Larry Playfair

Larry Playfair

Buffalo Sabres Defenseman Buffalo Sabres’ General Manager Punch Imlach wasn’t looking for a Lady Byng Trophy candidate in the 1978 National Hockey League entry draft, and he definitely did not acquire one by drafting Larry Playfair with his first selection...
Walter Plekan

Walter Plekan

National Handball Champion Born and raised in Buffalo and a graduate of Lafayette High School, Walter Plekan is widely regarded as one of the nation’s greatest handball players ever. From his beginnings on the one-wall outdoor courts at Wende playground, the...
Bill Polian

Bill Polian

Architect of Bills Super Bowl Teams Since entering professional football in 1978, Bill Polian not only helped build competitive football teams, but championship football teams. After working with the NFL Chiefs and the Blitz of the USFL, he built Grey Cup title teams...
Jeff Prescott

Jeff Prescott

Jeff Prescott Home 5 Author archive for buffhall ( Page 86 ) With multiple New York State and national championships to his credit, Jeff Prescott enters the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame as one of the organization’s most highly decorated wrestlers. Born in...
Peggy Wattles Pulleyn

Peggy Wattles Pulleyn

Peggy Wattles Pulleyn Home 5 Search query for: watt Born in Buffalo in 1911, Peggy Wattles won her first golf tournament as an 11-year-old paired with her father Frank, the Founder of Niagara Frontier Food Terminal Inc. A WNY district championship followed when...