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War Memorial Stadium was demolished in 1989 and replaced with the Johnnie B. Wiley Amateur Athletic Sports Pavilion, a high school athletic field. Built in 1992 for $6.8 million, the complex incorporates the original entrances from War Memorial Stadium. [15] It was previously home to the Buffalo Gladiators, an amateur football team.
The 1966 AFL Championship Game was the seventh American Football League's championship game, played at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, New York, on January 1, 1967. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It matched the Western Division champion Kansas City Chiefs (11–2–1) and the Eastern Division champion Buffalo Bills (9–4–1) to decide the American Football ...
War Memorial Stadium: 42,023 Recap: 3 September 18 Miami Dolphins: W 58–24 1–2 War Memorial Stadium 37,546 Recap: 4 September 25 Houston Oilers: W 27–20 2–2 War Memorial Stadium 42,256 Recap: 5 October 2 at Kansas City Chiefs: W 29–14 3–2 Municipal Stadium: 43,885 Recap: 6 October 8 Boston Patriots: L 10–20 3–3 War Memorial ...
Bills' fullback Cookie Gilchrist rushed for 122 yards on sixteen carries, while quarterback Jack Kemp completed ten of twenty passes for 188 yards and scored a fourth quarter touchdown on a sneak. Rookie kicker Pete Gogolak added two field goals in the first half. War Memorial Stadium was filled with a sellout attendance of 40,242. [3] [4]
The 1960 Buffalo Bills season was the club's first season in the American Football League (AFL) and their first overall season as a pro-football franchise. Home games were played at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, New York. Head Coach Buster Ramsey's Bills compiled a 5–8–1 record, placing them third in the AFL Eastern Division.
This was the first season that the team played in Rich Stadium (which changed names over a decade later) after thirteen years playing at War Memorial Stadium ("The Rockpile"). The Bills were returning from 1–13 and 4–9–1 records in 1971 and 1972, respectively.
The remains of War Memorial Stadium, used as the home field of the AAFC Bills and the first home for the current team. When Lamar Hunt announced the formation of the American Football League in the summer of 1959, Buffalo was one of the target cities Hunt sought.
The 1963 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s fourth season in the American Football League. Winless after their first four games, Buffalo won seven of the final ten games, including the final two over the New York Jets , to finish with their second-consecutive 7–6–1 record, tied with the Boston Patriots atop the Eastern division.