Hanes Supply Presents The Kent Hull Hard Working Man Award 2010 honoring Booker Edgerson & George“Butch”Byrd KENT HULL We are reminded every Friday "Fish Fry" night in Buffalo of Kent. Thank you Kent for frying the fish, a.k.a. the Miami Dolphins! Kent's win percentage against Miami was 67% from 1986 thru 1996, 24 games, 16 wins, 8 losses. 10 JIM KELLY The Business - In Jim's second NFL game verses the Jets, Joe Klecko & Marty Lyons were penalized for giving Jim "THE BUSINESS". For the next eleven years Jim gave all the other NFL teams the business. 11 DARRYL TALLY For being a BLUE COLLAR GUY, playing in a blue collar town. After leaving the Buffalo Bills in 1993, Darryl took out a full page ad in the Buffalo News thanking the franchise & the fans for his 12 great years in Buffalo. MARV LEVY Don Shula has the most wins of any NFL coach but Marv Levy is the only NFL coach to have a winning record against Don Shula. 17-5 Regular Season, 3-0 Playoffs. (Don: “Can I buy you a steak?” - Marv: “No thanks, not on my menu, but I do eat fish.”) 6 STEVE TASKER In 1993, the only "Special Team" player ever to be selected as "The Pro Bowl MVP" and the only Buffalo Bill to be selected to the 26-member "All NFL Team". 5 THURMAN THOMAS Thurman wasn’t the fastest or the biggest yet “Bellator ab amplus cor”. That’s right Thurman, look it up, it’s not Greek but Latin for “Warrior with a Huge Heart”. Going into battle on any field, you would want Thurman, Kent and Jim on your team and by your side. JOE DELAMIELLEURE Joe was the Power in front of the Juice, the Force on the “O” line that lead the Electric Company. Joe also had a ‘special’ friendship with teammate Linebackers Merv Krakau, John Skorupan & Dick “The Judge” Ambrose... And he has a special on going war with Jack Lambert that was legendary. Our Top 13 Reasons Why Booker Edgerson & George“Butch”Byrd are our Favorite Dynamic Duo Defensive Backs! There have been many great Duos in history including the following: Batman and Robin Gibson and Glover Smarter than your average bear - Yogi and Boo Boo Bruce and Clarence Sanford and Son R2D2 and CP30 Scooby Doo and Shaggy The "Other" Butch: Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid 13. But none more of a Dynamic Duo at cornerback together than Booker and Butch. Both Booker and Butch enjoyed great physical ability. Booker was lightning fast and could close on the receiver with his 9.7, 100-yard speed. Butch would hammer receivers and any running back coming into the back field. They were smart players who taught and learned from each other. This was a time when the players played without 19 coaches on a team, without video replays and without countless hours watching films. They practiced and played hard each and every day and down. 12. Double Your Pleasure - Double Your Fun It wasn't fun for all the AFL receivers such as Lance Alworth, Don Maynard, Charlie Hennigan and Lionel Taylor, going up against the Dynamic Duo of Booker and Butch. 12. Double Your Pleasure - Double Your Fun The opposing receivers and offensive players knew they were in for a rough day playing against Booker and Butch and the Great Bills Defenses of the 1960's. #11 11. The Battle of Lake Erie The AFL 1964 Champions Buffalo Bills verses the NFL 1964 Champions Cleveland Browns. 11. The Battle of Lake Erie The Bills matched up great, were younger, faster and simply better. Our money would have been on the Buffalo Bills. The Dog Pile would have been wiping off their tears as the Bills cleaned up. #10 10. The Charity Efforts. Both Booker and Butch have been very active in the Buffalo Bills Alumni. Booker is the current president. They devote countless hours to supporting many charitable events. 10. The Charity Efforts. The Bills Alumni Celebrity Golf Outing is one of many. Hanes Supply was fortunate to play with Butch this year, as Tom Glomb can attest. Butch was Mr. Clutch sinking all the tough putts. Booker has been at every Hanes Supply company golf outing for the last 10 years and every Hard Working Man Award - Sports Night. 10. The Charity Efforts. Booker and other Bills alumni devoted their Thanksgiving this year helping those in need at the Buffalo City Mission. 9. The Charity Work Does Have Its "Fringe" Benefits. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Booker and Butch were all smiles at the NFLPA Luau party in Maui this spring. Booker never misses a “Polaroid" moment. #9 9. The Charity Work Does Have Its "Fringe" Benefits. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Booker and Butch were all smiles at the NFLPA Luau party in Maui this spring. Booker never misses a “Polaroid" moment. 8. The Second Front. Pro football players in the 1960's had "second fronts". Hanes Supply is the second front of our founder and father, Theodore C. Hanes whose "primary" career was the Buffalo Fire Department. 8. The Second Front. Booker had a second front at 998 Broadway in the Sattler's sports department. We can all remember Sestak and Maguire's restaurant on Cleveland Drive in Cheektowaga. Both Booker and Butch scouted for the Bills and Broncos for a short time. Booker's career path included substitute teaching, human resources at New York Telephone and owning his own travel agency. He finished his career as an administrator for Erie Community College. 8. The Second Front. Butch worked for Chrysler for 10 years and Polaroid for 22 years. While playing for the Bills, he was a sales associate for printers and copiers in a retail store, worked for NY State doing PR assignments, opened a restaurant and a Utica Club Beer distributorship. Yes, after successful football careers, there is success in work and life. #7 &#7 #6 Number 7 and Number 6. Two Men and Two Men Whose Lives Are Intertwined. Booker and Butch were fortunate to have worked for and played for Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. and Lou Saban. 7. Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Two words can help describe Mr. Wilson. Generosity and Loyalty. Mr. Wilson has been very generous to many local and national charities during his 51 years of ownership of the Buffalo Bills. Much more than many Western New Yorkers realize. Recently Mr. Wilson donated One Million Dollars to the Kaleida Health Foundation. 7. Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Other charities include the following: 1) The Mary and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Counseling Center for the Hospice Foundation in Buffalo 2) Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher College in Rochester 3) The Ralph Wilson Medical Research Foundation which has provided grants to the following organizations: The Cleveland Clinic The Mayo Clinic, The Miami Project To Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Wayne State University. Loyalty to Western New York, as there have been opportunities to move the Bills franchise over the years. The grass was not greener in other cities for Mr. Wilson. We thank the entire voting committee for their astute choice of Mr. Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009. #6 6. Lou Saban. Two words that can also describe Lou Saban. Teacher and Coach. Lou Saban loved the game of football, both playing and coaching his entire life. He put his heart and soul into leading the Buffalo Bills to two AFL championships in 1964 and 1965. Booker was coached by Lou Saban at Western Illinois University. Both leading the team to an undefeated 9 - 0 record in 1959. Saban convinced Booker to play professional football instead of baseball. Butch was drafted by Saban in 1964. Both men excelled under the guidance of Coach Saban. Saban knew talent and brought in quality players to build the championship teams. "Trader" Lou paid cash to the Boston Patriots for Harry Jacobs, the Bills middle linebacker and captain of the defense. 6. Lou Saban. The list of other great players include: Jack Kemp, Cookie Gilchrist, Tom Sestak, Billy Shaw, Stew Barber, Ron McDole, Al Bemiller, Charley Ferguson, Elbert Dubenion and many, many more. When Lou Saban moved on to coach the Denver Broncos, Booker and Butch were later signed by Denver. Although both had a short time in Denver, they jumped at the chance to be reunited with their former coach. Very few Western New Yorkers realize that Lou Saban, as head coach of the Miami Hurricanes was very influential in getting Jim Kelly to the University of Miami. Coach Saban would continue to coach at the college and high school levels, into his 80's. Teaching and coaching young men about football and life and emphasizing how precious time is for us all. 5. Both Booker and Butch played before the salaries and bonuses in pro football went off the charts. Booker signed for $7,500 which was better than the $7,000 baseball offered. Butch signed for $10,000 with a $2,500 signing bonus. Tonight, we can make up for that - A Million Dollar Sattler’s Department Store Scrip!! 5. Both Booker and Butch played before the salaries and bonuses in pro football went off the charts. Booker signed for $7,500 which was better than the $7,000 baseball offered. Butch signed for $10,000 with a $2,500 signing bonus.