Billy Buffalo Named One of NFL’s Most Memorable Mascots

In Buffalo, the name Billy Buffalo is recognizable. But do people in other parts of the country know who he is?

Who is Billy Buffalo?

It is not uncommon for sports teams to have mascots. They often wander through the crowd and do their best to motivate people, take a photo with the kids, or enter a contest on the Jumbotron. In Buffalo, Billy Buffalo is our guy.

His real name is William “Billy” the Ox. He’s actually about 8 feet tall and is the official mascot of the Buffalo Bills.

How long has Billy Buffalo been around?

It’s hard to believe that Billy Buffalo wasn’t always part of the Bills Mafia. He only joined the team in 2000. It was 18 years later that he took the form he has today. The new Billy Buffalo was unveiled in 2018 and was intended to be more suitable for children.

Billy was named one of the NFL’s most memorable players

Betting site OLBG.com ranked all the world’s mascots using a survey carried out on a quiz site called Sporcle. They showed them the mascot and asked them if they remembered who they were. On this list, Billy was considered the 4th most memorable mascot in the NFL!

The best part is that he overtook Pat the Patriot in the rankings.

The most memorable mascot was the Las Vegas Raiders mascot, Raider Rusher. Also in front of Billy were the Los Angeles Chargers mascot “Boltman” and the Arizona Cardinals mascot “Big Red.”