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The Best Buffalo Bills players to wear 11-15

By Aarron Van Buren

BUFFALO, NY - JANUARY 1967 : Jack Kemp #15 of the Buffalo Bills passing against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1966 season AFL Championship Game on January 1, l967 in Buffalo Bills. (Photo by Herb Scharfman/Sports Imagery/Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY - JANUARY 1967 : Jack Kemp #15 of the Buffalo Bills passing against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1966 season AFL Championship Game on January 1, l967 in Buffalo Bills. (Photo by Herb Scharfman/Sports Imagery/Getty Images) /
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ORCHARD PARK, NY – NOVEMBER 18: Congressman and former quarterback for the Buffalo Bills Jack Kemp speaks during a ceremony placing his name on the Bills Wall of Fame as, from left, team owner Ralph Wilson, Kemp’s son Jimmy and his wife Joanne, look on during halftime of the game between the Bills and Dallas Cowboys at Rich Stadium on November 18, 1984, in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills defeated the Cowboys 14-3. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /

Best Buffalo Bills player to wear #15: Jack Kemp, Quarterback

. Occidental. Jack Kemp. 16. . Quarterback. 15. player

Jack Kemp is etched into Buffalo Bills lore as he and Daryle Lamonica are the only two QB’s to have won a championship ring with the team. The 1964 and 1965 seasons were the championship years in the original AFL, beating the San Diego Chargers both times. Kemp was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 17th round of the 1957 NFL draft. He would never appear in a game for them- instead, he was heading to Pittsburgh where he’d hardly got any playing time. When he joined Buffalo in 1962, he finally found a home and helped deliver some hardware.

With a 41-31-3 record that saw Kemp throw for over 15,000 yards and 77 touchdowns in his seven-year career with the team, Kemp retired after the 1969 season and went into politics. For a while, Kemp was known to hold the  NFL record as the quarterback who got sacked 11 times in one game. Kemp would probably like to thank Derrick Thomas and the Chiefs for changing that against Warren Moon.

For the other players who’ve worn #15, click here.

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