The Original Buffalo Bills: A History of the All-America Football Conference Team, 1946-1949

by Kenneth R. Crippen

Overview

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League have a fervent fan base; the city's love affair with their football team dates back more than six decades. The Buffalo Bills were one of the strongest teams in the All-America Football Conference in 1948 and 1949, their final years of play. The team had such an impact on the city and on professional football that current franchise owner Ralph Wilson, when searching for a home for his American Football League team, settled in Buffalo and named the team in honor of the original Bills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786446193
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	11/24/2009
Pages:	327
Sales rank:	523,684
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Kenneth R. Crippen is the president and former executive director of the Professional Football Researchers Association. He has won several awards for his work and has been featured on National Football Post, The Packer Report, The Coffin Corner, Fox Sports Radio, ESPN Radio and WGR (Buffalo). He lives in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Prologue     

1. The AAFC Forms     
2. The Bisons Take Shape     
3. The Bisons Take the Field     
4. Ratterman Arrives in Buffalo     
5. The Third Season Begins     
6. The Team Started to Gel     
7. Clem Crowe Takes Over     
8. The War Was Over     

Epilogue     
Appendix A: Schedules and Rosters     
Appendix B: Detailed Game Summaries     
Appendix C: All-Time Record versus Each Opponent     
Appendix D: All-Time Roster     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

there is much to enjoy in this well-crafted, thoroughly researched monograph. For researchers looking to do similar work, this should be considered a good guide for short team histories”—Mind’s Eye Press; “a compelling read...fantastic”—Tonawanda News.

From the Publisher

a compelling read...fantastic

Tonawanda News