A relatively undistinguished entry in the Arena Football League during the early 2000’s. The Buffalo Destroyers played five seasons in the league but never posted a winning record. In fact, the franchise lost 17 of its first 18 games across two seasons in 1999 and 2000. The Destroyers’ best known player was quarterback Browning Nagle, a 6-year NFL veteran and the 2nd round draft choice of the New York Jets in 1991.
The Buffalo Blizzard were a long-running indoor soccer franchise that enjoyed a degree of popularity in Western New York during the early 1990’s. The Blizzard’s finest season came during the expansion year of 1992-93. The team posted an all-time best mark of 23-17 but lost in the playoff quarterfinals to the Cleveland Crunch. Just about every Blizzard season to follow more or less followed the same plot. The team had only two losing seasons in nine years, but never won a playoff series. The Crunch eliminated the Blizzard in the first round four times.
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