HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. (WKBW) — The party continues in Hermosa Beach as Bills Mafia takes over the West Coast ahead of the season premiere Thursday night.
Bills fans were everywhere, including South Bay LA Bills Backers co-chairman Daniel Godwin.
“It’s a big family that just got together,” Godwin said.
Godwin helped organize one of many Bills Mafia pre-game celebrations on Hermosa Beach.
“We’re gonna be excited, we’re gonna be excited, we’re gonna beat the Rams,” Godwin chanted in front of dozens of Bills fans.
Bills fan Joanie Podkowinski is in town to watch her 184th consecutive Bills game. She traveled from her hometown of Cheektowaga to celebrate with Bills Mafia fans across the country.
“I think we’re going to blow them away,” Podkowinski said.
Connie and Brian Pontius are a married couple who drove up from Palm Desert, California. Brian converted his wife into a Bills fan years ago after a date at a Bills bar – and the rest is history.
Connie is now president of the Palm Desert Bills Backers.
“I have such deep love for the Bills, for the team, for the community, for all the backers. They are the most down to earth people I have ever met,” Connie said. .
And Jill Dolan, who just retired from the Williamsville Central School District after 33 years of service. Dolan has held season tickets for the Bills for 31 years, and now she has plenty of time to hit the road with her team.
“I’m going to every away game this year. I’ve booked the Superbowl, flights and Airbnb. Every trip is booked. I’m on the train,” Dolan said.
And you can’t forget longtime Bills superfan Pinto Ron, who said he’s been “waiting 13 seconds to get back into that environment.”
“I don’t do ketchup and mustard on road trips,” Ron said. “But if I see ketchup and mustard, you’ll see an old man run faster than you’ve ever seen an old man run before.”
Thursday’s game-eve party continued late into the night…and a football game hasn’t even been played yet.
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