Legends of the Buffalo Bills [Hardcover]

Randy Schultz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2003

Legends from the Buffalo Bills is not only a story about a National Football League team. It is also the story of the city it occupies and its fans. As the Bills enter the 2003 NFL season, the team will enter into its 44th season of existence, and what a 44-year ride it has been. Original members of "The Foolish Club," a group of owners who bought into the idea of forming the American Football League to go up against the mighty NFL in 1960, the Bills have had their fair share of losing seasons, but they've also been winners. During the team's 10 years in the now defunct AFL, Buffalo captured three Eastern Division titles, along with two AFL championships. Meanwhile the team strung together an unprecedented four straight Super Bowl appearances from 1990-93. There has been many memorable moments and characters along the way as well. Legendary running back Cookie Gilchrist and QB Jack Kemp, led the Bills to their first glory years, including back-to-back AFL titles! in 1964-65. And who could forget O.J. Simpson, who set a new individual rushing title with 2003 yards in 1973? Or the Bills' victory over the Dolphins on September 7, 1980 that ended the teams 20-game losing streak to Miami? The rest, as they say, is history.

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About the Author

Schultz has been a freelance sports writer for over 28 years.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 141 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582616876
• ISBN-13: 978-1582616872
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,044,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but I would have replaced Bledsoe with Flutie, August 31, 2005

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For a book about Bills Legends, you can't expect much more than this. It has photos and averages about 2-3 pages per player. It is just the right size for this kind of book. However, I think they jumped the gun by putting Drew Bledsoe in there after one good season with the Bills. I think Doug Flutie should have been in there instead. Flutie had a winning record as a starter with the Bills, and he may have saved the team from moving. His play caused a great upswell of emotion at the time in Buffalo that coincided with a push by the Bills to get approval for needed upgrades to their stadium. Many Bills fans still love Flutie, and you probably can't say that about Bledsoe. Many Bills fans were anxious for him to leave after only 3 seasons with the team. I think the author may have been jumping on the bandwagon (after Bledsoe's first season with the Bills) when he decided to put Bledsoe in the book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FOR ALL BILLS FANS, January 2, 2006

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COOL JEWEL (MACEDONIA, OHIO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legends of the Buffalo Bills (Hardcover)

THIS IS A NICE COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES FOCUSING ON SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE HISTORY OF THE FRANCHISE. FROM OJ TO DREW BLEDSOE THIS COVERS MANY PLAYERS INCLUDING COOKIE GILCHRIST, PETE GOGOLAK, JACK KEMP, JOE FERGUSON, JIM KELLY AND MANY MORE. THE STORIES CONTAIN A BRIEF BUT DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THEIR CAREERS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE SOME GOOD PHOTOS. A MUST FOR ALL BILL FANS. A TRIP DOWN NOSTALGIA ROAD.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Book, January 22, 2005

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This review is from: Legends of the Buffalo Bills (Hardcover)

the Buffalo Bills are my team no matter what.even through 4 Super Bowl Loses they will always be the Best football team to me. I'll always tell anyone that OJ Simpson is still the Greatest Buffalo Bill Ever. Props to Jack Kemp. the Electric Company. Jim Kelly,Thurman Thomas,Jerry Butler,Joe Ferguson,Marv Leavy,Eric Moulds,Bruce Smith,Darryl Talley,Andre Reed,Steve Tasker,Of Course the Owner Ralph Wilson. Willis Mcgee got a chance to join the Legends of Bills football.we will be back next year.this Book along with the "Shout! newspaper are a must for any Bills Fan.all Props&Daps to all Buffalo Bills Fans&Players&personal associated with the team.