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February, 17 2012
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Oakland Raiders Team History
 The
American Football League was formally organized on August 14,
1959. However, the Oakland Raiders did not become the eighth
member of the new league until January 1960, when they were
selected as a replacement for the Minneapolis franchise, which
defected to the NFL. A major initial stumbling block was the
lack of an adequate stadium in Oakland. Until the 54,616 capacity
Oakland Coliseum was opened in 1966, the Raiders had to play
in Kezar Stadium and Candlestick Park across the bay in San
Francisco and in a temporary stadium, Frank Youell Field, in
Oakland. Oakland's record for the first three years was a miserable
9-33-0. Average home attendance was just under 11,000.
Then in 1963, the Raiders hired a San Diego assistant coach,
Al Davis, as their new head coach and the reversal in fortunes
was both rapid and dramatic. From a 1-13 mark in 1962, Oakland
improved to 10-4 in 1963 and Davis was named the AFL Coach of
the Year. Since that time, the Raiders' destiny has been the
exclusive responsibility of Davis, who left the team only briefly
for a short term as AFL commissioner in 1966.
After the AFL-NFL merger was completed, Davis returned to the
Raiders as managing general partner and immediately transformed
the Oakland franchise into one of pro football's premier organizations.
Starting in 1965, the Raiders posted winning records 19 of the
next 20 years. During that period, they won 12 divisional championships,
the 1967 AFL championship, AFC championships in 1976, 1980 and
1983 and victories in Super Bowls XI, XV and XVIII. The Raiders
are also the only team, NFL or AFL, to play in the Super Bowl
in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
In the 30-year period dating back to when Davis took over in
1963 up through 1992, the Raiders' winning record of .661 with
285 victories, 146 losses and 11 ties ranks as the best among
all major sports teams. The Raiders also have dominated the
Monday Night Football series with 30 victories (more than any
other team) and a tie in 41 appearances.
While Davis stresses "Commitment to Excellence" for
his entire organization, some of the Raiders' unprecedented
success can be attributed to outstanding individual players
and coaches who have worn the Silver and Black. In addition
to Davis himself, eleven players -- Jim Otto, George Blanda,
Willie Brown, Gene Upshaw, Art Shell, Fred Biletnikoff, Ted
Hendricks, Mike Haynes, Howie Long, Dave Casper, and Marcus
Allen -- have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Five Raider coaches have been named either AFL or NFL Coach
of the Year. In addition to Davis, they are John Rauch, John
Madden, Tom Flores and Shell. The Raiders made headlines of
a different nature when they moved from the Oakland Coliseum
to the more spacious Los Angeles Coliseum in 1982. After 12
seasons in Southern California, the team moved back to their
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The NFL folded its development league
in Europe after 16 years Friday.
The decision was made so the league could put a stronger international focus
season games outside the United States.
The announcement came less than a week after the Hamburg Sea Devils beat the
28 in the World Bowl championship in Frankfurt before a
crowd of 48,125. Five of the league's six teams were based in Germany, while
the other was in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
season games outside the
United States. The first such game is October 28 in London, England between
the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants.
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