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In 1979, Raiders owner Al Davis announced his intention to move the Raiders to Los Angeles. Negotiations between Davis and the Oakland Coliseum regarding potential improvements to the facility came to an end in February 1980. At the NFL's annual meeting on March 10, 1980, team owners voted 22-0 against allowing the move, with the Raiders not ...
Howard Matthew Moses Long (born January 6, 1960) [1] is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. . He spent his entire career with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders franchise, who selected him in the second round of the 1981 NFL dra
Lyle Martin Alzado (April 3, 1949 – May 14, 1992) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end of the National Football League (NFL), famous for his intense and intimidating style of play.
John Daniel Matuszak (October 25, 1950 – June 17, 1989), nicknamed "Tooz", was an American professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who later became an actor. Matuszak was the first overall pick in the 1973 NFL draft and played most of his career with the Oakland Raiders until he retired after winning his ...
Raymond Lester "Trace" Armstrong III (born October 5, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons from the late 1980s to the early 2000s.
Allen finished the game with 121 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries, while also catching five passes for 38 yards. Raiders defensive end Lyle Alzado had 2.5 sacks. This was the sixth postseason meeting between the Steelers and Raiders. Pittsburgh had won three of the previous five meetings when the Raiders were based in Oakland.
His season with 13 interceptions in 1980 is tied for second-most in a single season all-time and the most since 1952. [2] Hayes contributed to the Raiders' Super Bowl wins in 1980 and 1983. He was a two-time All-Pro selection (1980 and 1983) and a five-time Pro Bowler (1980–1984).
Davis is best known for making a key interception at the end of the 1980 AFC Conference playoff game with the Cleveland Browns, in a play known as Red Right 88. Leading 14-12 late in the fourth quarter, after the Raiders recovered a Brian Sipe fumble deep in the Browns' territory, the Raiders turned over the ball on the 15 yard line after ...