"It's been a hell of a ride," said Berman of his bond with the Bills. "It started back in the...

"It's been a hell of a ride," said Berman of his bond with the Bills. "It started back in the summer of '88. I was traveling from training camp to training camp, and when I showed up at Fredonia, I had this real good feeling about the team. The Bills had gone 7-8 the year before, and I just sensed that things were in place for them to take off. On SportsCenter, I started building them up, and they made me look good every week.

"I think the special relationship I've had with the Bills was due in part to my closeness in age to many of the players from their Super Bowl run. I was 33 at the time, and most of the key players on the Bills were in their mid-to-late twenties. It's like we grew up together."

Good read from Scott Pitoniak's blog about Chris Berman and the bond he has formed with the Buffalo Bills. Check out: The Bills Biggest Backer

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wow I had no clue

The sportscaster known as Boomer is one of several national celebrities who have pulled for
the Bills. The late Tim Russert of NBC’s Meet the Press was a Buffalo native who never hid the fact he bled blue-and-red. Other Bills fans include Donald Trump, Supreme Court justice John Roberts, golfer Phil Mickelson, comic writer Nick Bakay, and rock stars Meat Loaf and Eddie Van Halen.

Trump, Roberts and Mickelson, I had no clue! If true, which I have no reason to doubt the Mr. Pitoniak, that is pretty darn awesome (especially Mickelson, who happens to be my favorite golfer!)

John I.

by jri111 on Jun 5, 2009 2:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Did a little digging...

if you’re interested, check out the account of how these celebrities became Bills fans from this clipping from Steve Tasker’s Book “Steve Tasker’s Tales from the Buffalo Bills”

John I.

by jri111 on Jun 5, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks JR – good read

Everyone has a photographic memory… some just don’t have film

by J2 on Jun 5, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Trump has been to a few games in recent years even. Phil, he just had his one day he visited Bills training camp, and I think it was more because he was going to bet on him that year when they had Bledsoe and all in 2004.

MARVelous - "I went from America's team to North America's Team" Terrell Owens

by MARVelous on Jun 5, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

know what Phil and the Bills have in common? they choke at the end!

so sad – so true. Phils probably my favorite golfer too – but he chokes sooooooo bad at times – my friends dig on me because of the similarities to Phil and the Bills. sigh

Everyone has a photographic memory… some just don’t have film

by J2 on Jun 5, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunately Phil loves the Chargers

In a recent interview with Golf Digest the writer asks Mickelson about his “beloved San Diego Chargers” and Phil says he “loves the Chargers” and has “rooted for them since he was a kid”. You can read the whole article here. These comments are towards the end. I think the misconception that Phil is a Bills fan came from his visit to training camp during his preparations when he was in Rochester to play the PGA Championship at Oak Hill.

I'll donate $1 to help Mary Wilson pay the estate tax...who's with me?!?

by O.J. Is My Bodyguard on Jun 5, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs