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1967 Buffalo Bills Season
The 1967 Buffalo Bills season was the team's eighth season in the American Football League. It was the second season with the Bills for head coach Joe Collier.Collier coached the Bills from 1966–1968 Buffalo was coming off a season in which they were one game away from the first Super Bowl, but could only win four games in 1967. It was Buffalo's first losing season since 1961. Personnel Staff/coaches Final roster Offseason 1967 NFL/AFL draft Regular season Season schedule Note: *Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 14 Standings Awards and records References Buffalo Bills on Pro Football Reference |
American Football League
The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence. It was more successful than earlier rivals to the NFL with the same name, the 1926, 1936 and 1940 leagues, and the later All-America Football Conference (which existed between 1944 and 1950 but only played between 1946 and 1949). This fourth version of the AFL was the most successful, created by a number of owners who had been refused NFL expansion franchises or had minor shares of NFL franchises. The AFL's original lineup consisted of an Eastern division of the New York Titans, Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and the Houston Oilers, and a Western division of the Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, and Dallas T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Rutkowski
Edward John Anthony Rutkowski (born March 21, 1941) is a former American football player, and a former politician in Buffalo, New York. Rutkowski was a noted College football, college and professional American football player. A wide receiver, he was an American Football League All-Star games, American Football League All-Star in 1965, playing for the American Football League, AFL's Buffalo Bills as a receiver, defensive back, punt and kickoff return man and backup quarterback from 1963 to 1968. In a famous Topps football card mixup, Rutkowski was shown on two Buffalo Bills' football cards, his own, and mistakenly on the card for Ray Abruzzese. Rutkowski closed out his Pro Football career by playing seven games as a backup quarterback with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1969. From 1972-78 and again in 1990, Rutkowski served as a color commentator on the Bills' radio broadcasts. In 1979, he became the County Executive of Erie County, New York, succeeding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Hudson (American Football, Born 1940)
Richard Smith "Bill" Hudson (July 30, 1940 – March 2, 2016) was an American football player who was a starting offensive lineman at Memphis State University for four years. In 1961, he was a second-round draft pick by the American Football League's San Diego Chargers. Traded to the AFL's Buffalo Bills in 1963, he was a part of the 1964 and 1965 AFL Championship teams. Hudson was an AFL Eastern Division All-Star in 1965 and in 1970 was named to the Buffalo Bills Team of the 1960s Decade. Retiring from pro football, he returned to Paris, Tennessee and served as assistant and head coach of the Henry County High School Patriots football team and vice principal of the high school. See also * List of American Football League players The following is a list of men who played for the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969). Players A B C D Elbert Dubenion E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Notes Player notes 1,398 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Cunningham (American Football)
Richard Karekin Cunningham (born October 12, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played in the AFL for the Buffalo Bills and in the NFL for the Bills, the Houston Oilers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. Cunningham played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected in the eighth round of the 1966 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and the fourth round of the Red Shirt portion of the 1966 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. He played professionally from 1967 to 1973. While at Arkansas, Cunningham was a member of Xi Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity Kappa Sigma (), commonly known as Kappa Sig, is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at the University of Virginia in 1869. Kappa Sigma is one of the five largest international Fraternities and sororities in North America, fraterniti .... See also * Other American Football League players Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Bugenhagen
Gary Alan Bugenhagen (born February 6, 1945) is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the American Football League (AFL) and in the National Football League (NFL). He was the 4th round draft pick (#102 overall) of the Buffalo Bills in the 1967 NFL Draft, playing offensive tackle there in 1967 and also playing with the Boston Patriots in 1970. He also played with Indianapolis Capitols of the Continental Football League. Bugenhagen served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie .... References 1945 births Living people Players of American football from Buffalo, New York American football offensive tackles Syracuse Orange football players Buffalo Bills players Boston Patriots players Contine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Bemiller
Albert Delane Bemiller (April 18, 1938 – November 30, 2022) was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Syracuse University. He was a member of two AFL championships with the Bills and was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Hall of Fame in 2015. Buffalo Bills Bemiller was drafted as an offensive lineman by the Buffalo Bills in 1961, when he immediately became their starting center, replacing Dan McGrew, although the latter was the All-AFL 2nd team center in the Bills' inaugural season of 1960. During the 1961 season, Bemiller played in all 14 games, between fellow rookie Billy Shaw at left offensive guard and second year pro Chuck Muelhaupt at right guard, under head coach Buster Ramsey. In 1962, he continued to play center next to Shaw and new right guard Tom Day under new head coach Lou Saban. These three linemen would play together up to 1963, when the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stew Barber
Stewart Clair Barber (born June 14, 1939) is a former American football offensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills. He also was an executive in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Pennsylvania State University. Early years Barber attended Bradford Area High School. He accepted a football scholarship from Penn State University, where he was a two-way tackle. As a senior, he received All-American honors as an offensive tackle. Professional career Barber was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round (27th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft and was also selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (30th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft. On January 8, 1961, he signed with the Bills. As a rookie, he started 14 games at outside linebacker and had 3 interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. In 1962, he was moved to left tackle, protecting quarterbacks Warren Rabb, Jack Kemp and Al Dorow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Masters (American Football)
William Joel Masters (born March 15, 1944 in Grayson, Louisiana) is a former professional American football player. He played in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills (1967–1969) and in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos (1970–1974) and the Kansas City Chiefs (1975–1976). Masters played college football at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana's most populous parish—the equivalent of counties i .... References External links NFL.com player page {{DEFAULTSORT:Masters, Billy 1944 births Living people American football tight ends LSU Tigers football players Buffalo Bills players Denver Broncos players Kansas City Chiefs players People from Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Players of American football from Louisiana American Footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Costa (American Football)
Sebastian Paul Costa (December 7, 1941 – October 12, 2015) was an American football tight end. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish. The American Football League (AFL)'s Kansas City Chiefs drafted him in his junior year, 1964, and he was traded to the AFL's Buffalo Bills for the 1965 season. He won a starting job at tight end his rookie year with the Bills, and soon became an excellent tight end, being named an AFL All-Star in his first two seasons. As a rookie, Costa averaged 19.1 yards per catch. For his career, he averaged 16.7 yards per catch. In his first year, in the 1965 AFL Championship game against the San Diego Chargers, he teamed with Ernie Warlick in one of the first uses of the "double tight end" formation installed by head coach Lou Saban. Costa caught two passes for 32 yards, Warlick caught three for 35 yards and a touchdown as the Bills defeated the Chargers for the second consecutive year, this time shutting them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Bivins
Charles Louis Bivins (October 16, 1938 – March 11, 1994) was an American football running back who played for the National Football League (NFL)'s Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers and the American Football League (AFL)'s Buffalo Bills. Bivins played college football at Morris Brown College Morris Brown College (MBC) is a private Methodist historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded January 5, 1881, Morris Brown is the first educational institution in Georgia to be owned and operated entirely by African Ame .... References 1938 births 1994 deaths Players of American football from Atlanta American football running backs Morris Brown Wolverines football players Chicago Bears players Pittsburgh Steelers players Buffalo Bills players American Football League players {{Runningback-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Powell (wide Receiver)
Arthur Louis Powell (February 25, 1937 – April 6, 2015) was an American football wide receiver. Early career Powell attended and played high school football at San Diego High School and played college football at San Jose State University. His brother, Charlie Powell was also a professional football player. Professional career Powell played for the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian football league in 1957 and 1958. Powell played in the American Football League (AFL) for the New York Titans, Oakland Raiders, and the Buffalo Bills. He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings. Possessing the size, speed and ability to make remarkable plays all over the field, Powell was one of the American Football League's first stars. With the New York Titans, Powell led the AFL in receiving touchdowns in 1960 and in receiving yards in 1962. He then led the league in both categories in 1963 after moving to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Ledbetter
Monte Richards Ledbetter (born August 13, 1943 and died December 9, 2020) is a former American football wide receiver who played three seasons in the American Football League with the Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills. He was drafted by the Oilers in the eleventh round of the 1966 AFL Draft. He was also drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the tenth round of the 1966 NFL Draft. Ledbetter played college football at Northwestern State University and attended Roanoke High School in Roanoke, Louisiana. He was also of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the .... References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Ledbetter, Monte Living people 1943 births Players of American football from Louisiana American football w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |