Buster Ramsey
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| Garrard S. "Buster" Ramsey | |
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| Date of birth | March 16, 1920 |
| Place of birth | Townsend, Tennessee, United States |
| Date of death | September 16, 2007 (aged 87) |
| Place of death | Signal Mountain, Tennessee, United States |
| Position(s) | Offensive Guard |
| College | William and Mary |
| NFL Draft | 1943 / Round 14 / Pick 124 |
| Honors | College Football HOF |
| Career Record | 11-16-1 |
| Playing Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Coaching Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1946–1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1960–1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Garrard "Buster" Ramsey (March 16, 1920 – September 16, 2007) was an American football player who starred at William and Mary and was the first head coach of the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in 1960. Though fired by Bills' owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. after the 1961 AFL season, Ramsey is credited for laying the foundation of one of the best defensive teams in the history of the AFL. Ramsey was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1978.
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| Preceded by First Coach |
Buffalo Bills Head Coaches 1960–1961 |
Succeeded by Lou Saban |
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