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The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL). The Chargers played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating back to the Greater Los Angeles area, where the franchise played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now known as the Los Angeles Chargers.
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San Diego hosted the National Football League (NFL)'s San Diego Chargers from 1961 to 2017, when the team relocated to the Greater Los Angeles area (now the Los Angeles Chargers). The city also hosted the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s San Diego Rockets from 1967 to 1971 (now the Houston Rockets ) and San Diego Clippers from 1978 to ...
The Chargers only spent one season in Los Angeles before moving to San Diego in 1961 due to the popularity of the Rams. [16] Initially denied in December, 1960, [17] but announced in late January, 1961, owner Barron Hilton relocated the Chargers down the coast to a soon-to-be expanded Balboa Stadium at Balboa Park in San Diego for the 1961 season, [18] [19] [20] their home field until 1966.
The Sacramento Kings of the NBA (shown playing at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento) are the state capital’s only major professional sports team. There are many professional sports teams based in California, participating in sports such as baseball, American football, soccer, basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse, and ultimate.
San Diego Super Chargers: [67] Nickname given to the San Diego Chargers from its fight song. [68] [69] Steel Curtain: [70] Nickname given to the defensive line of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, the backbone of a dominant defense, which was itself giver this moniker. The nickname was a play on the phrase Iron Curtain during the height of the ...
Rugby union teams in San Diego (1 C, 5 P) S. San Diego Seals (3 C, 3 P) San Diego State Aztecs (18 C, 6 P) San Diego Toreros (14 C, 3 P)
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL) based in the Los Angeles Area. The club began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL), and spent its first season in Los Angeles before moving to San Diego in 1961. [ 1 ]