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class="bday">1962-04-10</span>) </span>April 10, 1962<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 62)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Smith_Center,_Kansas" title="Smith Center, Kansas">Smith Center, Kansas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">185 lb (84 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leoti,_Kansas" title="Leoti, Kansas">Wichita County</a> (Leoti, Kansas)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Wildcats_football" title="Northwestern Wildcats football">Northwestern</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_draft" title="1985 NFL draft">1985</a> / round: 9 / pick: 226</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Houston_Oilers" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Houston Oilers">Houston Oilers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_season" title="1985 NFL season">1985</a>–<a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> (<a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a>–<a href="/wiki/1997_NFL_season" title="1997 NFL season">1997</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>5× First-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/1991_All-Pro_Team" title="1991 All-Pro Team">1991</a>–<a href="/wiki/1995_All-Pro_Team" title="1995 All-Pro Team">1995</a>)</li> <li>7× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/1988_Pro_Bowl" title="1988 Pro Bowl">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1991_Pro_Bowl" title="1991 Pro Bowl">1990</a>–<a href="/wiki/1996_Pro_Bowl" title="1996 Pro Bowl">1995</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills_Wall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame">Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills#50th_Anniversary_Team" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Team</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Reception_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reception (American football)">Receptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">51</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Reception_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reception (American football)">Receiving yards</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">779</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Receiving touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaskSt00.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Steven Jay Tasker</b> (born April 10, 1962) is an American <a href="/wiki/Sports_reporter" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports reporter">sports reporter</a> and former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). He spent the majority of his career with the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> but began his career with the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Houston Oilers</a>. He was a five-time first-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> and a seven-time <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> selection, primarily as a <a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">special teams</a> player. </p><p>Tasker played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> at <a href="/wiki/Dodge_City_Community_College" title="Dodge City Community College">Dodge City Community College</a> in Kansas before playing for the <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Wildcats_football" title="Northwestern Wildcats football">Northwestern Wildcats</a>. He was selected in the ninth round of the <a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_draft" title="1985 NFL draft">1985 NFL draft</a> by the Oilers. Tasker played most of his pro career with Buffalo, and was voted by Bills fans to the team's 50th season All-time Team.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After retiring from playing, he has worked as a reporter, currently serving locally in Western New York on the <a href="/wiki/MSG_Western_New_York" title="MSG Western New York">MSG Western New York</a> cable TV station, and on <a href="/wiki/WGR" title="WGR">WGR</a> Radio and formerly for <a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a>. </p><p>In 2008, the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a> show <i><a href="/wiki/NFL_Top_10" title="NFL Top 10">NFL Top 10</a></i> ranked Tasker the ninth-best former player not enshrined in the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>. He has several times been a nominee for the Hall, making the semi-finalist list eight times, but has not been selected as a member as of 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Tasker&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tasker first attended <a href="/wiki/Dodge_City_Community_College" title="Dodge City Community College">Dodge City Community College</a>. After two years, he transferred to <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_University" title="Northwestern University">Northwestern University</a> where he played the final two years of his college career before joining the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>. Tasker finished his college career with 1,055 combined return yards from punts and kickoffs, averaging 10.8 yards per punt return.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After finishing his <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> career, and before being drafted into the NFL, he joined the school's rugby team. Although he had never played rugby before, he was named most valuable player at the Big Ten Conference Tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tasker continues to hold the <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Wildcats_football" title="Northwestern Wildcats football">Northwestern Wildcats football</a> career record for <a href="/wiki/Kickoff_return" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff return">kickoff return</a> average (24.3).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_football_career">Professional football career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Tasker&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional football career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tasker was selected in the ninth round (226th overall) of the <a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_draft" title="1985 NFL draft">1985 NFL draft</a> by the Houston Oilers where he played for two seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills on November 8, 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tasker was listed as a wide receiver, however, most of his playing time came as a <a href="/wiki/Gunner_(American_football)" title="Gunner (American football)">gunner</a>, on <a href="/wiki/Punt_(gridiron_football)" title="Punt (gridiron football)">punts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kickoff_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff (American football)">kickoffs</a>. After he joined the Buffalo Bills, he began to play at wide receiver more than with the Oilers. While he performed very well as a receiver when Buffalo needed his services there, the combination of excellent Bills depth at that position, his value as a special teams playmaker, and Tasker refusing to demand more playing time on offense kept his WR time very slight. </p><p>Still, Tasker did make contributions at the more traditional role on offense and special teams. In a 1994 playoff game against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Raiders" title="Los Angeles Raiders">Los Angeles Raiders</a>, he set up the Bills first touchdown with a 67-yard kickoff return. He also caught 5 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in Buffalo's 1995 playoff win against the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Play_on_special_teams">Play on special teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Tasker&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Play on special teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tasker stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg); when he joined the Bills, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Haslett" title="Jim Haslett">Jim Haslett</a> did not think that he was a player. Tasker recalled, "I told him not to worry because I was mistaken for a ball boy all the time".<sup id="cite_ref-tasker2013_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tasker2013-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite his small size, he gained a reputation as one of the league's most feared hitters, forcing numerous <a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">fumbles</a>. Contributing to his success in breaking up kick and punt returns was his speed; he was almost always the first player to reach the return man. He was the first player to establish himself as a star almost exclusively through <a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">special teams</a> play without being a <a href="/wiki/Place_kicker" class="mw-redirect" title="Place kicker">kicker</a> or a frequent returner. Tasker played in seven <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowls</a> (<a href="/wiki/1988_Pro_Bowl" title="1988 Pro Bowl">1987</a> and <a href="/wiki/1991_Pro_Bowl" title="1991 Pro Bowl">1990</a>–<a href="/wiki/1996_Pro_Bowl" title="1996 Pro Bowl">1995</a>) and became the only special teamer ever to be named the game's <a href="/wiki/Most_valuable_player" title="Most valuable player">MVP</a> in <a href="/wiki/1993_Pro_Bowl" title="1993 Pro Bowl">1993</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>204 special teams tackles</li> <li>7 blocked punts</li> <li>7-time Pro Bowl selection</li> <li>Only special teams player ever elected Pro Bowl MVP</li> <li>Was voted one of 26 players by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the year 2000 as "The Best of the Best ALL TIME Players in the History of the Game"</li></ul> <p>He was ranked No. 9 on the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/NFL_Top_10" title="NFL Top 10">NFL Top 10</a></i> Players Not in the Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many, including former teammate and <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">Jim Kelly</a>, consider him to be the greatest <a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">special teams</a> player of all-time and believe that he should be in the Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sportscasting_career">Sportscasting career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Tasker&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sportscasting career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tasker was a <a href="/wiki/Color_commentary" class="mw-redirect" title="Color commentary">color commentator</a> for <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> football telecasts with Andrew Catalon (play-by-play) and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Beuerlein" title="Steve Beuerlein">Steve Beuerlein</a> (the other color commentator) starting in 2014. CBS did not renew his contract at the end of the 2018 season. He also does color commentary for the local broadcasts of <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Bills</a> pre-season games, teaming with either his former broadcast partner <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Catalon" title="Andrew Catalon">Andrew Catalon</a> or <a href="/wiki/Rob_Stone_(sportscaster)" title="Rob Stone (sportscaster)">Rob Stone</a>. He is also the spokesperson for the West Herr Auto Group. Tasker was on the sidelines with <a href="/wiki/Jim_Nantz" title="Jim Nantz">Jim Nantz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Simms" title="Phil Simms">Phil Simms</a> during the playoffs until 2013. He also worked with <a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a> (Criqui, himself a Buffalo native, and Tasker were assigned to the majority of Bills games from 1999 to 2005) and was best known working with <a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(sportscaster)" title="Gus Johnson (sportscaster)">Gus Johnson</a> in 1998, week 13 in 1999, week 5 in 2004, and from 2005 to 2010. Johnson left for <a href="/wiki/FOX_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="FOX Sports">FOX Sports</a> the following year. He and Johnson called the <a href="/wiki/David_Garrard" title="David Garrard">David Garrard</a> game winning Hail Mary touchdown pass for the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a>' win over the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a> in 2010. CBS dismissed Tasker prior to the 2019 season as they chose not to renew his contract.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 9, 2007, Tasker became the 24th person inducted to the Bills' <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills#Wall_of_Fame" title="Buffalo Bills">Wall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 22, 2011, Tasker was named one of the semifinalists in balloting for the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in <a href="/wiki/Canton,_Ohio" title="Canton, Ohio">Canton, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 28, 2013, his son, <a href="/wiki/Luke_Tasker" title="Luke Tasker">Luke Tasker</a>, made his <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> debut with the <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Tiger-Cats" title="Hamilton Tiger-Cats">Hamilton Tiger-Cats</a>, in a home game against the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Stampeders" title="Calgary Stampeders">Calgary Stampeders</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Luke Tasker also became a broadcaster during and after his playing career, becoming the Tiger-Cats' color commentator. </p><p>In April 2018, Tasker became co-host of <i>One Bills Live</i>, a daily weekday radio show focusing on the Buffalo Bills alongside <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(sportscaster)" title="Chris Brown (sportscaster)">Chris Brown</a> on <a href="/wiki/WGR" title="WGR">WGR</a> and <a href="/wiki/MSG_Western_New_York" title="MSG Western New York">MSG Western New York</a>. He served as the color commentator and analyst for the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills_Radio_Network" title="Buffalo Bills Radio Network">Buffalo Bills Radio Network</a> in 2020 alongside <a href="/wiki/John_Murphy_(sportscaster)" title="John Murphy (sportscaster)">John Murphy</a> after <a href="/wiki/Eric_Wood" title="Eric Wood">Eric Wood</a> opted out of the season due to traveling difficulties associated with the coronavirus pandemic.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Tasker&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Steve is married with five children. His son <a href="/wiki/Luke_Tasker" title="Luke Tasker">Luke</a>, played wide receiver in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a>. They reside in East Aurora, New York.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Tasker&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMajor2009" class="citation web cs1">Major, Andy (April 25, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033106/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/bills-all-time-team-fan-voting-determined-26-total-members/892eb237-0f28-4bab-a22e-9b8c399ade64">"Bills All-Time Team Fan Voting Determined 26 Total Members"</a>. 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to Marino">Elway to Marino</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Four_Falls_of_Buffalo" title="Four Falls of Buffalo">Four Falls of Buffalo</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zubaz" title="Zubaz">Zubaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Berman" title="Chris Berman">"No one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills!"</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C60C30 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Company_(football)" title="Electric Company (football)">Electric Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wide_Right_(Buffalo_Bills)" title="Wide Right (Buffalo Bills)">Wide Right</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Punt_Game" title="No Punt Game">No Punt Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Comeback_(American_football)" title="The Comeback (American football)">The 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season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1989 Buffalo Bills season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1990 Buffalo Bills season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1991 Buffalo Bills season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1993 Buffalo Bills season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1995 Buffalo Bills season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2020 Buffalo Bills season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2021 Buffalo Bills season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2022 Buffalo Bills season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2023 Buffalo Bills season">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C60C30 !important; color: #FFFFFF 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Football League Championship Game">1965</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C60C30 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;;width:1%">Wall of Fame</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. 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