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Buffalo Bills Team History

Buffalo Bills, professional football team and one of five teams in the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Bills play at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, New York, and wear uniforms of royal blue, scarlet, and white. The team was named by the organization's first president, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., after American scout, guide, and showman William Frederick Cody, who was known as Buffalo Bill for his ability to kill buffalo.The Bills built powerful teams in both the now-defunct American Football League (AFL) and the NFL. The team won consecutive AFL titles in 1964 and 1965 with teams that starred running back Cookie Gilchrist and quarterback Jack Kemp. During the 1970s Bills running back O. J. Simpson became one of the most prolific rushers in professional football history, breaking nearly every NFL rushing record. Buffalo appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls from 1991 through 1994 with teams starring linebacker Cornelius Bennett, quarterback Jim Kelly, defensive end Bruce Smith, and running back Thurman Thomas.

Buffalo Bills Chronological History

Buffalo Bills Franchise Information

• Franchise Granted: October 28 1959
• First Season: 1960
• Franchise History:
• 1960 - 1969 Buffalo Bills (AFL)
• 1970 - Present Buffalo Bills (NFL)

Buffalo's team in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946 was the Bisons. In 1947 a contest was held to rename the team, which was owned by James Breuil of the Frontier Oil Company. The winning entry suggested Bills, reflecting on the famous western frontiersman, Buffalo Bill Cody. Carrying the "frontier" theme further, the winning contestant further offered that the team was being supported by Frontier Oil and was opening a new frontier in sports in Western New York. When Buffalo joined the new American Football League in 1960, the name of the city's earlier pro football entry was adopted.

Buffalo Bills - Stadium

Ralph Wilson Stadium

One Bills Drive
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Surface Artificial turf
Seating 75,339
Opened Aug. 17, 1973
Phone 716-648-1800
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Second Home Stadium

Rogers Centre 2008-2013 (54,000) Once Yearly

Previous Stadiums

War Memorial Stadium 1960-73 (45,748)

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