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Steve Tasker had an unusual start in Buffalo. Following two 2-14 seasons, things were looking bleak for the Bills. In 1986, Bills founding owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. fired head coach Hank Bullough and hired Marv Levy to change the direction of the team.
At a meeting with his staff, Levy directed the attention of his coaches to look for special teams talent. Tight end coach Joe Faragalli, who had spent the season before on the staff of the Houston Oilers, spotted Tasker’s name on the waiver wire and brought it to Levy.