Ralph Wilson

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Ralph Wilson was an American businessman best known as the founding owner of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.

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Ralph Wilson canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football team owner
businessperson
human
businessActivity construction
insurance
manufacturing
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1918-10-17
dateOfDeath 2014-03-25
educatedAt University of Michigan
University of Virginia
familyName Wilson
founded Buffalo Bills
fullName Ralph Cookerly Wilson Jr.
gender male
givenName Ralph
hallOfFameInduction Pro Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 2009
honor Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame
knownFor role in AFL–NFL merger
stability of Buffalo Bills ownership
leagueAssociatedWith National Football League
militaryService United States Navy
namesakeOf Ralph Wilson Stadium
notableFor founding owner of the Buffalo Bills
numberOfChildren 2
occupation businessman
sports team owner
ownerOf Buffalo Bills
philanthropy Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
placeOfBirth Columbus, Ohio
surface form: Columbus, Ohio, United States
placeOfDeath Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States
politicalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
RalphWilsonStadiumLocation Orchard Park, New York
surface form: Orchard Park, New York, United States
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States
sport American football
spouse Mary McLean Wilson
supportedFranchise Las Vegas Raiders
surface form: Oakland Raiders (financial assistance in early AFL years)
teamFoundedInLeague American Football League
yearBecameOwnerOfBuffaloBills 1959

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Ralph Wilson Stadium namedAfter Ralph Wilson
The Ralph namedAfter Ralph Wilson
The Ralph Wilson namedAfter Ralph Wilson