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Throwback Tuesday: Buffalo's Biggest Free Agents


By Budd Bailey


(Note: In 2020, I came up with a list of the city's biggest free agent acquisitions. That includes players who left other teams to test their market value, but also those who were available to be acquired at little cost past a waiver price or a contract. Perhaps the list would look a bit different now.)


1. Jack Kemp – Signed by the Bills in 1962

2. Kent Hull – Signed by the Bills in 1986


3. Steve Tasker – Signed by the Bills in 1986


4. Mario Williams – Signed by the Bills in 2012


5. Cookie Gilchrist – Signed by the Bills in 1962


6. Elbert Dubenion – Signed by the Bills in 1960


7. Ted Washington – Signed by the Bills in 1995


8. Robert James – Signed by the Bills in 1969


9. Ollie Carnegie – Signed by the Bisons in 1931


10. Booker Edgerson – Signed by the Bills in 1962


11. Fred Jackson – Signed by the Bills in 2007


12. Steve Christie – Signed by the Bills in 1993


13. Pat Williams – Signed by the Bills in 1997


14. Bryce Paup – Signed by the Bills in 1995


15. Ron McDole – Signed by the Bills in 1963


16. Jason Peters – Signed by the Bills in 2004


17. Mark Kelso – Signed by the Bills in 1986


18. Takeo Spikes – Signed by the Bills in 2003


19. Terrell Owens – Signed by the Bills in 2009


20. Doug Flutie – Signed by the Bills in 1998


21. Scott Norwood – Signed by the Bills in 1985


22. London Fletcher – Signed by the Bills in 2002


23. Ville Leino – Signed by the Sabres in 2011


24. Ernie Warlick – Signed by the Bills in 1962


25. Derrick Dockery – Signed by the Bills in 2007


26. James Lofton – Signed by the Bills in 1989


27. Luke Easter – Signed by the Bisons in 1956


28. Christian Ehrhoff – Signed by the Sabres in 2011


29. Tyrod Taylor – Signed by the Bills in 2015


30. Ryan Fitzpatrick – Signed by the Bills in 2009

31. Brian Moorman – Signed by the Bills in 2001


32. Richie Incognito – Signed by the Bills in 2009 and 2015


33. Matt Moulson – Signed by the Sabres in 2014


34. Lorenzo Alexander – Signed by the Bills in 2016


35. Charles Clay – Signed by the Bills in 2015


36. Tony Greene – Signed by the Bills in 1971


37. Dave Foley – Signed by the Bills in 1972


38. John Davis – Signed by the Bills in 1989


39. Steve Freeman – Signed by the Bills in 1975


40. Langston Walker – Signed by the Bills in 2007


41. John Tracey – Signed by the Bills in 1962

42. Shane Nelson – Signed by the Bills in 1977


43. Teppo Numminen – Signed by the Sabres in 2005


44. Jordan Poyer – Signed by the Bills in 2017

45. Scott Chandler – Signed by the Bills in 2010

46. Sam Adams – Signed by the Bills in 2003


47. Kyle Okposo – Signed by the Sabres in 2016


48. Dan Brouthers – Signed by the Bisons in 1881


49. Tom Day – Signed by the Bills in 1960


50. Rian Lindell – Signed by the Bills in 2003


51. Micah Hyde – Signed by the Bills in 2017


52. Pud Galvin – Signed by the Bisons in 1878


53. Mark Anderson – Signed by the Bills in 2013


54. Ray Bentley – Signed by the Bills in 1986


55. Frank Grant - Signed by the Bisons in 1886


56. Bill Brooks – Signed by the Bills in 1993


57. James Patrick – Signed by the Sabres in 1998


58. George Ratterman – Signed by the Bills in 1947


59. Matt Vinc – Signed by the Bandits in 2018


60. Dixon Ward – Signed by the Sabres in 1995


61. Kenneth Davis – Signed by the Bills in 1989

62. Marlin Briscoe – Signed by the Bills in 1969

63. John Brown – Signed by the Bills in 2019

64. Cole Beasley – Signed by the Bills in 2019

65. Jim O’Rourke – Signed by the Bisons in 1881

66. Larry Centers – Signed by the Bills in 2001


67. Mitch Morse – Signed by the Bills in 2019


68. Deacon White – Signed by the Bisons in 1881


69. Iubo Petrovic – Signed by the Stallions in 1979

70. Sam Gash – Signed by the Bills in 1998 and 2003

71. Trey Teague – Signed by the Bills in 2002

72. Quinn Early – Signed by the Bills in 1996


73. Jordan Leopold – Signed by the Sabres in 2010


74. Star Lotulelei - - Signed by the Bills in 2018


75. Stephen Hauschka - Signed by the Bills in 2017

76. Paul Maguire – Signed by the Bills in 1964

77. Lawyer Milloy – Signed by the Bills in 2003


78. Jaroslav Spacek – Signed by the Sabres in 2006


79. George Wilson – Signed by the Bills in 2005

80. Rick Dudley – Signed by the Sabres in 1971

81. Richie Dunn – Signed by the Sabres in 1977 and 1985


82. Randy Burridge – Signed by the Sabres in 1995


83. Dwan Edwards – Signed by the Bills in 2010


84. Brian Gionta – Signed by the Sabres in 2014

85. Dave Andreychuk – Signed by the Sabres in 2000

86. Bennie Anderson – Signed by the Bills in 2005


87. Glenn Bass – Signed by the Bills in 1961


88. Chris Spielman – Signed by the Bills in 1997


89. Chris Mohr – Signed by the Bills in 1991


90. Hal Chase – Signed by the Buf-Feds in 1914


91. Chris Villarrial – Signed by the Bills in 2004

92. Tim Vogler – Signed by the Bills in 1979


93. Drayton Florence – Signed by the Bills in 2009


94. Gary Bromley – Signed by the Sabres in 1971


95. Ed Rutkowski – Signed by the Bills in 1963


96. Steve Montador – Signed by the Sabres in 2009

97. Alan Branch – Signed by the Bills in 2013

98. Vontae Davis – Signed by the Bills in 2018


99. Paolo Rossi – Signed by the Stallions in 1980


100. Robert Daughrty – Signed by the Buffalo Bisons (NBL) in 1946


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