The vagaries of the pro football draft mean young men find themselves dispersed all over the country once they leave college. That’s as true today, as it was more than 50 years ago.
And in the case of former Bills Center Al Bemiller, being drafted by the Buffalo Bills 54 years ago meant a new career path, and a lifetime of memories made in Western New York. Bemiller reached the culmination of that half-century in Buffalo this past week, when he was selected for the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.
The longtime center for the AFL Bills, Bemiller is one of 12 members of the Buffalo Hall’s Class of 2015.