Ken "Pinto Ron" Johnson

Ken Johnson, better known as "Pinto Ron", (born 1958^[1]) is a Buffalo Bills fan known for attending every single Bills home and away game and hosting a tailgate party since 1994.^[2]^[3] He is known for his red Ford Pinto and antics cooking food on his car hood in a variety of objects such as a shovel and army helmet.^[2] Most notably he served shots out of a bowling ball until he was forced to shut down by the National Football League (NFL)^[4] Johnson moved his tailgate party to private property next to the stadium where the NFL has no jurisdiction and was able to resume serving bowling ball shots. He has been featured in multiple NFL Films,^[5] as well as the made-for-TV movie Second String.^[2]

References

↑ Gaughan, Mark (September 7, 2006). "'Pinto Kenny': Extreme fan goes the distance for Bills". The Buffalo News Archives. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
1 2 3 Brady, Philip 'The Philster'. "The One and Only Pinto Guy". BillsZone.com. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
↑ Phillips, Carol. "RESULT TAKES WIND OUT OF BUFFALO FANS". thestar.com. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
↑ "Bowled over, Part I". BuffaloNews.com. October 9, 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
↑ "Ken Johnson back at Bills game". ESPN. October 3, 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.

Buffalo Bills

Founded in 1960 Based and headquartered in Orchard Park, New York

Franchise	Franchise History Players Seasons Pro Bowl selections First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches Logos and uniforms NFL in Toronto Bills series

Stadiums	War Memorial Stadium New Era Field Rogers Centre (Bills Toronto Series) New Era Field II (proposed)

Culture	Buffalo sports curse Ralph Wilson Billy Buffalo Buffalo Jills Ken "Pinto Ron" Johnson Second String "Shout" (The Isley Brothers song) Four Falls of Buffalo

Lore	AAFC Buffalo Bills Electric Company The Comeback Wide Right Music City Miracle

Rivalries	Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets

Division championships (10)	1964 1965 1966 1980 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995

Conference championships (4)	1990 1991 1992 1993

League championships (2)	1964 1965

Wall of Fame	Simpson Kemp McGroder Sestak Shaw Wilson 12th Man Dubenion Stratton Ferguson Levy DeLamielleure James Abramoski Kalsu Saimes Kelly Smerlas Hull Talley Ritcher Thomas Reed Tasker Smith Edgerson Hansen Polian Miller Saban

Media	Radio Radio Network WGR 550 Television MSG Western New York Personalities: John Murphy Van Miller Mark Kelso Steve Tasker

Owners	Wilson Pegula family Terry Kim

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

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