Edward "Abe" Abramoski served as Head Athletic Trainer for the Buffalo Bills

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 in the American Football League

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 and the NFL for a total of 37 years. Prior to his stint in Buffalo, he was an athletic trainer at the University of Detroit, the Detroit Lions

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, and the United States Military Academy

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, and has long been recognized as a pioneer athletic trainer in American Professional Football

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. His service to the Bills and the City of Buffalo

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 was formally recognized in 1999 with the inclusion of his name on the Wall of Fame at Ralph Wilson Stadium

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, home of the Bills. He is a member of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame (1996), a recipient of the Buffalo Bills Alumni Association Appreciation Award (1990,1994), and a member of the Niagara Frontier for Distinguished Achievements in Sports. Abe was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 1986. A frequent volunteer for the New York State Special Olympics

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, Abe was instrumental in establishing a means for all athletes in Western New York High Schools receiving services from athletic trainers.