Filled with details on the rich history of the Buffalo Bills, this lively, detailed book explores the most critical moments and important facts about past and present players, coaches, and teams that are part of the storied history that is Bills football. This guide to all things Buffalo Bills covers the franchise's historic four consecutive AFC championships, the origins of the famous Billy Buffalo mascot, and the best place to grab a meal or drink before or after a game. Scattered throughout the pages are pep talks, records, and Bills lore, ensuring that readers are certain in their knowledge of the most important facts about the team, the traditions, and what being a Bills fan is all about. Jeff Miller is the author of Buffalo’s Forgotten Champions: The Story of Buffalo's First Professional Football Team and the Lost 1921 Title , Game Changers: The Greatest Plays in Buffalo Bills Football History , and Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League . He is a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association and the 2004 winner of the Ralph E. Hay Award. He lives in Springville, New York. Marv Levy led the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances and six AFC East titles in 12 seasons as head coach in the 1980s and 1990s. The Bills were the winningest AFC team in the 1990s, and Levy remains ranked as the 18th all-time winningest coach in NFL history with 143 career victories. He lives in Chicago. 100 Things Bills Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die By Jeffrey J. Miller Triumph Books Copyright © 2012 Jeffrey J. Miller All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-60078-728-7 Contents Foreword by Marv Levy, Acknowledgments, 1. The Boss, 2. The Coach, 3. The Champs, 4. Super Bowl XXV, 5. The Arm, 6. The Quest, 7. The Comeback, 8. Bruce Almighty, 9. Home Run Throwback, 10. The AFL's Man, 11. Visit Bills Greats in Canton, 12. The Rematch, 13. The Thurmanator, 14. Chairman of the Electric Company, 15. Action Jackson, 16. 26, 17. Tailgate at the Ralph, 18. The Hundred-Dollar Man, 19. Not Again!, 20. At Last!, 21. Dre, 22. Cookie, 23. The Bermuda Triangle, 24. The Rockpile, 25. The Vagabond Coach, 26. The First Game, 27. Denied!, 28. Gaze Upon the Wall of Fame, 29. No Rodney Dangerfield, 30. Southern Comfort, 31. The Legend of No. 31, 32. The King of Comebacks, 33. 28, 34. Kent Hull, 35. The Best Drafts, 36. Take In a Practice at St. John Fisher, 37. Putting the Special in Special Teams, 38. A True American Hero, 39. James Lofton, 40. Upset!, 41. The Man Who Made the Hit Heard 'Round the World, 42. The Giver, 43. Jerry Butler, 44. Revolutionary, 45. Magic Man, 46. Sideline Acrobat, 47. Head Games, 48. Buster, 49. What Might Have Been, 50. Rise of the Moormanators, 51. Watch Buffalo '66, 52. Eric Moulds, 53. The Pride of Frewsburg, 54. 77 Seconds That May Have Saved a Season, 55. The First Draft, 56. The Voice of the Bills, 57. Not the Next Bruce Smith, 58. Completing the Puzzle, 59. Start Your Own Buffalo Bills Library, 60. The Other Stevie Wonder, 61. The Worst Year, 62. Join the Club, 63. The Quarterback War, 64. Bryce Paup, 65. T.O.'s Shining Moment, 66. Swing by Jimmy's Old Town Tavern, 67. The Timely Emergence of Carlton Bailey, 68. Butch, 69. The First Camp, 70. The Main Man, 71. Leadership On and Off the Field, 72. Chuck Knox, 73. The Buffalo All-Americans, 74. Al Bemiller, 75. From Red, White, and Blue to Black and White, 76. Blade, 77. Man Mountain, 78. The Dirtiest Player, 79. The Role Player, 80. Ahmad Rashad, 81. Draft Busts, 82. A Hard Rain, 83. Tom Dempsey, 84. Buffalo: Coach U?, 85. Bobby Burnett, 86. So Just Who the Heck Was Chuck Green?, 87. A 50th Anniversary Team That Makes Sense, 88. The Super Bowl That Wasn't, 89. John Rauch, 90. For Whom the Bell Trades, 91. Learn Marv Levy's Fight Song, 92. Take in the Bills GameDay Experience, 93. The Buffalo Bills vs. the Hamilton Tiger-Cats?, 94. Grab Your Whammy Weenie (If You Can Find It), 95. Three Forgettable Weeks, 96. Naming the Bills, 97. Superman Was a Buffalo Bill, 98. Attend Draft Day at the Stadium, 99. The Original Wide Right (or, How the Kicker Met His Public), 100. Super Mario!, Bibliography, About the Author, CHAPTER 1 The Boss Ralph J. Wilson Jr. gave the gift of professional football back to Western New York when he took a flyer on the renegade American Football League in 1959. Since that time, he has shared the same highs and lows as the fans who bleed red, white, and royal blue out of loyalty to their team. It is to Wilson's credit that the Bills are one of just two of the original eight AFL franchises that have never relocated out of their original territory (the other being the Denver Broncos). Since as far back as the 1960s, Wilson has endured rumors that he planned to sell the Bills or move the franchise to a more lucrative municipality, but through it all