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The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston, Texas from its founding in 1960 to 1996.The Houston Oilers began play as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and won two AFL championships before joining the NFL in the AFL–NFL merger of the late 1960s.
This category is all NFL players who played for the Houston Oilers, now known as the Tennessee Titans. There are separate categories for these eras of the franchise: Category:Houston Oilers players (AFL seasons 1960–1969, and 1970–1996) Category:Tennessee Oilers players (1997–1998) Category:Tennessee Titans players (1999–)
The Houston Oilers failed to qualify for the NFL playoffs from 1970 to 1977, and posted one winning season in 1975. In 1978, the Houston Oilers selected running back Earl Campbell with the first overall pick in the 1978 NFL draft. [19] Campbell led the team to three consecutive playoff appearances as a wildcard berth from 1978 to 1980.
The Houston Texans are a new NFL expansion team created in 2002, initially owned by the late Bob McNair. The Oilers' franchise records and history continue to belong to the Titans, with Adams ...
The Titans were originally formed as the Houston Oilers, one of the eight charter members of the American Football League (AFL). They became a part of the National Football League in 1970 as part of the AFL–NFL merger and have remained a member of the NFL ever since. They played in Houston through the end of the 1996 season.
Smith was selected by the Houston Oilers in the second round (29th overall pick) of the 1984 NFL draft, [5] but chose to sign with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL) after he could not come to a contract agreement with the Oilers. Smith signed after the USFL season, which ran from February - July, so did not ...