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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.
Carroll Martin (1914–1985) was the general manager of the Houston Oilers and an executive in the front office of the American Football League in the 1960s. Martin was born in North Carolina in 1914 and moved to Houston in 1932 to attend Rice University. While at Rice, Martin became involved with the school's ticket sales program.
The new stadium was subsidized by the City of Houston, and it was designed by Hermon Lloyd & W. B. Morgan and Milton McGinty and built by Brown and Root. In addition to Rice, the University of Houston Cougars played at Rice Stadium from 1951 through 1964 , and the former Bluebonnet Bowl was played there from 1959 to 1967 , and in 1985 and 1986 .
The 1993 Houston Oilers season was the team's 34th, and their 24th in the National Football League (NFL).. The 1993 Oilers season is widely regarded as one of the most notorious and turbulent seasons in NFL history, both on and off the field.
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But the Titans were once the Houston Oilers, a member of the AFL and then the NFL from 1960 to 1996. Owned by Bud Adams, the unique Columbia blue uniforms and derrick logo stood out as a unique ...
The 1984 Houston Oilers season was the 25th season overall and 15th with the league. The team improved upon their previous season 's output of 2–14, winning three games, [ 1 ] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
The 1989 Houston Oilers season was the franchise's 30th season and their 20th in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise scored 365 points while the defense gave up 412 points. Their record of 9 wins and 7 losses resulted in a second-place finish in the AFC Central Division.