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The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland, California from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Raiders were founded in Oakland, California, in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. The franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1982 before moving back to Oakland in 1995 where they played until their move to Las Vegas in 2020.
Fantasy Football was the brainchild of Oakland businessman Bill Winkenbach, a minority owner of the Raiders, and the result became known as the Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin League. “I think it was a charter flight,” Ross recalled.
The AFL then found willing owners in Oakland, among them Chet Soda, Ed McGah, and Wayne F. Valley. By that time, Minnesota's picks had been dissipated, and a re-stocking draft was held, with each team leaving unprotected players for the Oakland franchise to pick from.
How many people know that the Las Vegas Raiders were once known by another name when they entered the American Football League in 1960? The franchise was originally named the Oakland Senors, but it was a decision that touched off a “unanimous and extremely vociferous disapproval” from almost everyone in town.
The Raiders were 6-8, 2-12, and 1-13 in their three first seasons after the AFL was founded in 1960, and after beating the Boston Patriots, 20-0, in the final game of the 1962 season to keep...
The football club Oakland Raiders was founded in 1960 when the Los Angeles Chargers founder wanted a second team on the West Coast. This saw the dawn of the Oakland Raiders as the eight AFL franchise.
1960: The Oakland Raiders joined the American Football League (AFL) as one of its eight founding teams. Their first season was challenging, with the team finishing last in the league. 1963: Under the new leadership of Al Davis, who became head coach and general manager, the Raiders began to turn around.
Founded on January 30, 1960, and originally based in Oakland, California, the Raiders played their first regular season game on September 11, 1960, as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL).
At the time of their foundation, the Oakland Raiders was the eighth team of the American Football Conference (AFC), which was later merged with the National Football League (NLF). The AFL granted the Raiders the franchise on 30th January 1960.