The Bills' name is derived from an All-America Football Conference (AAFC) franchise from Buffalo that was in turn named after western frontiersman Buffalo Bill. ... The Bills won consecutive AFL Championships in 1964 and 1965, the only major professional sports championships from a team representing Buffalo.

Why is Buffalo Bills mascot a bison?

It's a play on the fact that what we call “buffaloes” in North America are actually bison. The following year, team owner James Breuil sought to rebrand his team, since there were baseball and hockey teams in the area that shared the Bison nickname. So he held a fan contest to rename Buffalo's team.

What is the red line in the Buffalo Bills logo?

In the letter, Lustig stated he wanted the logo to portray a buffalo accelerating in a forward motion. The modification of a red stripe was put in place to convey that. 1960–1961: The Bills' original logo depicts two football players in Bills uniforms running alongside several buffalo.