Something I've wondered for many years - what the heck is a "Bill" as relates to a football team?
Every other NFL team has a name that makes 'sense' - either it's geographically relevant or it relates to some sort of aggressive, predatory creature, or it's suggestive of speed or size, or power, etc etc etc.
However, the name "Bills" doesn't really bring any sort of positive mental imagery to mind. Hell, even Buffalo's minor league baseball team - the Bisons - has a better name, IMHO.
So what the deuce is a "Bill" as it relates to this team? Was the first Buffalo football team resplendent with gentlemen of the first name "William"? Or is there some other explanation?
Every other NFL team has a name that makes 'sense' - either it's geographically relevant or it relates to some sort of aggressive, predatory creature, or it's suggestive of speed or size, or power, etc etc etc.
However, the name "Bills" doesn't really bring any sort of positive mental imagery to mind. Hell, even Buffalo's minor league baseball team - the Bisons - has a better name, IMHO.
So what the deuce is a "Bill" as it relates to this team? Was the first Buffalo football team resplendent with gentlemen of the first name "William"? Or is there some other explanation?
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