We can't say enough about the AFL's Buffalo Bills defense of the 1960s, a unit that doesn't get the credit it should. This team won the 1964 and 1965 AFL titles, but most people remember four straight Super Bowl failures in the early 90s.
We remember.
A member of the two back-to-back AFL Championships, Butch Byrd was a rookie on that first team, where the cornerback recorded 7 Interceptions and a career-high 179 Interception Return Yards. Byrd would never have a season with less than four picks as a Bill, which is impressive considering that opposing QBs wanted nothing to do with him.
Byrd would be a Second Team All-AFL Selection and was a five-time AFL All-Star. Also, the three-time First Team All-Pro is still the all-time leader in Interceptions and Interception Return Yards.
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