A few days after becoming head coach of the Buffalo Bills midway through the 1986 season, Marv Levy made his first personnel decision, claiming Houston Oilers reserve wide receiver Steve Tasker
off the waiver wire. It seemed like an afterthought at the time, but in retrospect, proved to be one of Levy's most prescient moves.Over the next 11 seasons, the diminutive 5-foot-9, 175-pound
Tasker was a huge contributor as the Bills strung together an unprecedented four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990s. Along the way, Tasker earned seven invitations to the Pro
Bowl, and during the National Football League's 75th anniversary celebration, he was named the greatest special teams player of all-time. In Steve Tasker's Tales from the Buffalo Bills, the
football star turned network television analyst takes a behind-the-scenes look at the franchise's most glorious era.With the assistance of award-winning sports columnist and author Scott
Pitoniak, Tasker provides readers with insightful vignettes of colorful Bills personalities such as Levy, Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas, and Ralph Wilson. He details the euphoria
following the Bills' miraculous comeback from a 32-point deficit against the Houston Oilers in that 1993 Wildcard game, and the devastation after Scott Norwood's kick sailed wide right in Super
Bowl XXV. There are humorous moments-like the time Ray Bentley nailed Fred Smerlas' cleats to the locker room floor- and the time Hall of Fame coach Hank Stram mistook Tasker for a caddie. And
there are poignant moments-like the morning Levy told his players he had to take a leave of absence to undergo surgery for the removal of his cancerous prostate. Tasker takes thereader inside
the helmet of NFL players, describing for them the deadly efficiency of the Bills' no-huddle offense ("There were times when we felt like we were unstoppable") and the effects of a jarring hit
("It's like being in
