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I've copied and pasted a Wikipedia bio of a former Bill . I've deleted his name from the original post , So who is it ? ( hint: think way back, after all this is an 50 year anniversary)
(born June 18, 1937 in Wallace, North Carolina) is a former American football player who played professionally in both Canada and the U.S.
Unable to come to terms with the NFL, which had selected him in its 1959 draft, ________a Duke University running back, travelled to TorontoCanadian Football League to play for the Argonauts. His Canadian career lasted only four games before he declined a trade to Vancouver, British Columbia, and went home. But another league and another opportunity was in his future.
_______ formed a virtually unstoppable backfield tandem with another******** Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist
_________scored the Bills' first-ever touchdown, against the Denver Broncos in 1960, and led the team in rushing that first year. Later he helped the Bills win back-to-back league championships in 1964 and 1965. Perennially among the AFL's top rushers, he led the league in rushing touchdowns in 1965 and was voted to the American Football League Eastern Division All-Star team in 1965 and 1966. _______ was the Bills' all-time leading rusher during their AFL years, with a 4.1 yards per carry average
Unable to come to terms with the NFL, which had selected him in its 1959 draft, ________a Duke University running back, travelled to TorontoCanadian Football League to play for the Argonauts. His Canadian career lasted only four games before he declined a trade to Vancouver, British Columbia, and went home. But another league and another opportunity was in his future.
_______ formed a virtually unstoppable backfield tandem with another******** Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist
_________scored the Bills' first-ever touchdown, against the Denver Broncos in 1960, and led the team in rushing that first year. Later he helped the Bills win back-to-back league championships in 1964 and 1965. Perennially among the AFL's top rushers, he led the league in rushing touchdowns in 1965 and was voted to the American Football League Eastern Division All-Star team in 1965 and 1966. _______ was the Bills' all-time leading rusher during their AFL years, with a 4.1 yards per carry average
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