Bob Lustig

This article is about the American football executive. For the American pediatric endocrinologist, see Robert Lustig.

Robert "Bob" Lustig is a former American football executive who worked for the Buffalo Bills from 1960 to 1979. A business associate of Bills owner Ralph Wilson from 1948, Lustig began his tenure with the Bills in 1960, primarily working as a contract negotiator. He was promoted to team vice president in 1964, and became general manager in 1967. Under his leadership, the Bills drafted O.J. Simpson number one overall in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, and built Rich Stadium in 1973. He left the Bills in 1979 to work for Ralph Wilson's insurance agency in Detroit.^[1] Lustig attended the University of Detroit, where he played baseball, and served in the 104th Infantry Division of the United States Army during World War II.^[2]

References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
↑ Stolzenburg, Anna (16 May 2013). "A History of Bills General Managers".

Buffalo Bills general managers

Richard F. Gallagher (1960–1966) Bob Lustig (1967–1979) Stew Barber (1979–1983) Pat McGroder # (1983) Terry Bledsoe (1984–1985) Bill Polian (1986–1992) John Butler (1993–2000) Tom Donahoe (2001–2005) Marv Levy (2006–2007) Russ Brandon # (2008–2010) Buddy Nix (2010–2013) Doug Whaley (2013– ) Pound sign (#) denotes interim or de facto general manager.

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