniform of the mid-1960s as an alternate uniform. Under coach Dick Jauron, the Bills have usually worn the all-blue combination at home and the all-white combination on the road when not wearing the throwback kit. They have not worn blue on white since 2006, while the white on blue has not been worn since 2007. Buffalo Bills Current players Buffalo Bills roster Quarterbacks • 16 Matt Baker • 5 Trent Edwards • 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick • 10 Gibran Hamdan Running Backs • 42 Bruce Hall • 22 Fred Jackson • 23 Marshawn Lynch • 38 Corey McIntyre FB • 44 Xavier Omon • 33 Dominic Rhodes Wide Receivers • 83 Lee Evans • 84 James Hardy • 18 C. J. Hawthorne • 14 Felton Huggins • 88 Mike Jefferson • 17 Justin Jenkins • 13 Steve Johnson • 81 Terrell Owens • 11 Roscoe Parrish • 82 Josh Reed • 19 P. K. Sam Tight Ends • 86 Derek Fine Offensive Linemen • 77 Demetrius Bell T • 71 Joel Bell T • 60 Brad Butler G/T • 73 Kirk Chambers T/G • 76 Chris Denman G/T • 63 Geoff Hangartner C/G • -- Nick Hennessey T • 67 Andy Levitre G • 66 Seth McKinney C/G • 61 Marvin Philip C • 62 Brandon Rodd G/T • 79 Jonathan Scott T • 68 Langston Walker T • 70 Eric Wood G Defensive Linemen • 92 Ryan Denney DE • 93 Chris Ellis DE • -- John Faletoese DT • -- Ventrell Jenkins DE • 91 Spencer Johnson DT Linebackers • 50 Alvin Bowen OLB • 53 Marcus Buggs OLB • 57 Jon Corto OLB • 52 John DiGiorgio ILB • 56 Keith Ellison OLB • 49 Nic Harris OLB • 55 Kawika Mitchell OLB • -- Ashlee Palmer OLB • 51 Paul Posluszny ILB • 59 Pat Thomas ILB Defensive Backs • 31 Jairus Byrd FS • 27 Reggie Corner CB • 29 Drayton Florence CB • 35 Dustin Fox CB • 47 Cary Harris CB • 46 Ellis Lankster CB • 24 Terrence Rese List • C va Excl Righ • 9 C B • 5 C O • 8 S T Rook ics Roste 2009 Depth Trans 85 Ac active → roste Players of note 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • -- Travis McCall • 89 Shawn Nelson • 87 Jonathan Stupar • 90 Chris Kelsay DE • -- David Lindquist DT • 58 Aaron Maybin DE • 97 John McCargo DT • -- Jermaine McGhee DE • 94 Aaron Schobel DE • 98 Marcus Smith DE/ DT • 99 Marcus Stroud DT • -- Gerald Washington DE • 95 Kyle Williams DT Buffalo Bills • 1993 - Elbert • 2005 - Thurman McGee Dubenion Thomas CB • 2006 - Andre Reed • 28 Leodis • 1994 - Mike Stratton • 2007 - Steve McKelvin • 1995 - Joe Tasker CB Ferguson • 2008 - Bruce • 43 Bryan • 1996 - Marv Levy Smith Scott S • 1997 - Joe • -- Lydell DeLamielleure Sargeant • 1998 - Robert CB James • 30 Ko Simpson Pro Football Hall Of Fame FS • -- Kyle • O. J. Simpson (1985) Ward CB • Billy Shaw (1999) • 21 John • Marv Levy (2001) Wendling • Jim Kelly (2002) S • James Lofton (2003) • 20 Donte • Joe Delamielleure (2003) Whitner • Thurman Thomas (2007) SS • Bruce Smith (2009) • 37 George Ralph Wilson (2009) • Wilson S • 26 Ashton Retired numbers Youboty • 12 Jim Kelly, QB, 1986–96 CB [5] Special Unofficially retired Teams • 32 O.J. Simpson, RB, 1969–77 • 9 Rian • 34 Thurman Thomas, RB, 1988–99 Lindell K • 78 Bruce Smith, DE, 1985–99 (although • 8 Brian guard Ruben Brown used 78 as his Moorman practice jersey; he wore 79 on the field) P Since the earliest days of the team, the num• 72 Ryan ber 31 was not supposed to be issued to any Neill LS player. The Bills had stationery and various • -other team merchandise showing a running Garrison player wearing that number, and it was not Sanborn supposed to represent any specific person, LS but the ’spirit of the team.’ The tradition was • -- Danny broken in 1969 when reserve running back Urrego P Preston Ridlehuber was issued number 31 for one game while his normal number 36 jersey Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame was repaired by equipment manager Tony Marchitte. The number 31 was not issued • 1980 - O. J. • 1999 - Edward again until 1990 when first round draft Simpson Abramoski choice James (J.D.) Williams wore it for his • 1984 - Jack Kemp • 2000 - Bob Kalsu first two seasons. The number has since been • 1985 - Patrick J. • 2000 - George released for use by any player and was most McGroder Saimes recently worn by backup running back • 1987 - Tom Sestak • 2001 - Jim Kelly Dwayne Wright. • 1988 - Billy Shaw • 2001 - Fred • 1989 - Ralph C. Smerlas Active in NFL Wilson Jr. • 2002 - Kent Hull • 1992 - The 12th • 2003 - Darryl Man Talley • 2004 - Jim Ritcher 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Year 1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1979 Player Richie Lucas Ken Rice, 1st Overall Dave Behrman Carl Eller Jim Davidson Mike Dennis John Pitts Haven Moses O.J. Simpson, 1st Overall Player Al Cowlings J.D. Hill Walt Patulski, 1st Overall Paul Seymour Joe DeLamielleure Reuben Gant Tom Ruud Mario Clark Phil Dokes Terry Miller Tom Cousineau, 1st Overall Jerry Butler College Penn State Auburn Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Mississippi Arizona State San Diego State Southern California College Southern California Arizona State Notre Dame Michigan Michigan State Oklahoma State Nebraska Oregon Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Ohio State Clemson Buffalo Bills Position Quarterback Tackle Center Defensive End Tackle Running Back Safety Wide Receiver Running Back Position Defensive Tackle Wide Receiver Defensive End Tight End Guard Tight End Linebacker Defensive Back Defensive Tackle Running Back Linebacker Wide Receiver Players Players currently on NFL active rosters, listed in alphabetical order by current team. 49ers: Nate Clements, Takeo Spikes; Bears: None; Bengals: Shayne Graham; Broncos: Mario Haggan; Browns: Robert Royal; Buccaneers: Angelo Crowell; Cardinals: Mike Gandy; Chargers: None; Chiefs: Ron Edwards; Colts: Christian Gaddis*; Cowboys: None; Dolphins: None; Eagles: Rashad Baker, Jon Dorenbos; Falcons: Mike Schneck, Coy Wire; Giants: Dwayne Wright; Jaguars: Kennard Cox*; Jets: Jim Leonhard; Lions: Michael Gaines, Eric King; Packers: Nevin McCaskill*, Duke Preston; Panthers: None; Patriots: Sam Aiken, Sammy Morris; Raiders: Luke Lawton*; Rams: C. J. Ah You*, Eric Bassey*; Ravens: Justin Bannan, Willis McGahee, Evan Oglesby*; Redskins: Ethan Albright, Todd Collins, Derrick Dockery, London Fletcher; Saints: Darian Barnes, Jabari Greer, Pierson Prioleau; Seahawks: None; Steelers: Martin Nance*; Texans: Courtney Anderson*, André Davis; Titans: Josh Stamer; Vikings: Pat Williams, Antoine Winfield *Offseason and/or practice squad member of the Bills only All-time first round draft picks 1960s[6] 1970s[6] 1980s[6] 1990s[6] 2000s 1 In addition to their own pick (11th overall), the Bills received the 28th overall pick, as well as a fourth-round pick (121st overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft and a conditional sixthround pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, from the Philadelphia Eagles in a trade for OT Jason Peters 5 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Year Player 1980 Jim Ritcher 1981 Booker Moore 1982 Perry Tuttle 1983 Tony Hunter 1983 Jim Kelly 1984 Greg Bell 1985 Bruce Smith, 1st Overall 1985 Derrick Burroughs 1986 Ronnie Harmon 1986 Will Wolford 1987 Shane Conlan 1988 No 1st Rd Pick, Thurman Thomas (2nd Round) 1989 No 1st Rd Pick, Don Beebe (3rd Round) Year Player 1990 James Williams 1991 Henry Jones 1992 John Fina 1993 Thomas Smith 1994 Jeff Burris 1995 Ruben Brown 1996 Eric Moulds 1997 Antowain Smith 1998 No 1st Rd Pick, Sam Cowart (2nd Round) 1999 Antoine Winfield College Penn State Clemson Notre Dame Miami (FL) Notre Dame Virginia Tech Memphis State Iowa Vanderbilt Penn State Oklahoma State Chadron State College Fresno State Illinois Arizona North Carolina Notre Dame Pittsburgh Mississippi State Houston Florida State Ohio State Buffalo Bills Position Running Back Wide Receiver Tight End Quarterback Running Back Defensive End Defensive Back Running Back Tackle Linebacker Running Back Wide Receiver Position Defensive Back Defensive Back Tackle Defensive Back Defensive Back Guard Wide Receiver Running Back Linebacker Defensive Back North Carolina State Center Recent Pro Bowl selections • 2008 Season - Jason Peters (Starting Offensive Tackle), Marshawn Lynch (Running Back - Injury Replacement)[7] • 2007 Season - Jason Peters (Offensive Tackle), Aaron Schobel (Defensive End Injury Replacement)[8] • 2006 Season - Aaron Schobel (Defensive End), Brian Moorman (Punter)[9] • 2005 Season - Brian Moorman (Punter)[10] • 2004 Season - Brian Moorman (Punter), Mike Schneck (Need Player)[11] • 2003 Season - Takeo Spikes (Line Backer), Ruben Brown (Offensive Guard)[12] • 2002 Season - Drew Bledsoe (Quarterback), Ruben Brown (Offensive Guard), Eric Moulds (Wide Receiver), Travis Henry (Running Back - Injury Replacement)[13] Coaches of note Head coaches Current staff Buffalo Bills staff Front Office • Owner/ President – Ralph Wilson • Chief Operating Officer – Russ Brandon • Senior Vice President of Football Defensive Coaches • Defensive Coordinator – Perry Fewell • Defensive Line – Bob Sanders • Linebackers – Matt Sheldon 6 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Year Player College Arizona State Ohio State Texas Miami (FL) Wisconsin Tulane Miami (FL) Ohio State North Carolina State California Troy Penn State Louisville Position Defensive End Defensive Back Tackle Running Back Wide Receiver Quarterback Wide Receiver Safety Buffalo Bills 2000 Erik Flowers 2001 Nate Clements 2002 Mike Williams 2003 Willis McGahee 2004 Lee Evans 2004 J.P. Losman 2005 No 1st Round Pick, Roscoe Parrish (2nd Round) 2006 Donte Whitner 2006 John McCargo 2007 Marshawn Lynch 2008 Leodis McKelvin 20091 Aaron Maybin (11th Overall) Defensive Tackle Running Back Defensive Back Defensive End/Outside Linebacker Center 20091 Eric Wood (28th Overall) Administration – Jim Overdorf • Vice President of Pro Personnel – John Guy • Vice President of College Scouting – Tom Modrak Head Coaches • Head Coach – Dick Jauron • Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams – Bobby April • Assistant to the Head Coach/Special Projects – Chuck Lester Offensive Coaches • Offensive Coordinator – Turk Schonert • Quarterbacks – Alex Van Pelt • Running Game Coordinator/ Running Backs • Assistant Linebackers/ Special Teams – DeMontie Cross • Defensive Backs – George Catavolos • Defensive Quality Control – Adrian White Strength and Conditioning • Strength and Conditioning – John Allaire → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs • • • • • – Eric Studesville Wide Receivers – Tyke Tolbert Tight Ends – Charlie Coiner Offensive Line – Sean Kugler Assistant Offensive Line – Ray Brown Offensive Quality Control – Nathaniel Hackett Radio and television The Buffalo Bills Radio Network is currently flagshipped at WGRF 96.9FM, with games also available on WEDG 103.3FM. John Murphy is the team’s current play-by-play announcer; he was a color commentator alongside and eventually succeeded longtime voice Van Miller after Miller’s retirement at the end of the 2003 NFL season. Mark Kelso serves as the color analyst. The Bills radio network has over twenty affiliates in upstate New York and one affiliate, CJCL 590AM (The Fan) in Toronto. 7 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia During preseason, most games are televised on Buffalo’s ABC affiliate, WKBW-TV channel 7, with several other affiliates in western New York. These games are simulcast on sister stations WTVH in Syracuse, WICU in Erie, WHAM-TV in Rochester, and beginning in 2008, CITY-TV in Toronto. Ray Bentley, a former Bills linebacker and current AFL on ESPN analyst, does play by play, while CBS analyst and former Bills special teams player Steve Tasker does color commentary on these games. WHAM-TV sports anchor Mike Catalana is the sideline reporter. Since 2008, preseason games have been broadcast in high definition. In the event that regular season (or preseason) games are broadcast by a cable outlet (ESPN or NFL Network), WKBW-TV carries the ESPN or NFL Network feed. Buffalo Bills [6] ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Edited by Randall Liu, pp. 393, Workman Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 [7] Brown, Chris (Jan 29, 2009). "Lynch headed to Pro Bowl" (in English). Buffalo Bills.com. http://www.buffalobills.com/ news/article-1/lynch-headed-to-pro-bowl-/ 388a14b3-9fca-4148-9415-ac41532f87fc. Retrieved on 2009-01-30. [8] 2008 Pro Bowl rosters [9] 2007 Pro Bowl rosters - NFL MSNBC.com [10] 2006 Pro Bowl Rosters [11] ESPN - 2005 AFC Pro Bowl roster - NFL [12] 2004 Pro Bowl Roster - AFC [13] ESPN.com: NFL - AFC Pro Bowl squad See also • • • • History of the Buffalo Bills (Greater depth) List of American Football League players Buffalo Bills seasons Major North American professional sports teams Notes and references [1] Brandon’s official title is "chief operating officer," although he fulfills the duties of a general manager. The Bills do not currently have a person with the title of General Manager. [2] Elbert Dubenion - 1960 [3] Cookie Gilchrist - 1962 [4] Billy Shaw & Tom Sestak - 1965 [5] http://www.nflteamhistory.com/ nfl_teams/buffalo_bills/ retired_numbers.html External links • Buffalo Bills - Official Site • Buffalo Bills - MLB Paul Posluszny Official Website • Bills Toronto Series Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" Categories: Sports clubs established in 1960, American Football League, Buffalo Bills, National Football League teams, Sports in Buffalo, New York This page was last modified on 8 May 2009, at 18:34 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 8