Guess this off season will decide if the Bills remain in Buffalo or end up in Toronto. Ralph Wilson Jr. Dies at 95 Ralph Wilson Jr. was one of pro football’s most important owners. (Rick Stewart/Getty Images) Ralph Wilson Jr., the only owner the Buffalo Bills have ever known and the last surviving member of the eight original American Football League team owners, died Tuesday. He was 95. Bills CEO and team president Russ Brandon announced the news at the owners meetings in Orlando, Fla. Wilson had given control of the team to Brandon in 2013 — the only other time he had done so was to Tom Donahue in 2001, and he took his presidency back in 2006. “I speak for everyone within the Bills organization when I say that we are all suffering a deep and profound sadness with the passing of our Hall of Fame owner Mr. Wilson,” Brandon said in a statement. “We have lost our founder, our mentor, our friend, and this is a very difficult time for us all. We extend our deepest sympathies to his wife Mary, his daughters Christy and Dee Dee [Edith], his niece Mary and his entire family. “Mr. Wilson had a relentless passion, a deep love for his Buffalo Bills, the City of Buffalo and the National Football League. He also loved the Bills fans and all of the people of Western New York who embraced the Bills. “This incredible man was the personification of the Buffalo Bills. His life was grit, determination and resolve. He was bigger than life in many ways and yet he was the everyday man, driving his Ford Taurus to the local store and greeting everyone as they called out ‘Hi Ralph!’ He will be greatly missed by those in our community whose lives he touched.”
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 21:33:53 +0000
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