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Butch Byrd deserves to be on Bills Wall of Fame

The Buffalo Bills need to correct an oversight nearly 42 years in the making.

When you walk into Highmark Stadium, high above the playing field sits the names of 31 former Bills players, coaches, and administrators. These members make up the Bills Wall of Fame, an honor meant to recognize those who “have played significant roles in the team’s history.”

Established in 1980, the Wall of Fame contains the names of Hall of Fame legends like players Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith, Andre Reed, O.J. Simpson, Joe DeLamielleure, and Billy Shaw, coach Marv Levy, general manager Bill Polian, owner Ralph C.