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This Twitter is Devoted to the Great History of Sports in the Great City of Buffalo from Lewis "Deerfoot" Bennett to Josh Allen and everything in between.
Buffalo, NY
Joined August 2017
Not sure why I’m thinking this but I get the feeling we’re in for a Bill Mazeroski moment tonight. If not that, then a Dodger top 9 homer. Baseball is due.
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Not sure why I’m thinking this but I get the feeling we’re in for a Bill Mazeroski moment tonight. If not that, then a Dodger top 9 homer. Baseball is due.
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Help us celebrate John Murphy, @James44Starks, Jillian Vogtli, Jack Jurek, Kathy Sweet, Meaghan Sittler, Mike Buczkowski and a host of others! Catch interviews on @WGR550 Saturday morning 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, and 10/18! https://t.co/LnUeR6BmGL
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Tickets are on sale now for the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Buffalo Convention Center. https://t.co/SsjTPOpchS
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Bills Ravens replay is currently on NFL Network. Just into the 2nd quarter now.
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Tickets now on sale for 35th annual @BuffSportsHall dinner scheduled for 11/11 at @BFLOconvention. Visit GBSHOF to purchase. $130 per ticket. Plenty of WNY sports headliners being inducted this fall. A can’t miss event.
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HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY!!!!!! Marv Levy! Buffalo Bills head coach 1986-1997. 112-70 record as a Buffalo Bill. Seemed to also find time to serve in the Army Air Force during WWII. Born #OTD in 1925.
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My latest for @TBNSports: #Bisons' Vintage Movie Night set for Saturday in Sahlen Field sparks official scorer Kevin Lester's 'Natural' memories. "You can’t believe the way this movie lasts in people’s minds." https://t.co/2PzQv0T4Jt
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Kevin Lester is catching the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game thrown by Bisons radio analyst Duke McGuire. The longtime friends and Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famers were both cast as teammates...
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We're just days away from Give 716 Day. Your gift to the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame supports athletes and sports organizations throughout WNY through the Amateur Sports Development Fund. Thank you for considering a gift to the GBSHOF. https://t.co/M5kx7FbD4m
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Join me in making a difference in WNY by donating to Give 716 today! #Give716
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Another big class announced for the @BuffSportsHall. Will be officially unveiled in June, inducted in the fall. Led by the likes of John Murphy, Niagara Falls/UB/Packers RB James Starks, #Bisons Mike Buczkowski and nine others. Get the full rundown here! https://t.co/goL36TwDI8
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Former Buffalo Bills radio announcer John Murphy and Super Bowl-winning running back James Starks of Niagara Falls are among the prominent names elected to the Class of 2025 for the Greater Buffalo...
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@BuffSportsHstry OTD in 2008, Cody Wayne Miller is born in Lakewood OH while at the same time Thomas Vanek is in the midst of scoring a natural Hat Trick in a come from behind 4-3 Sabres victory in Overtime. Happy 17th to my son. #Sabres #sabrehood #HappyBirthdayCody
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#OTD in 2011 the Buffalo Sabres announce that Terry Pegula has purchased the team from Tom Golisano. Happy Days are here again. Press Conference to follow.
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#OTD in 1968 sophomore sensation Buffalo Bob Lanier leads 5th ranked St. Bonaventure to their 16th consecutive win, a 66-62 decision over Villanova. Lanier finished with 18 rebounds and 22 points in snapping Villanova's 9-game winning streak.
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#OTD in 1970 3rd ranked St. Bonaventure overcame an 11-point deficit in defeating Niagara 89-81. Bob Lanier scored 22 for the Bonnies while Calvin Murphy led the 14-3 Purple Eagles with 36.
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#OTD in 1976 a Buffalo indoor record crowd of 19,226 fans watch the Boston Celtics defeat the Buffalo Braves 109-100 as John Havlicek moves ahead of Elgin Baylor to fourth leading all-time scorer. My first live NBA game.
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#OTD in 1997 Mathew Barnaby has a goal and an assist along with receiving end of a Todd Harvey cheap shot elbow to the face with 5 seconds remaining in the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars. Barnaby recovered enough to point to the scoreboard on his way off the ice.
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