Wide Receiver
No. 80
Clemson
"Future phenom. Butler caught 48 passes for 834 yards (17.4) and four touchdowns- all against the Jets in one afternoon when he had 10 grabs for 255 yards. The yardage and touchdowns were new Bills single-game records. The fifth player taken in last year's draft, Butler missed three games.
He once beat Olympian Harvey Glance in an NCAA indoor qualifying race. Butler went to Clemson on a track scholarship and wound up breaking many of the school's receiving records while also leading the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Born in Greenwood, South Carolina, Butler was a quarterback in high school- and four years later an All-American wide receiver. He was a favorite college target of Steve Fuller, now with Kansas City."
-Dave Newhouse, The Complete Handbook of Pro Football, 1980 Edition
"Jerry's finest game of 1979 was against the Jets on September 23. He caught 10 passes for 255 yards and touchdowns measuring five, 75, 74 and nine yards. It was one of the top performances ever by a rookie."
-1980 Topps No. 36
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Thursday, January 10, 2019
1980 Profile: Frank Lewis
Wide Receiver
No. 82
Grambling
"It took nine seasons, but Frank Lewis finally got it right. Fifty-four catches for 1,082 yards (20.0), his best pro season ever. Thirty-three years old and getting better.
Lewis was once a starter for Pittsburgh's first two Super Bowl champions. He deflated Baltimore in the 1976 playoffs with a 76-yard touchdown catch. But the Steelers had Lynn Swann and John Stalworth, so Lewis was traded to Buffalo in 1978.
Born in New Orleans, his hometown is Houma, Louisiana. A deputy sheriff in the off-season, no one tries to run away when Frank makes an arrest.
He scored 42 touchdowns as a wingback at Grambling. His longest touchdown catch as a pro was 92 yards for Buffalo two years ago."
-Dave Newhouse, The Complete Handbook of Pro Football, 1980 Edition
"Frank caught five passes for 153 yards and a touchdown on September 17, 1978."
-1980 Topps No. 293
No. 82
Grambling
"It took nine seasons, but Frank Lewis finally got it right. Fifty-four catches for 1,082 yards (20.0), his best pro season ever. Thirty-three years old and getting better.
Lewis was once a starter for Pittsburgh's first two Super Bowl champions. He deflated Baltimore in the 1976 playoffs with a 76-yard touchdown catch. But the Steelers had Lynn Swann and John Stalworth, so Lewis was traded to Buffalo in 1978.
Born in New Orleans, his hometown is Houma, Louisiana. A deputy sheriff in the off-season, no one tries to run away when Frank makes an arrest.
He scored 42 touchdowns as a wingback at Grambling. His longest touchdown catch as a pro was 92 yards for Buffalo two years ago."
-Dave Newhouse, The Complete Handbook of Pro Football, 1980 Edition
"Frank caught five passes for 153 yards and a touchdown on September 17, 1978."
-1980 Topps No. 293
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
1980 Profile: Joe Ferguson
Quarterback
No. 12
Arkansas
"Buffalo Joe. He threw five touchdown passes in one game against the Jets last year, nine in his other 15 games. Not impressive statistics, except that Ferguson also threw for more than 3,000 yards (3,572) for the first time in seven pro seasons. The maturing of Jerry Butler and the rebirth of Frank Lewis should help Ferguson even more this year. Last season's performance was even more impressive because the Bills had hardly any running game- it was reported to have disappeared down Niagara Falls in a barrel.
Born in Alvin, Texas, Ferguson was a college star at Arkansas and was drafted third by the Bills in 1973. He has his own pilot's license and breeds Arabian horses. He got married after he led the Bills to seven victories, the most by the club since 1975."
-Dave Newhouse, The Complete Handbook of Pro Football, 1980 Edition
"Joe set the Bills club record in 1975 by throwing touchdown passes in 19 straight games."
-1980 Topps No. 348
No. 12
Arkansas
"Buffalo Joe. He threw five touchdown passes in one game against the Jets last year, nine in his other 15 games. Not impressive statistics, except that Ferguson also threw for more than 3,000 yards (3,572) for the first time in seven pro seasons. The maturing of Jerry Butler and the rebirth of Frank Lewis should help Ferguson even more this year. Last season's performance was even more impressive because the Bills had hardly any running game- it was reported to have disappeared down Niagara Falls in a barrel.
Born in Alvin, Texas, Ferguson was a college star at Arkansas and was drafted third by the Bills in 1973. He has his own pilot's license and breeds Arabian horses. He got married after he led the Bills to seven victories, the most by the club since 1975."
-Dave Newhouse, The Complete Handbook of Pro Football, 1980 Edition
"Joe set the Bills club record in 1975 by throwing touchdown passes in 19 straight games."
-1980 Topps No. 348
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Monday, December 10, 2018
Sunday, December 9, 2018
1980 Profile: Chuck Knox
Head Coach
"The man who can turn it around. He did so in Los Angeles, changing the Rams from a 6-7-1 team into a 12-2 division champion- the first of five straight NFC West titles in Los Angeles. But Knox was called conservative by the media. The late Carroll Rosenbloom would have been called for interference by Knox, who decided to get out first.
He moved on to Buffalo- he ran, not shuffled- where he not only is head coach, but runs the entire football operation. He took over a 3-11 team, made it 5-11 the next year and 7-9 last year without a running game. Knox has drafted well- Terry Miller, Jerry Butler, etc.- and should be a stronger force in the AFC as time moves on. When and if Tom Cousineau returns from Canada will determine how much better the Bills become.
At any rate, Knox has found the happiness in Buffalo he never really had in Hollywood."
-Dave Newhouse, The Complete Handbook of Pro Football, 1980 Edition
"The man who can turn it around. He did so in Los Angeles, changing the Rams from a 6-7-1 team into a 12-2 division champion- the first of five straight NFC West titles in Los Angeles. But Knox was called conservative by the media. The late Carroll Rosenbloom would have been called for interference by Knox, who decided to get out first.
He moved on to Buffalo- he ran, not shuffled- where he not only is head coach, but runs the entire football operation. He took over a 3-11 team, made it 5-11 the next year and 7-9 last year without a running game. Knox has drafted well- Terry Miller, Jerry Butler, etc.- and should be a stronger force in the AFC as time moves on. When and if Tom Cousineau returns from Canada will determine how much better the Bills become.
At any rate, Knox has found the happiness in Buffalo he never really had in Hollywood."
-Dave Newhouse, The Complete Handbook of Pro Football, 1980 Edition
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