Buffalo Bills Electric Company
The buffalo bills then vice president of public relations bud thalman.
Buffalo bills electric company. Electric company era begins. Simpson in his 2 003 yard season in 1973 has died in grand junction colo. Green was a former fifth round pick of the bills in 1971 out of purdue and started at right tackle as a rookie on a line that soon became known as the electric company after guards reggie. The team ushered in a new stadium new uniforms and a transformed team built through the draft and a few key trades.
In 1973 montler joined the bills. Although some describe the entire 1970s decade as the electric company era the 1973 season marked a new era in bills history and is regarded by many as the beginning of the electric company era of the mid 1970s. The buffalo bills pulled off an improbable collapse turned comeback on sunday against the los angeles rams eking out a four point win to move to 3 0 my initial reactions turned from extreme. The nickname is sometimes more loosely used to refer to the electric company offense for the bills offensive unit or the electric company buffalo bills for the teams.
Former bills right tackle donnie green a member of the team s famed electric company offensive line in the 1970s died wednesday the team announced. The title electric company was born out of another colloquial connotation of the word juice. During his tenure in buffalo montler became part of the famed electric company offensive line which included nfl hall of fame inductee joe delamielleure at right guard left guard reggie mckenzie a member of the college football hall of fame left tackle dave foley who received a pro bowl invitation in 1974 and offensive tackle turned tight end paul seymour. The electric company were the offensive line of the buffalo bills during the mid 1970s that helped running back o.
1973 the electric company 9 5 record second of five in afc east fifth of thirteen in afc ninth t of 26 in nfl while acceptable to afl standards the war memorial in downtown buffalo was being.