By Budd Bailey (This article continues our series of biographies of Bills of the 1960s. They were written for the biography project of the Pro Football Researchers Association, and are…
Bills’ Throwback: Dave Costa
The Buffalo Sports Report – January 22, 2021
Give Stu, Tony and Francis a listen, as they discuss the sports news of the week. Think the Bills will come up? Find the link here.
Book Review: Off Mike
Review by Budd Bailey Mike Emrick deserves all sorts of credit in the field of sports broadcasting. He’s outlasted just about everyone when it comes to hockey announcing in the…
Beauts prepare for ‘season’
By Budd Bailey Well, this is going to be different. The pandemic has taken care of any hopes that the National Women’s Hockey League had of playing a regular schedule…
Bills’ Throwback: Willie West
By Budd Bailey (We continue with our look back at some of the Buffalo Bills of the 1960s. The stories are part of the biography project of the Pro Football…
Sabres lose again to Capitals
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Friday was supposed to be one of those nights when the Buffalo Sabres figured to have a very good chance of winning. They…
Sabres fall short in return to work
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist At times on Thursday night, it looked as if the Buffalo Sabres had gone months and months without playing a game of any…
Book Review: 24
By Budd Bailey My favorite quote about baseball legend Willie Mays comes from, of all people, actress Tallulah Bankhead, Apparently around 1962, she said something like “There have only been…
Sabres’ Preview: Three’s no charm
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Every so often in the past few years, I’ve received an email or a text from a friend of mine who is a…
Bills’ Throwback: Jim Wagstaff
By Budd Bailey (We continue with our series of stories looking at the lives of some of the Bills who played for the team in the 1960s. It’s part of…
Book Review: Commander in Cheat
Review by Budd Bailey The first question about Rick Reilly’s book, “Commander in Cheat,” is a basic one. Does it deserve to be put on a website that includes sports…
John Muckler remembered
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist I distinctly remember the first time I ever saw John Muckler in person. It was on November 12, 1989 in Memorial Auditorium. I…
Bills’ Throwback: LaVerne Torczon
By Budd Bailey (We continue our salute to the 60 years of Buffalo Bills’ football by looking back at some of the players from the 1960s. The articles were originally…
Book Review: I Came as a Shadow
Review by Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page On a personal level, my first reaction when I heard the news of the death of basketball coach John Thompson was that the…
