BUFFALO BILLS SELECT JIM KELLY

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11 жыл бұрын

1983 NFL DRAFT, FIRST ROUND, 14TH PICK ... "I sure don't want to play for the Buffalo Bills" ... "Please don't pick me" ... "I cried" ... "You've gotta be kidding me" ... ""I'm just grateful to be a part of the Buffalo Bills organization" - You have to say those things... those were lies" ... "I want to retire in Houston" ... "Would you rather be in Houston or Buffalo? I'll stop there."
Kelly would eventually lead the Bills to four straight Super Bowls; later inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame; is currently the only Bill with his number (12) retired; and he lives with his family in the Buffalo area.

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@KevinMphotography 10 жыл бұрын

I still remember the newspaper article on how he didn't want to be in Buffalo. But he sure did great things as he matured. Best bills QB ever.

@escobarsalvador3288 7 жыл бұрын

Watched this whole doc millions of times. Loved it!!!!

@ellenlartz2499 4 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind the sports reporters don't call it the QB Class of '83. Little did Jim know that he would be in Buffalo but it would take a while ! I have known Jim since 1990. When Jim came here in '86 he learned to love Buffalo, and now it is his home.

@elizabethnelson5357 6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it just feels good to listen to someone inspire you who knows where Mc Kinley Mall is, Nino's pizza, my two favorite inspired businesses inspired health and the Orchard Park tabernacle and to say thank you for keeping the football season great all four years of my college years at Buffalo State 1989-1994.

@infowazz 3 жыл бұрын

OP grad 92!!!! I delivered pizza a few times to the Kelly house (no Jim) via Antonio's! Antonio's shut down because mgmt was skimming off money and there pasta meals weren't so good. Cheap owner but the pizza was banging back in the day!!!! I worked at Fay's Drugs in OP and seen a bunch of players. Steve Tasker's son had to use the bathroom. Bruce Smith picked up prescriptions. He was huge! I still remember the whites of his eyes as he glanced at me. Frank Reich was super nice. Jim Kelly was often out at the bars around 2000. Still lives in Buffalo and we all love the guy!!! I'm in PA for a minute, so boring here.

@iXmetalXi 10 ай бұрын

McKinley now has the sickest skate park. Jim keely is a prick though

@rogeliom.1104 10 жыл бұрын

If the last 30 seconds does not leave you with a knot in your throat. You are not a fan of the Buffalo Bills. I've been to Buffalo once two years ago (from California) because im lifer, and it was AWESOME! GOD BLESS JIM KELLY! GOD BLESS THE FANS OF BUFFALO ALL OVER THE WORLD! AND GOD BLESS THE BUFFALO BILLS!!!!!

@rogeliom.1104 10 жыл бұрын

Aeonflux93 amen brother!

@vinylman6580 8 жыл бұрын

Let's get the facts straight about Jim Kelly not wanting to play in Buffalo when he was drafted. Two reasons I remember him saying was #1 = C O L D! #2 = Horrible offensive line at the time! Who in there right mind would want to be taking hard hits while playing in the ANTARTIC????

@RB01.10 Жыл бұрын

If he knew he would never get a ring there, I’m sure he would’ve passed But of course hindsight is 20/20

@jonathanfrimerman8855 3 жыл бұрын

The Lions had the Bears pick also, they couldve had Jim Kelly with Berry Sanders, imagine that, super team in Detroit

@chrisbeckhamsmusic 3 жыл бұрын

My childhood hero #12 🙌🏻

@cannedham3774 10 ай бұрын

This is why Josh Allen is so great. He actually wanted to play for Buffalo.

@thedominatior39 8 жыл бұрын

I find it amazing that 3 of the greatest QBs of all time where drafted the same year

@kingers36 11 жыл бұрын

Great post !!!!

@jacobrklein7175 4 жыл бұрын

One question to ask: how long did it take for Ralph to fire the secretary?

@louf8335 2 жыл бұрын

Buffalo knew they picked a great qb

@RB01.10 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest without a doubt, but of course unfortunately was wasted by the organization for failing to develop a championship team. And yes, they should’ve won in 1990 though.

@kevinjames753 10 жыл бұрын

Now his career and blessing make more sense. He would have won a title but chose to delay his orders. Bills fans thank him for the memories. I know he will be proud of how the bills current team will play and have a chance to win the AFC East division in 2014 and 2015. I expect them to do well in 2015 and 2016.

@mikeyoungblood1642 5 жыл бұрын

If I could give 1 team a Super Bowl do over, it’s the 1990 Bills! Kelly should be a Super Bowl winning QB

@seeehorn 11 жыл бұрын

I watched this 30 for 30 and I've got to credit Jim Kelly for being a stand-up guy and eventually going to Buffalo and not being a BABY like John Elway did in this draft and Eli Manning did years later!! College guys should just keep their mouth shut and report to whatever team drafted them If the draftee ends up being great, he'll change the culture of the losing organization who drafts him...in addition to Jim Kelly, guys like Michael Jordan, Troy Aikman, Lebron James and others did just that

@USFLForever 8 жыл бұрын

For those that call Jim Kelly an A-Hole for not going to Buffalo coming out of college FORGET that he started in the USFL and CHOSE to play for the Houston Gamblers. He was offered a lot of money back then and took it. One of the reasons he took the deal was that he was going to start right away. Also, Kelly wasn't too crazy about the cold weather in Buffalo during winter. I can't blame him. He liked the USFL and if it had not folded Kelly would have been there for years. One last thing, the greatest game he EVER played in was NOT in the NFL. It was in the USFL on February 24, 1985. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdiUdJCr0tuyaZs.html

@petezm 4 жыл бұрын

Man, I am 28 years old ans I LOVE the usfl. Simply amazing and fun Kelly would play whole career for gamblers....

@letsgobluengold1027 3 жыл бұрын

Life long Bills fan here. You have it absolutely wrong. Ferguson was on the decline. Kelly would have been the starter EASILY in 1983 had he not left- the issue was he would've had no one to throw to because other than Jerry Butler, the Bills had jack squat for WR at that time. 1984 and 1985 were two absolutely horrendous years for the Bills, but Kelly coming in and the Bills getting Reed, Thomas, and Bruce Smith- along with many other pieces to the puzzle like Kent Hull, Will Wolford, Shane Conlan, etc.- made us a contender. Also, that game is great, but kindly look up the shootout he had with the Oilers in 1989 or his six TD performance against the Steelers in 1991.

@orphy6869 10 жыл бұрын

Buffalo....come because you have to, stay because you want to!

@AllPro777 7 жыл бұрын

Buffalo... if the weather doesn't kill you, the cancer will.

@Fillerzine 11 жыл бұрын

Welll, to be fair, I kinda hated on Elway when he made his decision, too (as I also did for Bebe (Baby) Eric Lindros who refused to play hockey in Quebec). But Elway had good foresight. The Colts franchise was dysfunctional and bolted in the night for Indy. And obviously, the decisions made by Elway and Eli turned out positively for them - they have the championship rings to prove it. Being a Bills fan, I was pissed at Kelly too. He went to Houston and bad-mouthed Buffalo. But he made it work.

@MattyKintheAM 11 жыл бұрын

It would have been weird if the Bills drafted Dan Marino.

@Fillerzine 8 жыл бұрын

Jimmer'll tell you himself he should have kept his mouth shut, and regrets some of the foolish things he said. But he wised up. His speaking with candor back then was also part of his charm that followed. Division titles help, sure, and while it is indisputably true that he _came_ to Buffalo for the Money, he _stayed_ in Buffalo because it became his Home. A little redemption song, if you will. Talkin' Proud.

@Akhibrass 11 жыл бұрын

Jim grew up in the same Pittsburgh blue collar area as Marino. As did Joe Montana. Kelly only went to Miami cause they offered him a scholarship.

@havanascp9602 6 жыл бұрын

Akhibrass joe Namath as well

@dnasty312 6 жыл бұрын

And John Unitas!

@bufnyfan1 7 жыл бұрын

When the USFL folded the Buffalo Bills still held Jim Kelly's rights--Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders offered Ralph Wilson (Bills owner) a pile of draft picks and cash for the rights to Kelly---In among the few things Ralph Wilson ever did right he refused

@stealthbomb6057 10 жыл бұрын

I'm just thankful Pittsburgh didn't draft him otherwise Kelly would've been doing damage for his hometown team.

@Anacoreta2023 7 жыл бұрын

por queduro tan poco tiempo siendo tan bueno? si lo comparamos con bret favre...1996 al 2010....manning del 2000 al 2014....elway del 84 al 96....brady lleva como del 2002 a la fecha y no se ha retirado....ademas era un quarterback de bolsillo...esos no se exponen cortiendo

@GLA45Amg716 11 жыл бұрын

It would've probably made more sense if we got Marino cus he's blue collar and Jim is from Miami lol

@denwoz7788 4 жыл бұрын

RuffBuff716 Jim is from the Pittsburgh area

@Fillerzine 11 жыл бұрын

Awww, shit, just heard the terrible news that JK has cancer in his jaw, and will have surgery tomorrow. Get well soon Jimmer!

@Bournetolive 10 жыл бұрын

@ERIC MOULDS I always wondered about this - why didn't the Pats draft Dan Marino? What was the rationale behind drafting Tony Eason? Tony Eason wasn't all bad - he had a more accurate arm than Steve Grogan and better instincts, but like John Hannah said, he lacked guts and was afraid of being hit. I think if the Pats had drafted Marino, and paired his passing game with the awesome defense and running game they had, they definitely would have had a shot of winning the Super Bowl in the 1980s.

@marcusspignesi1984 10 жыл бұрын

Bournetolive Alot of teams did not want to draft Marino because of rumors of him drinking and doing drugs (all not proven) and teams including the pats did not want that kind of attention

@coffeedrinker2121 11 жыл бұрын

would have been weird if bills got marino and phins go Kelly...

@jonathanfrimerman8855 3 жыл бұрын

Kelly shouldve been drafted by the Lions, who had the 13th pick, Couldve been Kelly and Sanders, a dynasty from the most saddest franchisevin history

@jonjohn7185 9 жыл бұрын

"made it look a lot better to jim kelly, now, its home" nah he stilll hates it there

@2taggs2 9 жыл бұрын

jon john He lives in the Buffalo area and is Buffalo's "ambassador" - so, I doubt he hates it there.

@toasternfriends3329 5 жыл бұрын

Hates it there? You're clueless, couldn't be more wrong.

@jamalginsburg7277 4 жыл бұрын

You are an ignoramus.

@CapitalYT 9 жыл бұрын

Why does he have an Irish accent if he is from Pittsburgh lol

@Dunkleosteusenjoyer 8 жыл бұрын

+Capital That is not what the Irish sound like.

@RB01.10 2 жыл бұрын

This organization completely *WASTED* him, hence why he never got a ring. Yes I know in a couple of those Super Bowls, he didn’t play his best but still.