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1. What was the first season for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League?

Answer: 1960

The Buffalo Bills were established in 1959 as the 8th team and a charter member in the AFL, and saw their first action in the opening season of 1960. They were part of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.

2. What stadium did the Bills first call home?

Answer: War Memorial Stadium

They were in the War Memorial Stadium until moving to Ralph Wilson Stadium in 1973.

3. In 1984, the Buffalo Bills were the only NFL team to play their home games in New York state.

Answer: True

The state of New York has three NFL teams, the Bills, Jets and Giants. In 1984, the Jets and Giants shared The Meadowlands as their home stadium. It is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

4. Beginning with the 2008 season, the Bills play one home game in what Canadian city?

Answer: Toronto

The Bills are the first NFL team to play a home game in Canada. The Rogers Centre, formerly known as the Skydome, will host the annual home game for the Bills.

5. At the time when he started the Bills, owner Ralph Wilson was also a minority owner of what other professional team?

Answer: Detroit Lions

Detroit at one time was owned by a group that included Ralph Wilson. In 1964, William Clay Ford Sr. obtained sole ownership. By forming the Bills, Ralph Wilson became a founding owner in the American Football League. He was active in the AFL league policies and finances, and had remained an outspoken voice in the NFL.

6. Who is the only professional player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame that never played in the NFL?

Answer: Billy Shaw

William Lewis "Billy" Shaw was a Buffalo Bill offensive guard. He played from 1961-1969 in the AFL and retired after the 1969 season just prior to the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. He was in 8 Pro Bowl/all-star games. He is on the All-Time All-AFL Team, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999.

7. What position did Jack Kemp play for the Bills?

Answer: Quarterback

Kemp led the Bills to back-to-back AFL Championships in 1964 and 1965. He was the AFL MVP and the AFL Championship MVP in 1965. Jack Kemp became a politician after his years in the AFL.

8. What was the Bills win-loss record of their four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the 1990s?

Answer: 0-4

1991 Super Bowl XXV NY Giants over Buffalo 20-19, 1992 Super Bowl XXVI Washington Redkins over Buffalo 37-24, 1993 Super Bowl XXVII Dallas Cowboys over Buffalo 52-17, 1994 Super Bowl XXVIII Dallas Cowboys over Buffalo 30-13.

9. Who was the quarterback for the Bills that led them to the four consecutive Super Bowls from 1991-1994?

Answer: Jim Kelly

Although Jim was a first round draft pick of the Bills in 1983 out of the University of Miami(Fl), he instead decided to play for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League. The USFL folded and he went to the Bills in 1986 where he stayed the remainder of his professional career. In 2002, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first eligible year.
Losman, Holcomb and Flutie have all played quarterback for the Bills.

10. What was the name of the running back out of USC that was the first overall pick of the 1969 draft?

Answer: OJ Simpson

OJ Simpson was a Heisman Trophy winner and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. Dennis, Miller, and Moore were all running backs for the Bills. Dennis came out of Mississippi in 1966, Miller from Oklahoma State in 1978, and Moore was from Penn State in 1981.

Source: Author jaknginger

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