Ralph Wilson: Remembering the Buffalo Bills Owner, Founder and NFL Pioneer

March 26, 2014   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

It's been a very sad week in Western New York.
Only a few days after news broke that Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly was once again battling cancer, the Buffalo Bills and their fans have lost the only owner the team has ever known.
As NFL.com and numerous other outlets reported, Ralph Wilson, who founded the Bills back in 1959, passed away Tuesday, March 25, at the age of 95:
Wilson was many things. A successful businessman. A World War II veteran. A devoted husband and father to three daughters, one of whom would go on to become the first female scout in NFL history.
He was also one of a handful of men who changed the course of the NFL forever.
Bills team president Russ Brandon issued a statement about Wilson's passing on the team's official site:
I speak for everyone within the Bills organization when I say that we are all suffering a deep and profound sadness with the passing of our Hall of Fame owner Mr. Wilson. We have lost our founder, our me...

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