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The Bills take their name from an earlier All-America Football Conference franchise from Buffalo that was itself named after the western frontiersman Buffalo Bill. When the current team was founded in 1959, it adopted the name from that predecessor.
The Bills appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls from 1990 through 1993 and lost all four. Their four Super Bowl appearances without a win is the most among NFL franchises that have never won the championship, a record they share with the Minnesota Vikings.
Terry Pegula and a coalition of private equity investors own the Bills. The Pegulas acquired the team in 2014 following the death of original owner Ralph Wilson. In 2024-20.6% of the team was sold at a valuation of $5.6 billion, with 10% going to Arctos Partners LP.
The Bills missed the playoffs for 17 consecutive seasons, from 2000 through 2016. That stretch was the longest active playoff drought in all four major North American professional sports at the time, making the Bills the last franchise in those leagues to qualify for the postseason in the 21st century.
The charging bison logo, still the primary emblem used by the franchise, was designed by aerospace designer Stevens Wright in 1974. It replaced the earlier standing bison that had served as the team's logo since 1962.
The Bills won back-to-back American Football League titles in 1964 and 1965 under head coach Lou Saban and quarterback Jack Kemp. Those remain the only major professional sports championships won by a team representing Buffalo.