National Football League in Los Angeles - National Football League in Los Angeles Seasons, National Football League in Los Angeles Venues (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 59. Chapters: National Football League in Los Angeles seasons, National Football League in Los Angeles venues, National Football League teams in Los Angeles, Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XI, Super Bowl I, Super Bowl VII, History of the St. Louis Rams, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, History of the National Football League in Los Angeles, History of the Oakland Raiders, Rose Bowl, History of the San Diego Chargers, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Farmers Field, Los Angeles Stadium, Wrigley Field, Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles Buccaneers, 1960 Los Angeles Chargers season. Excerpt: The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders began play in the American Football League (AFL) in 1960 and joined the NFL in the AFL-NFL merger of 1970. The Raiders were formed in 1960, taking a spot in the newly formed AFL that had been vacated when the yet-unnamed Minneapolis franchise reneged on its agreement with the AFL and joined the NFL in one of many failed tactics by the old league to undermine the success of the AFL. The city of Oakland was granted their position in the league and inherited their inaugural draft selections, and the Raiders began play in the 1960 American Football League season. The team relocated to Los Angeles for twelve years, 1982 to 1994. They returned to Oakland in 1995. During their first three seasons, the Raiders struggled both on and off the field. In 1963, Al Davis was brought to the team as head coach and general manager, and from 1963 until 2002 the team had only seven losing seasons. As members of the AFL they won one league championship (1967), three division titles (1967, 1968, 1969), and appeared in one Super Bowl (II). Since joining the NFL ...