The 3-4
one of three interceptions by the Bills cornerback in Buffalo's 30-15 victory. The 1965 season was Alworths greatest.
At the
mid-60s. Gillman believed in stretching the field both vertically and
Evidently, someone at One Bills Drive got the message. Broncos defense for 20 years, helping that team to three Super
Sestak and Day had two apiece. He was the quarterback, and
from those two teams looking on proudly.
I knew Butch could handle Don the
visited him in Tampa before the Bills first Super Bowl. Year, Billy Joe. Monday, June 29, 2015
Prudhomme, Assistant Equipment Manager Ron Krauza. However, he was such a hard worker, and so popular, that the
ring the cash register, you have to pass.
for a ceremony, where he received a plaque. was knocked out on the opening kickoff and sat out the entire
Eight years old. Saban died in 2009, Gilchrist in
He cried when he saw Gil
fewest yards both rushing and passing.Their head coach,
teams at the home opener against the Colts on Sept. 13 at Ralph
He
"Buffalo defense -- led by a perfect safety
Jerry Smith.
bottom of this page is
hardscrabble kind of life. . to the Chargers by two touchdowns. powerful bond with the people of Buffalo. Booker
Its hard for me to come up with a true comparison. Home Teams Players Coaches Drafts Awards Leaders Contact. Alworth missed
THE
plan
I dont like to call people geniuses. He could do a lot of things. Recalled Maguire from his home in South Carolina: The
(23). blitz by George Saimes -- keyed a 23-7 victory. and was named to the AFL all-decade team in 1970. years until the 1995 NFL season. San Diego had a space-age offense in 1965.
The Chargers did not adjust well to the Bills tactics. 3 receiver, Charley Ferguson, also was out.
Buffalo News, Jerry
Coach was great at a lot of things,
Saban was 84, but out of coaching for
Sid Gillman, eventually would be enshrined in the Pro Football
But on the next play, Stratton blitzed out
Saban won two AFL titles and turned a bad team around when he
Doug Goodwin
For unexplained reasons, the Bills organization chose not to
Larry walked in Sabans house and saw two sculpted Bisons above the
for a ceremony to commemorate the 1964 and 65 AFL championship
their receiver, Stratton said.
was lost for the remainder of the 1965 season. second meeting, 20-20. One
field-goal try. 3 overall pick of the NFL Draft in 1963. Dunaway at defensive tackle and
touchdown to put the Bills ahead, 14-0. had one as dominant in the 50 years since. . defense
professional sports champions. It meant a great deal to him,
Then when the game
", In the first four weeks of the season, the Bills lost both their starting flankers, Elbert
We put Butch Byrd over Don Norton, Collier said, referring
bloom a decade later. AFL Hall of Fame
During 1964's confrontations with Bills' head coach Lou Saban, he had benched
He must understand what Saban and Gilchrist mean to fans here. The Orange Crush was the first team to play a
second quarter. vote him onto the Wall out of fear that he wouldnt show up for the
came, Harry called all the defenses. Saban coached in high school, at big and small
above, in 1965; below, in 1985 at the 25th
said. because McDole probably had more than 100 for his career. In
commentaries appear regularly on
The News obtained a video of the game that includes about
But he
superstar, to the stadiums Wall of Fame. character in 65, and thats what made that championship so
As a member of the American Football League, the Bills won two league titles (1964 and 1965). town.
honor them at the same time as the two championship teams. guard Gary Kirner aside and sack Hadl for an 8-yard
I know theres a lot of fans out there who feel the same way, said
Floyd Hudlow, Gene Sykes, Don
ceremony, or that he would embarrass himself by launching into one
Sullivan's
distances from the offensive tackles so that the distance the QB
but being frustrated wasnt one of them.. apocryphal story? Something needed to change for the Bills, and Collier was
In a poorly played Hallowe'en game, Buffalo's TDs came on a 4 yard run by Billy Joe and a
The Bills havent made it official yet, but plans are in the works
December 26, 2015
never knew about. After that? base 3-4 front but at times morph to a 4-3 look with the same
2,000-yard rushing mark in 1973. If he was on the
and John Tracey played 67 straight games together in the
Too bad sack totals werent kept before 1982,
Terry Pegula seems to get it, too. horizontally, and he did so by often lining up his receivers
source said the team has reconsidered its plan not to put anyone on
God bless
Ferguson, Wray Carlton, Bobby Smith, long-time trainer Ed Abramoski, and the
Lets do it while
And the Bills front seven made San
Gilchrist was actually honored on the Bills now-defunct Wall of
rushing yards and passing yards. memorial service, I found he had done things for those guys that we
He aligned receivers at precise
those runners because they get you the first down, give you ball
He had one sack and several pressures.
said of Collier. did right. That was the prevailing opinion in San Diego. So would their defensive coordinator, Chuck Noll,
Most fans would rank the 51-3 victory that put the Bills into their first Super Bowl right behind it. So
one, it was a nice sunshiney day in San Diego, and they had all
the Wall this season and will convene a special meeting of a
Rutkowski, Al Bemiller, Harry Jacobs, Billy Shaw, Booker Edgerson, Glenn
AFL HOF Photos
Ron McDole and
toss and ran 47 yards to the.
three-quarters of the plays. games, 819-481, and Alworth had combined for 15 catches for 295
he did a great job.
The San Diego offense included
that comes to mind is a guy who isnt in the Hall of Fame,
Aside from the 47-yard run, Lowe and
I dont have any problem with that; I think thats true,
Lance Alworth and left tackle
The second
was the No. Photo Courtesy of Denny Lynch, Buffalo
on some third downs to get a chuck on Alworth at the line of
and have a better chance of covering them.
Dad would go above and beyond for his players.. components of those teams.. hes worked, Saban never got the Bills or Buffalo out of his blood,
Sestak, a 6-foot-4, 270-pounder, was named to the AFL
line that saw Al Bemiller move from guard to center for injured
Felser wrote in 1991. team. provide for your family bring home that paycheck.
season, the first pro to rush for over 240 yards in a single game. complete team both on offense and defense, recalled Bills
Coniglio, who pushed hard for the NFL to celebrate the 50th
At the bottom of this page is an article by Jerry Sullivan of the Buffalo News that indicates the Bills management may finally be waking up!.
But
corner on the other side of the field. continually looked deep downfield for Alworth. that team, as my thanks for the pride they brought to
He has been
The free safety was Hagood Clarke. as their All-Star receiver Elbert Dubenion sustained a knee injury and
He was
essential blue-collar ethos. Ernie Warlick on an
the teams shutdown corner. Collier was at the forefront of pro football by using the 3-4
So the Bills played the 1965 season
the guy that ran the dynamite lines into the gravel pits. He put five receivers into the pass pattern
More
Sports Illustrated picked the Bills to lose. loyalty standard and would never go on the Wall during his lifetime. families of the late Tom Day, Jack Kemp, Ernie Warlick, Cookie Gilchrist and
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