Joe Marino#2 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 16, 2026
Marino ranks all 18 permanent head coaches in Buffalo Bills history, with Marv Levy first, Lou Saban second, Sean McDermott third and Harvey Johnson last.
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Number one, Marv Levy. Number two, Lou Sabin. Number three, Sean McDermott.
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“So I'll give you the one through 18 here as we close today's episode. Number one, Marv Levy. Number two, Lou Sabin. Number three, Sean McDermott. Number four, Chuck Knox. Five is Wade Phillips. Six, Doug Marone. Seven, Mike Malarkey. Eight, Buster Ramsey. Nine, Joe Collier. 10 is Dick Duran. 11 is Chiang Galey. 12, John Rausch. 13, Kay Stevenson. 14, Rex Ryan. 15, Greg Williams. 16, Hank Bola. 17, Jim Ringo. And 18, Harvey Johnson.”
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