Billy Buffalo during one of the 2021 home games

William "Billy" the Buffalo (debuted 2000 in Orchard Park, New York)[1] is the official mascot of the NFL's Buffalo Bills. He is an 8-foot-tall (2.4 m) blue American buffalo and became the team's full-time mascot in 2000.[1] He wears the uniform "number" BB (which is his initials).

Billy Buffalo was redesigned in 2018, with fan reception to the mascot's "makeover" being mixed.[2][3] Jason Ballock, who wore the costume from 2006 to 2011, praised the design as more streamlined and "kid friendly".[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Buffalo Bills: Billy Buffalo". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  2. ↑ Kubitza, Steven (2018-08-28). "Buffalo Bills: The new family-friendly Billy Buffalo". BuffaLowDown. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  3. ↑ "Bills unveil new mascot". wgrz.com. August 27, 2018. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  4. ↑ Tsujimoto, Ben (2018-08-27). "New-look Billy Buffalo shocks many Bills fans". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2022-02-01.


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