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and information to the following web sites 1 for buffalo braves related news go to buffalo home of the braves 2 for newsworthy items on buffalo and western new york sports buffalo nation 3 to order the book buffalo home of the braves this site still includes archived articles and photos but the new sites enable us to broaden our audience and related discussions about buffalo sports please contact us with any questions or comments chris wendel sunbear press posted by cw at 8 32 am no comments labels buffalo buffalo braves buffalo home of the braves thursday june 03 2010 today s nba reflects the speed and athleticism of randy smith by tim wendel of course height is often paramount in basketball as the nba finals get ready to tip much of the discussion has been about the front lines andrew bynum s knee kendrick perkins technical fouls phil jackson calling out kevin garnett but the series could turn on another crucial element that buffalo braves fans know all so well speed today is the one year anniversary of randy smith s death he was the local star who often transformed the game on the fly randy smith was the perfect physical specimen van miller the team s legendary play by play man told us during the writing of buffalo home of the braves there wasn t an ounce of fat on the guy randy was so quick that he could guard anybody or beat anybody else down the court even when dribbling the ball nba insiders know how valuable speed can be rajon rondo was only a pup when the celtics won the championship in 1998 now he has matured into the team s court leader due in large part to his ability to fly down the floor in a few weeks the nba draft will be held and kentucky s john wall is expected to be the top choice overall he s not a big man either but wall also has the ability to run the floor too both of them are following in randy smith s footsteps posted by cw at 10 59 am 1 comment labels andrew bynum boston celtics buffalo braves death kendrick perkins kevin garnett randy smith saturday may 08 2010 interest in braves legacy continues to build the success of the book buffalo home of the braves began long before it was published with the establishment of a strong online presence we started our internet work with a bigger voice a community building organization out of colorado and continued drawing interest through the book s writing editing and publishing phases finding those who fondly remember the golden era of buffalo sports of the 1970 s when western new york had three viable professional sports franchises a few days ago we formed a facebook group page that has quickly gained over 250 followers and has sparked more discussion about buffalo s sports history along the way we ve sold quite a few books and continue to find a loyal audience of folks who like us grew up watching the sabres and braves through our blog sites and other related sites we ll continue the dialogue look for a new book related to that golden era in buffalo sports that will be released later this year more on that soon posted by cw at 6 17 pm no comments labels a bigger voice bills braves facebook golden era buffalo sports sunday april 18 2010 buffalo celebrity smackdown interesting results and comments from a weekend buffalo news article that attempted to define classify and define what celebrity status means in western new york star power what it means to be a wny celebrity included an a list and b list along with list of celebs that have lived in the buffalo area and famous and pseudo famous people on to the celebs who have passed on list after reviewing the multiple lists i decided that even from my jaded perspective of someone who has not lived in the region for years that the buffalo news staff missed some obvious wny celebrities of local and even national significance i was moved enough to write in along with many others omissions to the lists in fact the accumulated omission list from the reader s comments section has star power compared to the roster put together by the seemingly young news staff if one is under the ago 40 tim horton may be more associated with the doughnut franchise than his hall of fame hockey career horton made the list whoch begs the question do people know what the people listed actually acomplished here are the names the buffalo news missed compiled into one list see how many you many you recognized or would have missed jack kemp former bills quarterback u s congressman vice presidential candidate grover washington jr soul jazz saxiphonist pioneer of the smooth jazz music genre rick azar longtime wkbw sports anchor bob mcadoo buffalo brave nba hall of fame member nba scoring leader and mvp randy smith three sport all american at buffalo state nba all star mvp still braves clippers franchise leader is every major category foster brooks entertainer actor van miller longtime voice of the bills and braves sport anchor wben for decades danny neaverth morning radio host public address announcer during glory days of bills and braves ed kilgore local sports anchor since the early 70 s freddie smerlas former bills great and radio personality sal maglie major league all star pitcher stephanie miller sundicated radio talk show host seth godin nationally acclaimed business writer marketing expert entrepreneur kim alexis super model in the 70 s and 80 s television host and fitness expert william fichtner character actor rick jeanneret voice of the buffalo sabres please feel free to add to the list posted by cw at 6 10 pm no comments labels bob mcadoo danny neaverth randy smith sal maglie seth godin van miller thursday february 25 2010 buffalo state celebrates randy smith s place in history the long overdue tribute to randy smith from his alma mater buffalo state was held last friday night at the school s sports arena during the half time presentation smith was celebrated for his gentle caring demeanor as well as his phenomenal sports career the ceremony included a short speech from the buff state athletic director jerry boyes a proclamation from buffalo mayor byron brown noticeably absence was the key to the city and touching remembrance from smith s wife anjela after the presentations a huge banner in smith s honor was raised before the surprisingly sparse crowd and his number was finally retired before he became a nba all star with the buffalo braves smith was a three sport all american at buff state from 1967 71 excelling in soccer track and of course basketball his soccer coach at buff state talked of the immense talent smith was blessed with as a soccer player mentioning that the bengals during that era were ranked as high as 7 th nationally there were no divisional categories at that time smith scored a record 40 goals in his three year soccer career which remains a school record in 1970 smith led the buff state to the ncaa college division final four in 1970 and was a 1969 track all american in the triple jump setting a ncaa triple jump record at the time at 52 feet 1 ¼ inches it was mentioned last night that there is likely no other school that has celebrated a three sport all american upon further review apparently the only other person to claim the three sport honor is jim carrington of navy who excelled in football swimming and lacrosse in the 1940 s ironically carrington passed away on june 1 2009 four days before smith all of this is remarkable in the context of buff state a small school that is many times confused by the outside world with the university of buffalo the night s presentation put things into historical perspective making it clear that randy smith represented the greatest era in buffalo state athletic history perhaps forever posted by cw at 7 58 pm no comments labels braves buffalo state randy smith tuesday january 05 2010 arenas has nothing on buffalo braves bad news barnes by tim wendel gilbert arenas bringing at least three guns into the washington wizards locker room has made headlines nationwide that the all star guard tried to pass off the incident as a practical joke is quite a reach still any braves fan knows that agent zero has a long way to go before surpassing the antics of one marvin bad news barnes old marvin not only stowed guns in his locker but he snorted cocaine during games and traveled with hookers on the team plane he was better suited to be a member of led zeppelin or rick james backup band than a professional athlete after starring at providence where he once sank a record 10 for 10 from the field in the ncaa playoffs barnes won rookie of the year honors in the american basketball association with the spirits of st louis even though his wild lifestyle made him a shadow of his former self braves owner john y brown brought him over from the detroit pistons in exchange for john shumate gus gerard and a high draft pick for the 1977 1978 season of course this would prove to be the braves last time around the block in buffalo and barnes did his part to push the team over the edge more than 15 000 packed memorial auditorium for barnes debut with the braves posters of bad news with the caption buffalo is marvin s gardens were handed out despite such a promising start barnes soon wore out his welcome in western new york too but that didn t mean there weren t some tales to tell along the way one of my favorites comes from van miller the braves play by play announcer marvin barnes was past his prime by the time he got to the braves miller once told me but that didn t stop him from still going around in style marvin was late pretty much for everything so one day the team is practicing at a high school in buffalo and marvin comes in a half hour late but that doesn t bother him one iota he walked into that practice with a beautiful woman on each arm he sat them in the bleachers at this school gym and they waited patiently until practice was over afterward marvin cleaned himself up and then walked out of the joint with one on each arm last march providence college retired barnes jersey along with the numbers of jimmy walker and ernie digregorio another ex brave at the ceremony barnes joked that while it may take a village to raise a child in his case it had taken a whole state state police dea everyone posted by cw at 3 37 pm no comments labels braves buffalo gilbert arenas john shumate marvin barnes memorial auditorium providence college van miller thursday december 31 2009 a banner request for the new year by tim wendel it was downright heartening to see the sabres come back against pittsburgh the other night not only did they take down sid the kid and those annoying penguins but they rolled back the clock so to speak the victory reminded me of an era when buffalo teams were offensive juggernauts when the braves were a contender in the mid 1979s the rap against them was their often lackluster defense in fact that s the major lesson coach jack ramsay took away from his stint in western new york sometimes you have to be able to stop the other team he told me decades later when i was putting together buffalo home of the braves to that end doctor jack went looking for a new team with tall timber underneath and he found it in portland where he and bill walton won a title together that s all well and good but there s also something to be said for being able to score in watching the bill stumble to the end of another dismal season i grew nostalgic for the old days when they could put up points almost as quickly as the old braves one could argue that the bills of the 1970 s played defense about as well as the braves did too still they had playmakers on offense and continued to rack up points pretty much until this current crop came along which barely put up three points against atlanta when i think about the braves in their heyday it s difficult to differentiate them from the bills and the sabres because every team in town could score seeming at will you could see bob mcadoo co put up a bushel load one night and come back to witness the french connection co do pretty much the same thing the next at that grand old barn of a building called the aud ok the braves bill and sabres didn t bring home any titles during those epic runs but all in all it sure was a lot more fun to watch happy new year everyone thanks for helping make buffalo home of the braves a reality now let s get a banner to that team raised at hsbc posted by cw at 9 54 pm no comments labels aud bills buffalo buffalo bills buffalo braves buffalo home of the braves jack ramsay sabres older posts home subscribe to posts atom randy smith accepting 1978 nba mvp award order the book buffalo home of the braves http www sunbearpress com buffalo home of the braves now available the book buffalo home of the braves is available either online or by calling 231 392 2942 copies are also available at the following western new york retail locations 1 university of buffalo bookstore north campus amherst 2 talking leaves amherst buffalo locations 3 buffalo erie county historical 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