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A 1996 expansion of the stadium was funded by a controversial issuance—critics said that "(Oakland) Raiders' late owner, Al Davis, fleeced local officials at the expense of taxpayers"—of some $220 million of public debt by both Alameda County and the City of Oakland, [126] [127] [128] resulting in substantial debt service payments for both ...
The baseball infield for the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum was present during Raiders games during the early NFL seasons. The end of the MLB season correlated with the beginning of the NFL season, which forced the Raiders to play certain games on a dirt field.
Kezar Stadium was the first home of the San Francisco 49ers [5] and Oakland Raiders, as well as many NFL Hall of Famers, historical NFL games, and the first "alley-oop". [6] The Raiders played at Kezar for their first four home games in 1960 , and at Candlestick Park during the remainder of their first two seasons, [ 7 ] before Frank Youell ...
May 17—You never want to be — or sound like — that generation whose time has passed, lecturing young people in the wrong way. Generational condescension is unnecessary and is one thing.
The Oakland Raiders were founded as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. The team joined the NFL as a result of the merger in 1970. From 1966 until 1981, it played home games at the Oakland Coliseum, which it shared with Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics after that team moved to Oakland from Kansas City, Missouri in 1968.
With the Athletics playing their final game at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday, players and fans alike have been clamoring to get their hands on some mementos from the stadium that has hosted the ...
As ground crews scrambled to protect the infield dirt from the coming snow, two outdoor grow lamps provided some artificial sunlight for the grass. On the main concourse, Bill Barnes was working ...
In the Raiders' 48–16 win over Denver on September 18, 1994, McDaniel intercepted a pass from John Elway and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown. [20] In the team's 21–17 win over New England on October 9, 1994, McDaniel intercepted three passes from Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe , one of which he returned for a touchdown, and one of ...