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Abramowski Ed (Abramoski Eddie) (br. 1933 - )
Football player and trainer

The 63-year-old Abramowski has stepped down but not out. At the insistence of owner Ralph Wilson, he is assuming the title of Athletic Trainer, assisting new Head Trainer, Bud Carpenter on a limited basis.

The grandson of Polish immigrants was an outstanding high school football player in Erie PA, but a back injury at Purdue ended his playing days. He decided to become a trainer, and became head football trainer at the University of Detroit and a part-time trainer with the Detroit Lions. When the AFL Bills began operation in 1960, Abramowski was one of the first people hired by Head Coach Buster Ramsey, who had been an assistant with the Lions.

More than just treating injuries and taping ankles, Abe served as a friend, confidant and advisor to hundreds of Bills players. As Buffalo News sports writer Larry Felser put it: "He was the Bills' resident philosopher and soother of psyches."

As an athletic trainer, Eddie was without peer, and in 1986 he was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame. Other honors include the Ralph C. Wilson Distinguished Service Award which the Bills presented him with in 1986, and his 1996 induction into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.

Abramowski and Wilson are the only two people who have been with the team throughout its 36-year history. Wilson said recently that "the loyalty, dedication, and professionalism of Eddie Abramowski is as unfailing today as it was the day he joined our organization in 1960."

Source: Polish-American Journal, November 1996.

Abramoski Eddie

Longtime trainer for the NFL Buffalo Bills. Started with the team when it was formed in 1960 after serving at the University of Detroit and part-time with the Detroit Lions. A native of Erie, PA, "Abe" holds two degrees from Purdue University.

Recognized as one of the best in his business, he was honored by his peers in 1986 by being voted into the National Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame.

Source: The Post Eagle, March 12, 1997.