Buffalo's Forgotten Champions
The Story of Buffalo's First Professional Football Team and the Lost 1921 Title
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About the Book
This book tells the story of the Queen City’s first National Football League team—the Buffalo All-Americans/Bisons—its many characters, the fateful 1921 season in which the team had the title in its grasp only to have it stripped away by executive order, and the early years of the league which grew from the loose collection of post-war semi-professional clubs into the most successful sports industry in America. It recounts the smash-mouth, iron-man, mud-slinging style of a bygone era, played by men in leather helmets and tattered moleskins. And it will revive some long-lost memories and inspire pride in the long history and tradition of football in the Queen City.
About the Author
Jeffrey Miller lives in Springville, New York with his wife, Cathaline, and their son, Benjamin. Miller grew up in Lime Lake, New York, and is a lifelong fan of the Buffalo Bills. He works in the human services field, being employed at Community Services in Buffalo. Jeff’s previous work includes “The Icemen Cameth: The Story of the Natural Ice Industry at Lime Lake, New York, 1880-1925. He is a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association, and is a frequent contributor to the Coffin Corner, the PFRA’s quarterly newsletter.