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Buffalo Bill was the nickname of one of the colourful figures out of the Old West. William Frederick Cody was, among other things, a trapper, a bullwhacker, a Colorado "Fifty-Niner", Pony Express rider, wagonmaster, and stagecoach driver. Cody was a scout for the US Fifth Cavalry and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Buffalo Bill started the popular Wild West Show in 1883 and it ran for 30 years. At one point he was the most famous and most recognizable man in the world.
The AFL football team "traded" on the name because of Cody's popularity.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoBuffalo's team in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946 was the Bisons. In 1947 a contest was held to rename the team, which was owned by James Breuil of the Frontier Oil Company. The winning entry suggested Bills, reflecting on the famous western frontiersman, Buffalo Bill Cody. Carrying the "frontier" theme further, the winning contestant further offered that the team was being supported by Frontier Oil and was "opening a new frontier in sports in Western New York." When Buffalo joined the new American Football League in 1960, the name of the city's earlier pro football entry was adopted.
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∙ 12y agobuffalo bill got his name by having a contest with another person and whoever killed the most buffalo got the name and buffalo killed 64 bison and the other dude killed 42 bison
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What was buffalo Bill's last name?
Cody
Buffalo Bill's last name?
Cody
What was William Cody's nickname.?
William Frederic Cody was born in Iowa in 1846. His nickname was Buffalo Bill. He earned this nickname after the Civil War, when his job was to provide buffalo meat to the workers of the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
What was the nickname of William Cody?
He was known as Buffalo Bill.
Why are the NFL bills called the Buffalo Bills?
Buffalo bill Cody
Was Buffalo Bill on the buffalo nickel?
The name of the coin refers to the buffalo on its reverse side. It's unrelated to Buffalo Bill.
What was buffalo bill's horses name?
did buffalo bill have a horse named isham and if so why?
What was buffalo bill's horse's name?
did buffalo bill have a horse named isham and if so why?
What are the names of buffalo?
Asian Buffalo, or by their scientific name Bubalus bubalis.
What historic name did buffalo bill Cody give to his buffalo gun?
buffgun
What was buffalo Bill's last name?
Cody
Buffalo Bill's last name?
Cody
Buffalo Bill's horse's name?
Isham
What was the name of Buffalo Bill's horse?
It Was Charley
What is the name of the movie that starts with Buffalo?
The Buffalo Boy (2004)Buffalo Soldiers (2001)Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976)
What does Buffalo Bill stand for?
Buffalo Bill was one of the last characters of the Old West. His real name is William F. Cody. He was called Buffalo Bill because, amongst his many occupations, he was a buffalo hunter. As a play on the same name, the NFL franchise, which is located in Buffalo, NY, adapted Buffalo Bills as the name of the team and the buffalo as the team's mascot and logo.
What was Buffalo Bill Cody's father's name?
Einstein
