BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Legendary actor and director Robert Redford passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 89.

The Hollywood icon, who shot to stardom in the late 1960s and '70s with films like "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men," had a connection to Western New York through his celebrated film "The Natural," filmed in Buffalo in 1983.

"He had a great time. He loved Buffalo," said Michael Billoni, the former Director of Promotions and Marketing for the Buffalo Bisons. "The Natural", in my eyes, is the greatest sports movie ever filmed."

Billoni had a front-row seat for the movie's production and worked with the owner of the Bisons, Bob Rich Jr., and Redford's team during filming. He provided the site manager with his first look at what served as the movi

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