Jim Kelly is a retired American football player, a quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. Kelly was the third quarterback taken in the 1983 NFL Draft, which featured six quarterbacks taken in the first round where John Elway was the first pick. Employing the "K-Gun" offense, known for its no-huddle shotgun formations, Kelly led one of the great NFL scoring juggernauts in the Buffalo Bills. Kelly led the Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls, from 1991 to 1994; however, each time the team lost. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in his first year of eligibility. Kelly's jersey number, 12, is the only number ever retired in Buffalo Bills' history.

Mask artist Matthew Schreiner is a Sports artist from Buffalo, New York. He currently has over 75 professional athletes as clients. Matthew specializes in portraits and landscapes. Of his masks he states, "Showing Jim Kelly back in his glory days as Quarterback of the Buffalo Bills - 12 + 83 always equals 6."