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Buster Ramsey (right) was the Bills first head coach. On the left is Harvey Johnson, who was an assistant coach. He would become the Bills GM and even coached the Bills in 1971. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]  |
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Titans' Quarterback Al Dorow takes off in first Bills AFL regular season game in 1960. The game was played in New York's Polo Grounds and the Titans beat the Bills in the inaugural AFL game. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]  |
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The Denver Broncos invade Buffalo for the first time in 1960. Here a Bronco runner is taken down after a gain. Notice the vertical-striped socks of the Broncos. This picture was on a 1961 Bills game program. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]  |
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The Bills first No. 1 pick, quarterback Richie Lucas tries to stay warm on the bench. He has an ice pack on his ankle and closes his eyes to the obvious pain that he's in. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]  |
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Here is the team photo of the first AFL Buffalo Bills. Buster Ramsey (center) was the head coach in the team's inaugural season. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]  |
| Wilmer Flowers, runs for a first down in the muck in War Memorial Stadium against the Boston Patriots. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]
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Elbert Dubenion (44), nicknamed "Golden Wheels", was one of the fastest players in the AFL. He set many records at wide receiver for the Bills that took almost 40 years to break. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]  |
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Team photo of the ‘62 Bills. This was the last year that Buster Ramsey would coach the Bills, as Lou Saban replaced him the next year. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]  |
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Fullback Art Baker runs through the Dallas Texans defense during a 1961 contest in the Cotton Bowl. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]  |
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Bills' Stew Barber (64 - playing defense), leaps over a fallen Bill to make the tackle on the Raiders' Alan Miller. |
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Warren Rabb (17), the Bills quarterback in 1962 rolls out against the Boston Patriots with Billy Shaw (66), future NFL Hall of Famer, leading the blocking. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]  |
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Cookie Gilchrist came to Buffalo via the Canadian Football League. Here he bursts up the middle against the Denver Broncos. [Photo by Robert L. Smith]
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December 8, 1963 program for the Bills-Jets game in War Memorial Stadium. In this game, Cookie Gilchrist ran for 243 yards and scored 5 touchdowns. [Bills Photo] |
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