1979 Profile: Lou Piccone

Wide Receiver
No. 89
West Liberty State
"One of the Bills' most versatile players, Lou excels on specialty team duty. He set Jets' season and career records for kickoff return yardage during the 1974 campaign.
Lou majored in speech at West Liberty State."

-1979 Topps No. 148

R.I.P. Chuck Knox

Thank you, Coach Knox, for making Buffalo a winning team again.

1979 Profiles: Willie Parker and Phil Olsen

WILLIE PARKER

Center
No. 61
North Texas State
"The Bills' regular center for the past two seasons, Willie started all 14 games of the 1977 campaign at the center post, moving in for the departed  Mike Montler. He had appeared in 30 consecutive games for the Bills before suffering an injury in the second game of 1976.
Willie is an excellent snapper on punting downs.
He won three letters in weightlifting at North Texas State."

-1979 Topps No. 259

PHIL OLSEN

Center-Defensive Tackle

Utah State

"Phil recovered from two knee operations to become a Rams' regular at right defensive tackle in 1971. He followed his older brother, Merlin, to Utah State and earned many of the same honors- he was an All-American defensive tackle, he played in the East-West Shrine and Hula Bowl Games and was picked as a College All-Star."

-1973 Topps No. 14

1979 Profile: Nick Mike-Mayer

Place Kicker
No. 5
Temple

"One of the NFL's outstanding rookies in 1973, Nick was one of the NCAA's leading placement specialists in 1972."

-1974 Topps No. 186

"Nick has been very accurate on placement attempts since 1967, the year he first kicked in competition. On November 4, 1973, his 16-yard field goal with 54 seconds left helped the Falcons defeat the 49ers."

-1976 Topps No. 506

"Nick enjoyed his greatest game as a pro on November 4, 1973. He had five field goals in the game, hitting on his fifth with 54 seconds remaining the game, giving the Falcons a 15-13 win. He missed a point-after-touchdown for the first time in his career in the 11th game of 1975. Until then he had connected on his first 73 extra-point tries. He has led the Falcons in scoring four times.

At Temple, Nick kicked 13 of 20 field goals and 24 of 26 extra points as a senior."

-1977 Topps No. 37

"Nick's name is beside nearly every Falcons placekicking record. His rookie season of 1973 saw him kicking the longest field goal of his career, a 52-yarder against the 49ers. That year he kicked five field goals in a 15-13 win over the Rams.

Nick works as a car salesman during the off-season."

-1978 Topps No. 491

"Nick joined the Eagles for the final three games of 1977 and displayed a perfect record. He was three-for-three in field goal tries and made seven extra points [7-for-7].
Nick earned a degree in languages at Temple."

-1979 Topps No. 107

1979 Profile: Merv Krakau

Linebacker
No. 52
Iowa State
"Merv has been a consistently strong player for the Bills both as a starting linebacker and as a specialty teams player. He played in the 1972 Liberty Bowl.
One of Merv's hobbies is bowling."

1979 Topps No. 491

1979 Profile: Mike Kadish

Defensive Tackle
No. 71
Notre Dame
"Mike was voted as the Bills' Most Valuable Player by his teammates for his performance during the 1977 campaign. He led all Buffalo defensive linemen that season with 117 tackles, third best on the defensive squad. Mike was the Bills' defensive leader in 1975 with 93 tackles and seven quarterback sacks.
An All-American at Notre Dame, Mike is the Bills' player representative."

-1979 Topps No. 87

1979 Profile: Dennis L. Johnson

Defensive Tackle
No. 75
Delaware
"Acquired by the Bills from the Redskins prior to the 1978 campaign, Dennis proved to be a valuable member of the Buffalo defensive unit last season. He's a hard hitter.
Dennis was a Kodak Little All-American in 1972."

-1979 Topps No. 428