[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF VAN MILLER

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and legacy of Van 
Miller, the radio voice of the Buffalo Bills, who passed away last 
Friday at the age of 87.
  For decades, thousands of Bills fans welcomed Van into their homes. 
Every Sunday they muted their televisions so that they could watch the 
game with Van giving the play-by-play on the radio. He epitomized what 
it means to be a Buffalo Bills fan because he was one of us, a native 
western New Yorker.
  Van joined the Bills for the team's inaugural season in 1960, and his 
voice became synonymous with some of the most exciting moments in 
Buffalo sports history. His play-by-play of four consecutive Super Bowl 
appearances, his exhilarating call of ``The Comeback'' game, and his 
word ``fandemonium'' will forever echo in the ears of loyal Bills fans 
everywhere.
  Van earned a place on the wall of fame at Ralph Wilson Stadium and 
was the first local broadcaster to be honored with the Pete Rozelle 
Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering Van Miller's place in 
sports history and to recognize the cultural contributions, memories, 
and joy he brought to so many western New Yorkers.

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