Class of 1997, Hall of Fame Members
National Sports Patrons, Sportservice Founders In business, and in sports, success often flows from finding a niche, and fulfilling a specific need better than competitors. As spectator sports and mass entertaining began to flourish early in this century, three...
Class of 1997, Hall of Fame Members
Buffalo Bills Center When Bills’ fans recall the no-huddle offense that terrorized NFL defenses in the early 1990s, the names Kelly, Thomas and Reed spring quickly to mind, for these were the marquee players who lit up the scoreboard. As vital as these men were...
Class of 1997, Hall of Fame Members
University at Buffalo Basketball Player The current crop of hoopsters chasing glory at UB’s Alumni Arena also chase the legend of Jim Horne, the greatest basketball Bull ever to lace up sneakers. A native Buffalonian, Horne planted his roundball roots at Emerson...
Class of 1997, Hall of Fame Members
Major League, Buffalo Bisons Baseball Player Buffalo fans have always worshipped their sport heroes, but few have ever attained the near mythical status accorded Bison great Luke Easter. Upon Easter’s induction into the Buffalo Bison Hall of Fame as a charter...
Class of 1997, Hall of Fame Members
Television Sportscaster Local television sportscasting has always provided a vital daily link between fans and the athletic endeavors they support and follow. From the day in 1958 when he signed WKBW-TV on the air, until his retirement in 1989, Rick Azar filled that...
