The_Philster
05-27-2005, 06:23 PM
As the 40th anniversary of the Bills 1965 AFL Championship is celebrated this season fans will remember the players from that era, most notably those on defense which carried the team to back-to-back AFL titles. The offense had its moments too, more in '64 than '65, but special teams played a strong role too. Paul Maguire, who came to the Bills in '64 after four years with the Chargers, was the punter for the unit.
"The thing is back in those days we only had 36 players so a lot of the starters had to play on special teams which is why I think all the special teams were good," he said. "So when you have 22 starters and 14 other guys the punter had to play. In those days I think the reasons the special teams were good is because you had your better players on it."..more (http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=3196)
"The thing is back in those days we only had 36 players so a lot of the starters had to play on special teams which is why I think all the special teams were good," he said. "So when you have 22 starters and 14 other guys the punter had to play. In those days I think the reasons the special teams were good is because you had your better players on it."..more (http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=3196)