(1942-12-08) December 8, 1942 (age 81) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Career information
High school:
Mount Saint Michael Academy (The Bronx, New York)
College:
NYU
Career history
As an executive:
Kansas City Chiefs (1978–1982) Scout
Montreal Alouettes (1976–1977) Scout
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1984) Personnel director
Chicago Blitz (1983) Personnel director
Buffalo Bills (1985) Pro personnel director
Buffalo Bills (1986–1992) General manager
Carolina Panthers (1995–1997) General manager
Indianapolis Colts (1998–2009) General manager and team president
Indianapolis Colts (2009–2011) Team president
As an administrator:
Alliance of American Football (2019) Head of football
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLI)
Grey Cup champion (1984)
6× NFL Executive of the Year (1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2009)
Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor (2017)
Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame (2012)
Executive profile at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
William Patrick Polian Jr. (born December 8, 1942) is an American football executive. He rose to league prominence as the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills, building a team that participated in four straight Super Bowls—the most consecutive appearances by any team—but lost each time. Following his stint in Buffalo, Polian went on to become the general manager of the expansion Carolina Panthers. He then served as general manager and team president of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) from 1998 to 2011, where they reached two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XLI. He subsequently served as an NFL analyst for ESPN. Polian was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015. Polian co-founded the now-defunct Alliance of American Football in 2018.
Throughout the course of his career, Polian was awarded the NFL Executive of the Year award an NFL record six times, winning it twice with the Bills, twice with the Panthers, and twice with the Colts.
Patrick Polian Jr. (born December 8, 1942) is an American football executive. He rose to league prominence as the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills, building...
general manager and Pro Football Hall of Famer BillPolian and brother of college coach Brian Polian. Polian was born in New York City and grew up there...
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football...
dynasty. BillPolian (born 1942), American football executive Chris Polian (fl. 2013), son of Bill; American football executive Brian Polian (born 1974)...
son of former National Football League (NFL) executive BillPolian. Born in The Bronx, Polian graduated from Saint Francis High School in Athol Springs...
professional American football league co-founded by his son Charlie and BillPolian. Ebersol and his son were both ousted from the board of directors when...
major professional sports franchise. Founded by Charlie Ebersol and BillPolian in 2018, the AAF began play on February 9, 2019. The league was scheduled...
Buffalo picked up after the USFL's demise in 1986 were general manager BillPolian, head coach Marv Levy (both from the Chicago Blitz), special teams coach...
manager BillPolian all gave extensive interviews for the film. A highlight of the documentary is an emotional interview with Norwood and former Bills special...
firing head coach Lindy Infante and hiring BillPolian as the general manager of the organization. Polian in turn hired Jim E. Mora to become the next...
merged with the NFL had thirty-nine Hall of Famers play for the league. BillPolian founded the Alliance of American Football, but he was inducted into the...
to start the 2008 training camp on the PUP list, but general manager BillPolian had stated that Sanders would come back in the middle of training camp...
dismissed vice-chairman BillPolian, who in his previous capacity as general manager drafted Manning, general manager Chris Polian, and head coach Jim Caldwell...
basketball player; coach Bill O'Connor – professional football player Marcus Patterson – professional basketball player BillPolian – ESPN analyst; former...
success throughout the 2000s was attributed to the trio of general manager BillPolian, coach Dungy, and quarterback Peyton Manning. In the 2013 season, the...
After the October 22, 2007, game against Indianapolis, Colts President BillPolian complained to the NFL, and Jaxson was reprimanded again. Jaxson's first...
2019, with former NFL executive and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee BillPolian. On opening night, the AAF launched an app on which fans could follow...
named VP/player personnel of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) by BillPolian. The Spring League kicked off the Inaugural season in February 2019....
After the October 22, 2007 game against Indianapolis, Colts President BillPolian complained to the NFL, and Jaxson was reprimanded. During the November...
rumored to be showing the most interest. Former Colts vice chairman BillPolian called him one of the "three sure-thing players" in the 2012 draft. Richardson...
the Bills signed a large number of former USFL players: Kelly, Kent Hull, Ray Bentley, special teams coach Bruce DeHaven, general manager BillPolian and...
for the Bills' starting kicker position. He quickly became an asset to an offense that was going places as the Bills' general manager, BillPolian, assembled...
Dickerson (Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 1999), Marshall Faulk (2011), BillPolian (2015), Tony Dungy (2016), Marvin Harrison (2016), Edgerrin James (2020)...
football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Buffalo Bills and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys to decide...
the Denver Broncos. Irsay fired team president BillPolian and his son Chris Polian, ending BillPolian's 14-year stint with the organization. Head coach...
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