US EditionMany Memories Remain as the Buffalo Bills Bid Farewell to Their Long-Time Home, Dubbed ‘The Ralph’
- On Sunday, the Buffalo Bills close the regular season hosting the New York Jets in what could be the last game at Highmark Stadium, with Chris Clark saying, `We’re almost ready to close the doors on my second home`.
- The Bills will move to a new $2.1 billion stadium across the street next season, while Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y., has forged lasting community bonds since 1973.
- A roster of memorable games — from a 9-7 opener with John Leypoldt's three field goals to a 41-38 overtime win over the Houston Oilers — marks the field's history.
- This year's team has clinched its seventh straight playoff berth but will open the postseason on the road, and coach Sean McDermott said he's emotional about the stadium's closing.
- Chris Clark traces decades of work and memories tied to the stadium, recalling directing traffic since the 1970s and witnessing three colleagues hit by cars at the pre-stadium site in Orchard Park, N.Y.
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Jim Kelly Gets Real About Bills' Highmark Exit, Recalls Dan Marino's Nightmare at the Buffalo Stadium
There was a time when legendary quarterback Jim Kelly wasn’t looking forward to life with the Buffalo Bills, just because he didn’t like the cold. But now, he does look back at his time in the Highmark Stadium with fondness. As the Bills’ journey with their home stadium draws to a close, Kelly reminisces about how fun it was and how much of a nightmare it was for his rival, Dan Marino, the Miami Dolphins quarterback. “There was 80,000 people in …
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Many memories remain as the Buffalo Bills bid farewell to their long-time home, dubbed 'The Ralph'
As the Buffalo Bills bid farewell to their long-time home dubbed “The Ralph,” many cherished memories remain of the facility that opened in 1973.
'Like a Hallmark move': Many memories remain as Bills bid farewell to 'The Ralph'
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Chris Clark glances out the window overlooking the Buffalo Bills' long-time home, Highmark Stadium, and can still picture what the site resembled before it opened in 1973.
Goodbye to The Ralph — TechNewsLit Explores
Highmark Stadium, then Ralph Wilson Stadium, 14 Sept. 2014 (A. Kotok) On Sunday afternoon, the Buffalo Bills play their last regular-season home game at Highmark Stadium in nearby Orchard Park, against division rival New York Jets. The Bills are in the National Football League playoffs this year, but in second-place in the AFC East division, so they will likely play their playoff games elsewhere, making Sunday’s game probably their last game at …
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