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Oakland Raiders
Established 1960 Play in Oakland, California
Helmet Logo
League/Conference affiliations
American Football League (1960–1969) Western Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC West (1970–present)
Current uniform
Team colors	Silver and Black
Personnel
Owner	Al Davis
General Manager	Al Davis
Head Coach	Lane Kiffin
Team history
Oakland Raiders (1960–1981; 1995-present) Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1994) Oakland Raiders (1995–present)
Team Nicknames
The Silver and Black
Championships
League Championships (4) AFL Championships (1) 1967 Super Bowl Championships (3) 1976 (XI), 1980 (XV), 1983 (XVIII) AFC: 1976, 1980, 1983, 2002
Conference Championships (4)
Division Championships (15) AFL West: 1967, 1968, 1969 AFC West: 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1985, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002
Home fields
Kezar Stadium (1960; first four games only) Candlestick Park (1960-1961) Frank Youell Field (1962–1965) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (1966–1981) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1982–1994) McAfee Coliseum (1995–present) a. The 2008 Oakland Raiders season is the team's forty-ninth season Athletics Marathon December 4 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Barry Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U A football helmet is a protective device used primarily in American football and Canadian football, the modern hard plastic version of which was created by Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The AFC West is a division of the National Football League 's American Football Conference. Allen "Al" Davis (born July 4 1929 in Brockton Massachusetts) is a Jewish-American Football executive, who currently serves as the Lane Kiffin (born May 9, 1975, in Bloomington, Minnesota) is the former Head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the Throughout its history the National Football League and other leagues have used several different formats to determine their league champion including a period of interleague Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 Wikipedia talkFeatured lists#Proposed change to all featured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the Super Bowl XV was an American football game played on January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game that was played on January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide } Kezar Stadium is a Stadium located in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco California. Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California Frank Youell Field was a football stadium that stood in Oakland California. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition k. a. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (1995–1998) a. k. a. Network Associates Coliseum (1999–2004)

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland, California. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The AFC West is a division of the National Football League 's American Football Conference. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Raiders began play in 1960 as the eighth charter member of the American Football League (AFL), where they won one championship and three division titles. The 1960 American Football League season was the inaugural regular season of the American Football League Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The team joined the NFL in 1970 as part of the AFL-NFL Merger. The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues Since joining the NFL, the Raiders have won twelve division titles and three Super Bowls, and have appeared in two other Super Bowls. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The team has thirteen enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL

During their first three seasons, the Raiders struggled both on and off the field. In 1963, Al Davis was brought to the team as head coach and general manager. Allen "Al" Davis (born July 4 1929 in Brockton Massachusetts) is a Jewish-American Football executive, who currently serves as the Davis immediately turned the Raiders into winners, and from 1963 until 2002 the team had only seven losing seasons. He also initiated the use of team slogans such as "Pride and Poise," "Commitment to Excellence," and "Just Win, Baby"—all of which are registered trademarks. A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual ^[1][2][3] Except for a brief term as AFL Commissioner in 1966, Davis has been with the team continuously. Upon his return to Oakland in 1966, he became a managing partner of the franchise.

After a few years of legal battles, Davis moved the team from Oakland to Los Angeles, California in 1982. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West While in Los Angeles, the Raiders won their third Super Bowl, but made just two playoff appearances through the rest of the 1980s. Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game that was played on January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide In 1995, Davis moved the team back to Oakland. In 2000, head coach Jon Gruden led Oakland to their first division title since 1990. Jon D Gruden (born August 17, 1963 in Sandusky Ohio) is the current head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. Under head coach Bill Callahan, Oakland faced Gruden's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII, where they lost a lopsided affair, 48-21. Bill Callahan (born July 31 1956 in Chicago Illinois) is the Assistant Head Coach/Offense for the New York Jets. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. Super Bowl XXXVII was an American football game played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California to decide Since the loss, the Raiders have posted five consecutive losing seasons. In January 2007, the team named 31-year-old Lane Kiffin their fourth head coach since Gruden's departure in 2002. Lane Kiffin (born May 9, 1975, in Bloomington, Minnesota) is the former Head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the

Contents 1 Franchise history 1.1 The early years (1960-1962) 1.2 Al Davis comes to Oakland (1963-1981) 1.3 Move to Los Angeles (1982–1994) 1.4 Return to Oakland (1995–present) 2 Ownership structure 3 Financial operations 4 Legal battles 5 Logo and uniforms 6 Rivals 6.1 Divisional rivals 6.2 Geographic rival 6.3 Historic rivals 7 Raider Nation 8 Raiders in popular culture 9 Season-by-season records 10 Players of note 10.1 Current roster 10.2 Pro Football Hall of Famers 10.3 Retired numbers 10.4 Other notable alumni 11 Coaches of note 11.1 Head coaches 11.2 Current staff 12 Notes and References 13 See also 14 External links

Franchise history

Main article: History of the Oakland Raiders

The early years (1960-1962)

A few months after the first AFL draft in 1959, the owners of the yet-unnamed Minneapolis expansion team accepted an offer to join the established National Football League as an expansion team (now called the Minnesota Vikings) in 1961, sending the AFL scrambling for a replacement. Early years (1960-1962 A few months after the first AFL draft in 1959 the owners of the yet-unnamed Minneapolis franchise accepted an offer to join the established National The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. ^[4][5] At the time, Oakland seemed an unlikely venue for a professional football team. The city had not asked for a team, there was no ownership group and there was no stadium in Oakland suitable for pro football (the closest stadiums were in Berkeley and San Francisco) and there was already a successful NFL franchise in the Bay Area: the San Francisco 49ers. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team However, the AFL owners selected Oakland after Los Angeles Chargers owner Barron Hilton threatened to forfeit his franchise unless a second team was placed on the West Coast. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. William Barron Hilton I (born October 23 1927 is an American heir and Hotelier, co-chairman of the Hilton Hotel chain and the original owner of ^[6] Accordingly, the city of Oakland was awarded the eighth AFL franchise on January 30, 1960, and the team inherited the Minneapolis club's draft picks. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Upon receiving the franchise, Oakland civic leaders found a number of businesspeople willing to invest in the new team. A limited partnership was formed to own the team headed by managing general partner Y. A limited partnership is a form of Partnership similar to a General partnership, except that in addition to one or more general partners (GPs there are Charles (Chet) Soda, a local real estate developer, and included general partners Ed McGah, Robert Osborne, F. Wayne Valley, restaurateur Harvey Binns, Don Blessing, and contractor Charles Harney^[7] as well as numerous limited partners. F Wayne Valley (1914-1986 was an American Businessman philanthropist and football player A "name the team" contest was held by a local newspaper, and the winner was the Oakland Señors. After a few weeks of being the butt of local jokes the fledgling team (and its owners) changed the team's name to the Oakland Raiders, which had finished third in the naming contest. ^[8] The original team colors were black, gold and white. The now-familiar team emblem of a pirate (or "raider") wearing a football helmet was created, reportedly a rendition of actor Randolph Scott. Randolph Scott ( January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 ^[9]

When the University of California, Berkeley refused to let the Raiders play home games at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, they chose Kezar Stadium in San Francisco as their home field. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley California Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley. } Kezar Stadium is a Stadium located in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco California. The team's first regular season home game was played on September 11, 1960, a 37-22 loss to the Houston Oilers. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. ^[10] Raiders games were broadcast locally on KNBC (680 AM; the station later became KNBR), with Wilson K. KNBR, The Sports Leader, is the on-air branding used by two AM radio stations in the San Francisco California, area broadcasting a (Bud) Foster handling play-by-play and Mel Venter providing color analysis. ^[11]

The Raiders were allowed to move to Candlestick Park for the final three home games of the 1960 season after gaining the approval of San Francisco's Recreation and Park Commission, marking the first time that professional football would be played at the new stadium. Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California ^[12] The change of venue failed to attract larger crowds for the Raiders, with announced attendance of 12,061 (vs. the Chargers in a 41-17 loss on December 4), 9,037 (vs. the Oilers in a 31-28 loss on December 11) and 7,000 (estimated, vs. the Broncos in a 48-10 victory to close out the season on December 17) at Candlestick.

The Raiders finished their first campaign with a 6-8 record, and lost $500,000. Desperately in need of money to continue running the team, Valley received a $400,000 loan from Buffalo Bills founder Ralph C. Wilson Jr.^[13]

After the conclusion of the first season Soda dropped out of the partnership, and on January 17, 1961, Valley, McGah and Osborne bought out the remaining four general partners. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb Ralph C Wilson Jr (born October 17, 1918, in Columbus Ohio) is the founder, Owner and President of the NFL's Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Soon after, Valley and McGah purchased Osborne's interest, with Valley named as the managing general partner. After splitting the previous home season between Kezar and Candlestick, the Raiders moved exclusively to Candlestick Park in 1961, where total attendance for the season was about 50,000, and finished 2-12. Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California Valley threatened to move the Raiders out of the area unless a stadium was built in Oakland, but in 1962 the Raiders moved into 18,000-seat Frank Youell Field (later expanded to 22,000 seats), their first home in Oakland. Frank Youell Field was a football stadium that stood in Oakland California. ^[14] It was a temporary home for the team while the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum was under construction. Under Marty Feldman and Red Conkright—the team's second and third head coaches since entering the AFL—the Raiders finished 1-13 in 1962, losing their first 13 games before winning the season finale, and attendance remained low. Martin "Marty" Feldman (born September 12 1922 in Los Angeles California) was the second Head coach of the American Football Red Conkright was the third Head coach of the American Football League 's Oakland Raiders.

Al Davis comes to Oakland (1963-1981)

After the 1962 season, Valley hired Al Davis, a former assistant coach for the San Diego Chargers, as head coach and general manager. Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation At 33, he was the youngest person in professional football history to hold the positions. ^[15] Davis immediately changed the team colors to silver and black, and began to implement what he termed the "vertical game," an aggressive offensive strategy based on the West Coast offense developed by Chargers head coach Sid Gillman. In American football, " West Coast Offense " ("WCO" is one of two similar but distinct offensive-strategic-systems of play (A the "Air Coryell" Sidney "Sid" Gillman ( October 26, 1911 - January 3, 2003) was an American football coach and innovator ^[16] Under Davis the Raiders improved to 10-4, and he was named the AFL's Coach of the Year in 1963. Though the team slipped to 5-7-2 in 1964, it rebounded to an 8-5-1 record in 1965.

In April 1966, Davis left the Raiders after being named AFL Commissioner. Two months later, the league announced its merger with the NFL. The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues With the merger, the position of commissioner was no longer needed, and Davis entered into discussions with Valley about returning to the Raiders. On July 25, 1966, Davis returned as part owner of the team. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. He purchased a 10 percent interest in the team for US $18,000, and became the team's third general partner and head of football operations. ^[17][18]

On the field, the team Davis had assembled and coached steadily improved. With John Rauch (Davis's hand-picked successor) as head coach, the Raiders won the 1967 AFL Championship, defeating the Houston Oilers 40-7. John "Johnny" Rauch ( August 20 1927 - June 10 2008) was an American football player and coach Athletics Marathon August 5 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Winnipeg Canada Men's The win earned the team a trip to Super Bowl II, where they were beaten 33-14 by Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 Vincent Thomas Lombardi ( June 11, 1913 &ndash September 3, 1970) was an American football coach The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The following two years, the Raiders again won Western Division titles, only to lose the AFL Championship to the eventual Super Bowl winners—the New York Jets (1968) and Kansas City Chiefs (1969). The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. In 1970, the AFL-NFL merger took place and the Raiders joined the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the newly merged NFL.

In 1969, John Madden became the team's sixth head coach, and under him the Raiders became one of the most successful franchises in the NFL, winning six division titles during the 1970s. John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football The achievement was marred somewhat by three consecutive losses in AFC Championships from 1973 to 1975, two against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Then, after finishing 13-1 in 1976, the Raiders defeated the Steelers 24-7 in the AFC Championship game. The NFL playoffs following the 1976 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XI. Oakland then defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 32-14, in Super Bowl XI for the franchise's first NFL championship. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the

In 1972, with Wayne Valley out of the country for several weeks attending the Olympic Games in Munich, Davis's attorneys drafted a revised partnership agreement that gave him total control over all of the Raiders' operations. The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. McGah, a supporter of Davis, signed the agreement. Under partnership law, by a 2-1 vote of the general partners, the new agreement was thus ratified. Valley was furious when he discovered this, and immediately filed suit to have the new agreement overturned, but the court sided with Davis and McGah. In January 1976, Valley sold his interest in the team, and Davis — who now owned only 25 percent of the Raiders — was firmly in charge. ^[17][19]

After ten consecutive winning seasons and one Super Bowl championship, Madden left the Raiders (and coaching) in 1979 to pursue a career as a television football commentator. His replacement was former Raiders quarterback Tom Flores, the first Hispanic head coach in NFL history. Thomas R "Tom" Flores (born March 21, 1937 in Fresno California) is a retired American football Quarterback and coach Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically ^[20] In the fifth week of the 1980 season, starting quarterback Dan Pastorini broke his leg and was replaced by former number-one draft pick Jim Plunkett. The 1980 NFL season was the 61st Regular season of the National Football League. Dante "Dan" Anthony Pastorini (born May 26, 1949 in Sonora California) was an American football Quarterback who played James W "Jim" Plunkett (born December 5, 1947 in San Jose California) is a former American football Quarterback who played Plunkett led Oakland to an 11-5 record and a wild card berth. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play After playoff victories against the Houston Oilers, Cleveland Browns, and San Diego Chargers, the Raiders clinched their second NFL championship in five years with a 27-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XV. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Super Bowl XV was an American football game played on January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to With the victory, the Raiders became the first ever wild card team to win a Super Bowl. ^[21]

Move to Los Angeles (1982–1994)

Prior to the 1980 season, Al Davis attempted unsuccessfully to have improvements made to Oakland Coliseum, specifically the addition of luxury boxes. Luxury box or luxury suite is the North American term for a special seating section in Arenas Stadiums and other sports venues That year, he signed a Memorandum of Agreement to move the Raiders from Oakland to Los Angeles. A memorandum of agreement (MOA or cooperative agreement is a document written between parties to cooperatively work together on an agreed upon project or meet an agreed upon objective Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The move, which required three-fourths approval by league owners, was defeated 22-0 (with five owners abstaining). When Davis tried to move the team anyway, he was blocked by an injunction. An injunction is an Equitable remedy in the form of a Court order, whereby a party is required to do or interact with in certain ways all right or to refrain from In response, the Raiders not only became an active partner in an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (who had recently lost the Los Angeles Rams), but filed an antitrust lawsuit of their own. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St ^[22] After the first case was declared a mistrial, in May 1982 a second jury found in favor of Davis and the Los Angeles Coliseum, clearing the way for the move. ^[23][24][25] With the ruling, the Raiders finally relocated to Los Angeles for the 1982 season to play their home games at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd Regular season of the National Football League.

The team finished 8-1 in the strike-shortened 1982 season, first in the AFC, but lost in the second round of the playoffs to the New York Jets. The NFL playoffs following the 1982 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVII. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The following season, the team finished 12-4 and won convincingly against the Steelers and Seattle Seahawks in the AFC playoffs. The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA The NFL playoffs following the 1983 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVIII. Against the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII, Los Angeles built a 21-3 halftime lead en route to a 38-9 victory and their third NFL championship. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game that was played on January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide The next two seasons, the Raiders qualified for the playoffs but lost in the wild card round and the divisional round, respectively. From 1986 through 1989, Los Angeles finished no better than 8-8 and posted consecutive losing seasons for the first time since 1961–62. After finishing 5-10 in 1987, Tom Flores moved to the front office and was replaced by Denver Broncos offensive assistant coach Mike Shanahan. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. Michael Edward Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is an American football Head coach for the Denver Broncos in the National

After starting the 1989 season with a 1-3 record, Shanahan was fired by Davis, which began a long-standing feud between the two. The 1989 NFL season was the 70th Regular season of the National Football League. ^[26] He was replaced by former Raider offensive lineman Art Shell, who had been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame earlier in the year. Arthur "Art" Shell (born November 26, 1946) is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL and two-time The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL With the hiring, Shell became the first African American head coach in the modern NFL era. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa ^[27] In 1990, Shell led Los Angeles to a 12-4 record and an appearance in the AFC Championship, where they lost a lopsided affair to the Buffalo Bills, 51-3. The 1990 NFL season was the 71st Regular season of the National Football League. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb

The team's fortunes faded after the loss. They made two other playoff appearances during the 1990s, and finished higher than third place only three times. This period was marked by the career-ending injury of two-sport athlete Bo Jackson in 1990, the failure of troubled quarterback Todd Marinovich, the acrimonious departure of Marcus Allen in 1993, and the retirement of Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long after the 1993 season. Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962 in Bessemer Alabama) is an American athlete and a former multi- Todd Marvin Marinovich (born July 4, 1969 in San Leandro California) is a former American football Quarterback who played for the Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26 1960 in San Diego California) is a former American football player, and until recently affiliated with CBS as a game Howard Michael "Howie" Long (born January 6, 1960 in Somerville Massachusetts) is a former American football player who Shell was fired after posting a 9-7 record in the 1994 season. The 1994 NFL season was the 75th Regular season of the National Football League.

Shell's five-plus-year tenure as head coach in Los Angeles was marked particularly by a bitter dispute between star running back Marcus Allen and Al Davis. The exact source of the friction is unknown, but a contract dispute led Davis to refer to Allen as "a cancer on the team. "^[28] By the late 1980s, injuries began to reduce Allen's role in the offense. This role was reduced further in 1987, when the Raiders drafted Bo Jackson—even though he originally decided to not play professional football in 1986 (when drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round). ^[29] By 1990, Allen had dropped to fourth on the team's depth chart, leading to resentment on the part of his teammates. In late 1992 Allen lashed out publicly at Davis, and accused him of trying to ruin his career. ^[30][31] In 1993, Allen left to play for the rival Kansas City Chiefs.

As early as 1987, Davis began to seek a new, more modern stadium away from the Coliseum and the dangerous neighborhood that surrounded it at the time. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition In addition to sharing the venue with the USC Trojans, the Coliseum was aging and still lacked the luxury suites and other amenities that Davis was promised when he moved the Raiders to Los Angeles. The phrase "USC Trojans" also refers to the University of Southern California student body in general ^[32] Numerous venues in California were considered, including one near Hollywood Park in Inglewood and another in Carson. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. In August 1987, it was announced that the city of Irwindale paid Davis USD $10 million as a good-faith deposit for a prospective stadium site. Irwindale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ^[33] When the bid failed, Davis kept the non-refundable deposit. ^[34][35]

In the summer of 1988, rumors of a Raiders return to Oakland intensified when a preseason game against the Houston Oilers was scheduled at Oakland Coliseum. ^[36] Negotiations between Davis and Oakland commenced in January 1989, and on March 11, 1991, Davis announced his intention to bring the Raiders back to Oakland. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. ^[37] By September 1991, however, numerous delays had prevented the completion of the deal between Davis and Oakland. On September 11, Davis announced a new deal to stay in Los Angeles, leading many fans in Oakland to burn Raiders paraphernalia in disgust. ^[38][39]

Return to Oakland (1995–present)

On June 23, 1995, Davis signed a letter of intent to move the Raiders back to Oakland. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 A letter of intent or LOI is a document outlining an agreement between two or more parties before the agreement is finalized The move was approved by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors the following month,^[40] as well as by the NFL. Alameda County is a county in the US state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The move was greeted with much fanfare, and under new head coach Mike White the 1995 season started off well for the team. Mike White is an American football coach He has 16 years experience as a Head coach, including stints at the University of California (1972-1977 the Oakland started 8-2, but injuries to starting quarterback Jeff Hostetler contributed to a six-game losing streak to end the season, and the Raiders failed to qualify for the playoffs for a second consecutive season. William Jeffrey Hostetler (born April 22, 1961 in Hollsopple, Pennsylvania) nicknamed “Hoss”, is a former American football

After three unsuccessful seasons under White and his successor, Joe Bugel, Davis selected a new head coach from outside the Raiders organization for only the second time when he hired Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Jon Gruden, who previously worked for the 49ers and Packers under head coach Mike Holmgren. Joe 'Buges' Bugel (born March 10, 1940 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is the Offensive line coach for the Washington Redskins. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jon D Gruden (born August 17, 1963 in Sandusky Ohio) is the current head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. Michael George Holmgren (born June 15, 1948 in San Francisco California) is the Head coach of the Seattle Seahawks of the Under Gruden, the Raiders posted consecutive 8-8 seasons in 1998 and 1999, and climbed out of last place in the AFC West. Oakland finished 12-4 in the 2000 season, the team's most successful in a decade. Led by veteran quarterback Rich Gannon, Oakland won their first division title since 1990, and advanced to the AFC Championship, where they lost 16-3 to the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. Richard Joseph Gannon (born December 20 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired football Quarterback, who achieved The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland.

The Raiders acquired all-time leading receiver Jerry Rice prior to the 2001 season. Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962 in Crawford Mississippi) is a former football Wide receiver in the NFL. They finished 10-6 and won a second straight AFC West title but lost their divisional-round playoff game to the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, in a controversial game that became known as the "Tuck Rule Game. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The 2001-2002 AFC Divisional Playoff game, known by Oakland fans as the " Tuck rule game " and by Patriots fans as the " Snow Bowl," was the " The game was played in a heavy snowstorm, and late in the fourth quarter an apparent fumble by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was recovered by Raiders linebacker Greg Biekert. Thomas Edward Brady Jr (born August 3 1977 is an American football Quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League Greg Biekert (born March 14, 1969) is a former National Football League Linebacker. The recovery would have led to a Raiders victory; however, the play was reviewed and determined to be an incomplete pass (it was ruled that Brady had pump faked and had not yet "tucked" the ball into his body, which, by rule, cannot result in a fumble - though this explanation was not given on the field, but after the NFL season had ended). The Patriots retained possession of the ball, and drove for a game-tying field goal. The game went into overtime and the Patriots won, 16-13. ^[41]

Shortly after the season, the Raiders made an unusual move that involved releasing Gruden from his contract and allowing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to sign him. In return, the Raiders received cash and future draft picks from the Buccaneers. The sudden move came after months of speculation in the media that Davis and Gruden had fallen out both personally and professionally. Bill Callahan, who served as the team's offensive coordinator and offensive line coach during Gruden's tenure, was named head coach. Bill Callahan (born July 31 1956 in Chicago Illinois) is the Assistant Head Coach/Offense for the New York Jets. ^[42]

Under Callahan, the Raiders finished the 2002 season 11-5, won their third straight division title, and clinched the top seed in the playoffs. A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of Tournament where the loser of each Rich Gannon was named MVP of the NFL after passing for a league-high 4,689 yards. The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities most notably the Associated Press, to the player who is considered most valuable After beating the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans by large margins in the playoffs, the Raiders made their fifth Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII. The NFL playoffs following the 2002 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXVII. Super Bowl XXXVII was an American football game played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California to decide Their opponent was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coached by Gruden. The Raiders, who had not made significant changes to Gruden's offensive schemes, were intercepted five times by the Buccaneers en route to a 48-21 blowout. Some Tampa Bay players claimed that Gruden had given them so much information on Oakland's offense, they knew exactly what plays were being called. ^[43][44]

Callahan's second season as head coach was considerably less successful. Oakland finished 4-12, their worst showing since 1997. After a late-season loss to the Denver Broncos, a visibly frustrated Callahan exclaimed, "We've got to be the dumbest team in America in terms of playing the game. "^[45] At the end of the 2003 regular season Callahan was fired and replaced by former Washington Redskins head coach Norv Turner. Norval Eugene Turner (born May 17, 1952 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina) is the Head coach for the National Football League

The team's fortunes did not improve in Turner's first year. Oakland finished the 2004 season 5-11, with only one divisional win (a one-point victory over the Broncos in Denver). The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 85th season for the major professional American football league in the United States During a Week 3 victory against the Buccaneers, Rich Gannon suffered a neck injury that ended his season. He never returned to the team and retired before the 2005 season. ^[46] Kerry Collins, who led the New York Giants to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXV and signed with Oakland after the 2003 season, became the team's starting quarterback. Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American football Quarterback for the The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide

In an effort to bolster their offense, in early 2005 the Raiders acquired Pro Bowl wide receiver Randy Moss via trade with the Minnesota Vikings, and signed free agent running back LaMont Jordan of the New York Jets. Randall Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia) is an American football Wide receiver for the New The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. LaMont Damon Jordan (born November 11, 1978 in) is an American football Running back for the New England Patriots of the National After a 4-12 season and a second consecutive last place finish, Turner was fired as head coach. On February 11, 2006 the team announced the return of Art Shell as head coach. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In announcing the move, Al Davis said that firing Shell in 1995 had been a mistake. ^[47]

Under Shell, the Raiders lost their first five games in 2006 en route to a 2-14 finish, the team's worst record since 1962. Oakland's offense struggled greatly, scoring just 168 points (fewest in franchise history) and allowing a league-high 72 sacks. In American football and Canadian football, the sack occurs when the Quarterback is tackled behind the Line of scrimmage before he Wide receiver Jerry Porter was benched by Shell for most of the season in what many viewed as a personal, rather than football-related, decision. Jerry Porter (born July 14, 1978 in Washington DC) is an American football Wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars ^[48] The Raiders also earned the right to the first overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft for the first time since 1962 (as members of the AFL) and the first time as being members of the NFL, by virtue of having the league's worst record. The 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29 2007 The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. ^[49] One season into his second run as head coach, Shell was fired on January 4, 2007. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[50] On January 22, the team announced the hiring of 31-year-old USC offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, the youngest coach in franchise history and the youngest coach in the NFL. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Lane Kiffin (born May 9, 1975, in Bloomington, Minnesota) is the former Head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the ^[51]In the 2007 NFL Draft, the Raiders selected LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell with the #1 overall pick. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational JaMarcus Russell (born August 9 1985 in Mobile Alabama) is an American football Quarterback who plays for the Oakland Raiders of the National In the 2008 NFL Draft, the Raiders selected running back Darren McFadden with the #4 overall pick. Darren McFadden (born August 27, 1987 in) is an American football Running back for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football

Ownership structure

Legally, the club is a limited partnership comprised of nine partners--Davis and the heirs of the original eight team partners. A limited partnership is a form of Partnership similar to a General partnership, except that in addition to one or more general partners (GPs there are Since 1972, however Davis has exercised near-complete control as president of the team's general partner, A. D. Football, Inc. Although exact ownership stakes are not known, it has been reported that Davis currently owns 67 percent of the team's shares. ^[52]

Ed McGah, the last of the original eight general partners of the Raiders, died in September 1983. Upon his death, his interest was devised to a family trust, of which his son, E. In Common law legal systems a trust is an arrangement whereby Property (including real tangible and intangible is managed by one person (or persons or organizations J. McGah, was the trustee. Trustee is a Legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. The younger McGah was himself a part owner of the team, as a limited partner, and died in 2002. Several members of the McGah family filed suit against Davis in October 2003, alleging mismanagement of the team by Davis. The lawsuit sought to remove Davis as owner of the team, as well as monetary damages. Among their specific complaints, the McGahs alleged that Davis failed to provide them with detailed financial information previously provided to Ed and E. J. McGah. The Raiders countered that—under the terms of the partnership agreement as amended in 1972—upon the death of the elder McGah in 1983, his general partner interest converted to that of a limited partner. The team continued to provide the financial information to the younger McGah as a courtesy, though it was under no obligation to do so. ^[53]

The majority of the lawsuit was dismissed in April 2004, when an Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled that the case lacked merit since none of the other partners took part in the lawsuit. ^[54] In October 2005, the lawsuit was settled out of court. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but it was reported that under its terms Davis purchased the McGah family's interest in the Raiders (approximately 31 percent), and for the first time owns a majority interest, speculated to be approximately 67 percent of the team. As a result of the settlement, confidential details concerning Al Davis and the ownership of the Raiders were not released to the public. ^[55]

Recently, Davis has been attempting to sell the 31 percent ownership stake in the team he obtained from the McGah family. He has been unsuccessful in this effort, reportedly because the sale would not give the purchaser any control of the Raiders, even in the event of Davis's death. Full control of the team will be assumed by Davis's wife, Carol, upon his death. ^[52]

Financial operations

According to a 2006 report released by Forbes Magazine, the Raiders' overall team value of US $736 million ranks 28th out of 32 NFL teams. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly ^[56] The team ranked in the bottom three in league attendance from 2003–2005, and failed to sell out a majority of their home games. One of the reasons cited for the poor attendance figures was the decision to issue costly Personal Seat Licenses (PSLs) upon the Raiders' return to Oakland in 1995. A personal seat license, or PSL, gives the holder the right to buy season tickets for a certain seat in a stadium The PSLs, which ranged in cost from $250 to $4,000, were meant to help repay the $200 million it cost the city of Oakland and Alameda County to expand Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. They were only valid for 10 years, however, while other teams issue them permanently. As a result, fewer than 31,000 PSLs were sold for a stadium that holds twice that amount. Since 1995, television blackouts of Raiders home games have been common. The television rights to broadcast National Football League (NFL games are the most lucrative and expensive rights of any sport ^[57]

In November 2005, the team announced that it was taking over ticket sales from the privately run Oakland Football Marketing Association (OFMA), and abolishing PSLs. ^[57] In February 2006, the team also announced that it would lower ticket prices for most areas of McAfee Coliseum. ^[58] Just prior to the start of the 2006 NFL season, the Raiders revealed that they had sold 37,000 season tickets, up from 29,000 the previous year. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United ^[59] Despite the team's 2-14 record, they sold out six of their eight home games in 2006. ^[60]

Legal battles

The Raiders and Al Davis have been involved in several lawsuits throughout their history, including ones against the NFL. When the NFL declined to approve the Raiders' move from Oakland to Los Angeles in 1980, the team joined the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission in a lawsuit against the league alleging a violation of antitrust laws. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition ^[61] The Coliseum Commission received a settlement from the NFL of US $19. 6 million in 1987. ^[55] In 1986, Davis testified on behalf of the USFL in their unsuccessful antitrust lawsuit against the NFL. For the proposed "New USFL" see United States Football League (2010. He was the only NFL owner to do so. ^[62]

After relocating back to Oakland, the team sued the NFL for interfering with their negotiations to build a new stadium at Hollywood Park prior to the move. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Raiders' lawsuit further contended that they had the rights to the Los Angeles market, and thus were entitled to compensation from the league for giving up those rights by moving to Oakland. A jury found in favor of the NFL in 2001, but the verdict was overturned a year later due to alleged juror misconduct. In February 2005, a California Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the original verdict. The California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate courts in the U ^[63]

When the Raiders moved back from Los Angeles in 1995, the city of Oakland and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority agreed to sell Personal Seat Licenses (PSLs) to help pay for the renovations to their stadium. But after games rarely sold out, the Raiders filed suit, claiming that they were misled by the city and the Coliseum Authority with the false promise that there would be sellouts. On November 2, 2005, a settlement was announced, part of which was the abolishment of PSLs as of the 2006 season. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[64]

In 2003, the team sued the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for infringing upon key trademark elements of the Raiders' brand, including the Panthers' silver and black color scheme and the Buccaneers' pirate logo. The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team based in Charlotte North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the The Raiders wanted the court to bar the Panthers and Buccaneers from wearing their uniforms while playing in California. However, since the lawsuit was filed in a State of California court, the lawsuit was dismissed in April 2003 because only federal courts have jurisdiction on intellectual property issues. Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names ^[65]

Logo and uniforms

The original Raiders uniforms were black and gold, while the helmets were black with a white stripe and no logo. The team wore this design from 1960–1962. ^[66] When Al Davis became head coach and general manager in 1963, he changed the team's color scheme to silver and black, and added a logo to the helmet. ^[67] This logo is a shield that consists of the word "Raiders" at the top, crossed swords, and the head of a Raider wearing a football helmet. Over the years, it has undergone minor color modifications (such as changing the background from white to black in 1964), but it has essentially remained the same.

The Raiders' current silver and black uniform design has essentially remained the same since it debuted in 1963. It consists of silver helmets, silver pants, and either black or white jerseys. The black jerseys have silver numbers, while the white jerseys have black numbers. Originally, the white jerseys had gold numbers with a black outline, but they were changed to black with a silver outline for the 1964 season. In 1970, the team used silver numerals for the season. However, in 1971 the team again displayed black numerals and have stayed that way ever since. (with the exception of the 1994-95 season where they donned the 1963 helmets with the 1970 silver away numbers. )

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Rivals

The Oakland Raiders have four primary rivals: their divisional rivals (Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, and San Diego Chargers) and their geographic rival, the San Francisco 49ers. They also have rivalries with other teams that arose from playoff battles in the past, most notably with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots. The Seattle Seahawks is an old rivalry with Oakland as well, but the rivalry became less relevant with the Seahawks moving from the American Football Conference Western Division to the National Football Conference Western Division.

Divisional rivals

• The Denver Broncos and the Raiders have been divisional rivals since the two teams began play in the AFL in 1960. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. While the Raiders still hold a sizable advantage in the series (54-39-2), the Broncos have won seven of the last eight matchups (2003–2006). Current Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan coached the Raiders before being fired just four games into the 1989 season, which has only served to intensify this rivalry. Since Shanahan became head coach, Oakland is 6-18 against Denver. They split the 2007 series, each team winning at home.
• The Kansas City Chiefs and the Raiders have had several memorable matches and have a bitter divisional rivalry. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. Oakland lost the 1969 AFL Championship against Kansas City, who appeared in the first Super Bowl. The Chiefs have lost the last matchup (November 25, 2007) against Oakland, but the Chiefs also lead the overall series 51-43-2.
• The San Diego Chargers' rivalry with Oakland dates to the 1963 season, when the up-and-coming Raiders defeated the heavily-favored Chargers twice, both come-from-behind fourth quarter victories. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. One of the most memorable games between these teams was the "Holy Roller" game in 1978, where the Raiders fumbled for a touchdown in a very controversial (and now illegal) play. In American football, the Holy Roller was an infamous controversial game-winning play executed by the Oakland Raiders against the San Diego Chargers on The Chargers currently have a nine-game win streak against the Raiders, although the Raiders hold the overall series advantage at 54-40-2.

Geographic rival

• The San Francisco 49ers, located on the other side of San Francisco Bay, are the Raiders' geographic rivals. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento As a result, games between the two are referred to as a "Battle of the Bay. "^[68][69] Since the two teams play in different conferences, regular-season matchups are infrequent. Fans and players of the winning team can claim "bragging rights" as the better team in the area. ^[70] Oakland currently holds a 6-5 edge in the all-time series, although the 49ers won the last time the two teams played each other, on October 8, 2006 at Monster Park in San Francisco. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California

Historic rivals

• The rivalry between the Raiders and the New England Patriots dates to their time in the AFL, but was intensified during a 1978 preseason game, when Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley was permanently paralyzed after a vicious hit delivered by Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Darryl Floyd Stingley ( September 18 1951 - April 5 2007) was an American professional football Wide receiver John David Tatum (born November 18 1948 is a former American football Defensive back who played ten seasons from 1971 to 1980 for the The two teams met in a divisional-round playoff game in 2002, which became known as "The Tuck. The NFL playoffs following the 2001 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXVI. " Late in the game, a fumble by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was overturned, and New England went on to win in overtime and eventually won the Super Bowl against the heavily favored St. Louis Rams. Fumblespng|300px|right|thumb|The rate of fumbles by running backs in the NFL has decreased steadily since the AFL-NFL merger. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St ^[71] Since that game, the Raiders and Patriots have split the only two regular season contests between the two. The first contest being the following year during the 2002 season in Oakland, with the Raiders winning 28-21. The last being won by the Patriots when the two teams opened the 2005 season in Gillette Stadium, with the score 30-20 in the Patriots favor. The 2005 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 86th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States Gillette Stadium is the home Stadium for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution soccer team
• The New York Jets began a strong rivalry with the Raiders in the AFL during the 1960s that continued through much of the 1970s, fueled in part by Raider Ike Lassiter breaking star quarterback Joe Namath's jaw during a 1967 game (though Ben Davidson wrongly got the blame),^[72] the famous Heidi Game during the 1968 season, and the Raiders' bitter loss to the Jets in the AFL Championship later that season. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. Joseph William Namath (born May 31 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) also known as Broadway Joe or Joe Willie, is a former Benjamin Earl Davidson (born June 14, 1940) is a former American football player between 1961 and 1971 most notably in the American Football In American football, the Heidi Game (often also called "The Heidi Bowl" refers to a famous American Football League (AFL game between the New York The rivalry waned in later years, but saw a minor resurgence due to some late-season and playoff meetings from 2000-2002. ^[73][74] The Jets won the most recent matchup, 23-3, on December 31, 2006. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
• The Pittsburgh Steelers' rivalry with the Raiders was extremely intense during the 1970s. The Steelers denied the Raiders a trip to the Super Bowl in three of four consecutive seasons in the early 1970s (the first loss was the "Immaculate Reception" game) until the Raiders finally beat the Steelers in the 1976 AFC Championship (and went on to win Super Bowl XI). The Immaculate Reception is the nickname given to one of the most famous plays in the history of American football. The NFL playoffs following the 1976 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XI. During the 1975 AFC Championship game, Raiders strong safety George Atkinson delivered a hit on Pittsburgh wide receiver Lynn Swann that gave him a concussion. George "Butch" Henry Atkinson (born January 4, 1947 in Savannah Georgia) is a former professional American football player Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster When the two teams met in the 1976 season opener, Atkinson hit Swann again and gave him another concussion. After the second incident, Steelers head coach Chuck Noll referred to Atkinson as part of the "criminal element" in the NFL. Charles Henry Noll (born January 5 1932) is a former professional American football player and coach most notably the head coach of the Pittsburgh Atkinson subsequently filed a $2 million defamation lawsuit against Noll and the Steelers, which he lost. ^[75] Most recently, Oakland recorded a 20-13 win over Pittsburgh on October 29, 2006. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II

Raider Nation

Main article: Raider Nation

The nickname Raider Nation refers to the die hard fans of the team spread throughout the United States and the world. Probably the most devoted group of Raider fans the Raider Nation is known for its "black hole" a specific section of the Oakland Coliseum (Sections 104 105 106 ^[76] Members of the Raider Nation who attend home games are known for arriving to the stadium early, tailgating, dressing up in face masks, and black outfits. In North America, a tailgate party is a Social event held on and around the open Tailgate of a vehicle. The Raider Nation is also known for the "Black Hole", a specific area of McAfee Coliseum (sections 104, 105, 106, and 107) frequented by the team's rowdiest and most fervent fans. ^[77][78][79] Notable Raider fans include Metallica frontman James Hetfield, Carlos Santana, Tom Hanks,^[80] Tiger Woods,^[13][81] James Garner,^[82] Ice Cube,^[83] Hunter S. Thompson,^[84] and heavy metal band Slayer (known for adorning their equipment with Raiders logos). Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963, in Downey California) is the main Songwriter, co-founder vocalist and Rhythm guitarist For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods James Garner (born April 7 1928 is an American Film and Emmy -award winning Television Actor. O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and Hunter Stockton Thompson ( July 18, 1937 &ndash February 20, 2005) was an American Journalist and Author, most Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in ^[85] On January 19, 2003, Metallica performed a free concert in the parking lot of Network Associates Coliseum before the 2002-2003 AFC Championship, which the Raiders won against the Titans. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The NFL playoffs following the 2002 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXVII. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. ^[86]

Raiders in popular culture

• In 1974, Steve Sabol of NFL Films composed a poem entitled "The Autumn Wind" (sample (help·info)). Steven "Steve" Sabol (born October 2, 1942) is an American Filmmaker. NFL Films is a Mount Laurel New Jersey -based company devoted to producing Commercials, Television “The Autumn Wind” is a Poem written by Steve Sabol (son of Ed Sabol) describing Autumn weather The poem, with its vivid personification of the autumn season as a pirate, is synonymous with the Raiders. Personification is an ontological metaphor in which a thing or abstraction is represented as a person Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four Temperate Seasons Autumn marks the transition from Summer Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering ^[87][88] It was recorded as a orchestral piece by NFL Films (with narration by John Facenda), and is played at Raiders home games. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda ( August 8 1913 – September 26 1984) was an American broadcaster and Two additional songs about the Raiders have been released by NFL Films—"The Raiders" and "Raider Might," the former of which is played at home games after Oakland scores.

• Watched in 46. 4 percent of all American households, the Raiders' victory over the Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII ranks as the 13th-most watched network telecast ever in the United States, according to the Nielsen Ratings system. The following is a list of most-watched television broadcasts, organized by country and based on various criteria Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television The team's two other Super Bowl wins are tied for 29th place, each attracting 44. 4 percent. Oakland's appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII was viewed by 88. 6 million people. ^[89]

• In a 1992 episode of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons ("Lisa the Greek"), Lisa Simpson picks the Raiders to win a game because "they always cheat. " Lisa the Greek " is the fourteenth episode of The Simpsons ' third season. Lisa Marie Simpson is a Fictional character in the animated Television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Yeardley Smith. " The Raiders end up winning after "an extremely suspicious play. "^[90]

• The 1996 feature film That Thing You Do! features a character named Villapiano. That Thing You Do! (known in Spain as The Wonders and in Italy as Music Graffiti) is a 1996 Film, written and The character and his pizza restaurant (Villapiano's) are named after former Raiders linebacker Phil Villapiano. Philip James Villapiano (born February 26, 1949 in Long Branch New Jersey) is a former American football Linebacker in the NFL Tom Hanks, who wrote and directed the film, is a Raiders fan. ^[91]

• An episode of the FOX television series Sliders ("The Prince of Wails") featured an alternate universe where the British won the American Revolutionary War, and although San Francisco was still a large city, Oakland was still an undeveloped, forested area (with the same geographical name). Sliders is an American Science fiction television series that ran for five seasons from 1995 to 2000. The following is a list of episodes for the Fox and Sci Fi Channel original series Sliders. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city A militia of American freedom fighters based in the region took the name "The Oakland Raiders. "^[92]

• Oakland rap duo, Luniz, released an album in 2002 called Silver & Black, where a track on the album is called "Oakland Raiders". Luniz (formerly Lunitunz) is a platinum-selling rap duo from Oakland, California formed by rappers Yukmouth and Numskull Silver & Black is the third studio album released by rap group Luniz. The cover of the album has them wearing raider outfits.

• Members of the largely Asian-American street gang TRG have been known to sport Raiders clothing as a means of identifying one another. Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. Tiny Rascal Gang, 7126 or TRG is an Asian street gang founded in Southern California whose members have been convicted of crimes including illegal

Season-by-season records

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Players of note

Current roster

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Quarterbacks  5 Erik Meyer  7 Jeff Otis  2 JaMarcus Russell  8 Marques Tuiasosopo 16 Andrew Walter Running Backs 29 Michael Bush 38 Adimchinobi Echemandu 25 Justin Fargas 36 Justin Griffith FB 42 Tony Jackson FB/TE 34 LaMont Jordan 20 Darren McFadden 46 Oren O'Neal FB 41 Louis Rankin Wide Receivers 83 Will Buchanon 18 Drew Carter 89 Ronald Curry 15 Johnnie Lee Higgins PR 10 Johnathan Holland 13 Drisan James 14 Chris McFoy 81 Marcel Reece 82 Chaz Schilens 84 Arman Shields 17 Javon Walker 19 Todd Watkins Tight Ends 85 John Madsen 80 Zach Miller 86 Tony Stewart 45 Darrell Strong 43 Chris Wagner 87 Fred Wakefield		Offensive Linemen 70 Jesse Boone C 66 Cooper Carlisle G 76 Robert Gallery G/T 74 Cornell Green T 64 Jake Grove C 77 Kwame Harris T 75 Mario Henderson T 79 Paul McQuistan T/G 51 Chris Morris C 78 Jonathan Palmer G/T 60 Brandon Rodd G 71 John Wade C 72 Seth Wand T 63 Mark Wilson T Defensive Linemen 56 Derrick Burgess DE 58 Kalimba Edwards DE 92 Derrick Gray DE 97 Greyson Gunheim DE 96 William Joseph DT 93 Tommy Kelly DE/DT 67 Tranell Morant DE 98 Jay Richardson DE 90 Terdell Sands DT 94 Greg Spires DE 91 Trevor Scott DE 95 Josh Shaw DT 61 Gerard Warren DT		Linebackers 47 Jon Alston OLB 57 Ricky Brown ILB 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba OLB 44 Edgerton Hartwell ILB 53 Thomas Howard OLB 49 Malik Jackson OLB 52 Kirk Morrison ILB 48 Shane Simmons ILB 55 Robert Thomas OLB 54 Sam Williams OLB Defensive Backs 27 Rashad Baker S 35 John Bowie CB 33 Tyvon Branch CB 39 Darrick Brown S 40 Jarrod Cooper SS 31 Hiram Eugene FS 23 DeAngelo Hall CB 24 Michael Huff FS 37 Chris Johnson CB 26 Stanford Routt CB 32 Michael Waddell CB 28 Gibril Wilson SS Special Teams 59 Jon Condo LS 11 Sebastian Janikowski K  9 Shane Lechler P		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Franchise Tag 21 Nnamdi Asomugha CB Rookies in italics Roster updated 2008-06-11 Depth Chart • Transactions → More rosters

Pro Football Hall of Famers

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has inducted eleven players who made their primary contribution to professional football while with the Raiders, in addition to owner Al Davis and head coach John Madden. This is a list of seasons completed by the Oakland Raiders American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL Erik Meyer (born December 28, 1982 in La Mirada California) is an American football Quarterback who is currently a Free agent Jeff Otis (born January 30, 1983, in) is an American football Quarterback who is currently a Free agent. JaMarcus Russell (born August 9 1985 in Mobile Alabama) is an American football Quarterback who plays for the Oakland Raiders of the National Marques Tavita Tuiasosopo (born March 22, 1979 in Long Beach California) is an American football Quarterback for the Oakland Andrew Scott Walter (born May 11, 1982) is a professional quarterback with the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. Michael Bush (born June 16, 1984, in Louisville Kentucky) is an American football Running back for the Oakland Raiders Adimchinobi Echemandu (born November 21, 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria) also known as Joe Echemandu, Joseph Echema or Adimchinobe Justin Fargas (born January 25, 1980 in Encino California) is a football player in the NFL. Justin Griffith (born July 21, 1980 in Magee Mississippi) is an American football fullback who currently plays for the Oakland LaMont Damon Jordan (born November 11, 1978 in) is an American football Running back for the New England Patriots of the National Darren McFadden (born August 27, 1987 in) is an American football Running back for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football Orenthal O'Neal (born September 8, 1983 in Stuttgart Arkansas) is a current American football fullback with the Oakland Raiders Louis Rankin (born May 4, 1985 in) is an American football Running back who is a Practice squad player for the Oakland Raiders William Buchanon (born April 4, 1983 in) is an American football Wide receiver who is a Practice squad player for the Carolina Christopher Drew Carter(born September 5, 1981 in Solon Ohio) is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the Ronald Antonio Curry (born May 28, 1979 in Hampton Virginia) is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders Johnnie Lee Higgins (born September 8 1983 is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Johnathan Holland (born February 18 1985 in) is an American football Wide receiver who is a Practice squad player for the Oakland Drisan James (born January 1, 1985 in Phoenix Arizona) is a American football Wide receiver with the Oakland Raiders Chris McFoy (born August 14, 1983) is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders. Marcel Reece (born June 23, 1985 in) is an American football fullback who is a Practice squad player for the Oakland Raiders Chazeray "Chaz" Schilens (born November 7, 1985 in) is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the Arman Shields (born July 10, 1985 in Washington DC) is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders. Javon Lataff Walker (born October 14, 1978 in Galveston Texas) is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders Todd Watkins (born June 22, 1983 in San Diego California) is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders John Christopher Madsen (born May 9, 1983 in) is an American football Tight end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football Zachary Harvest Miller (born December 11 1985) is an American football Tight end for the Oakland Raiders. Tony Alexander Stewart (born August 9, 1979 in Lohne Germany) is an American football Tight end for the Oakland Raiders Chris Wagner is an American football Tight end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Frederick Douglas Wakefield (born September 17 1978 in Tuscola Illinois) is an Offensive Lineman and Defensive Lineman currently Jesse Boone (born January 28, 1982 in Fillmore Utah) is an American football center who is a practice squad member of Cooper Carlisle (born August 11, 1977 in Greenville) is a football player Robert Gallery (born July 26, 1980 in Masonville Iowa) is an American football player who currently plays Offensive guard for the Cornell Duane Green (born August 25, 1976, St Petersburg Florida) is an American football Offensive tackle for the Oakland Jake Grove (born January 22, 1980 in Johnson City Tennessee) is a National Football League center for the Oakland Raiders Kwame Harris (born on March 15, 1982 in Jamaica) is an American football Offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the Mario Henderson (born October 29, 1984 in Lehigh Acres Florida) is an offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders. Paul McQuistan (born April 30, 1983 in San Diego CA) is an American football Offensive guard. Chris Morris (born February 22, 1983) plays center for the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League. Jonathan Palmer (born December 3, 1983 in) is an American football Offensive lineman who is a Practice squad player for the Robert John Wade (born January 25, 1975) is an American football center for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League Seth Phillip Wand (born August 6, 1979 in) is an American football Offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the National Mark Wilson (born November 11, 1980 in San Jose, California) is an American football Offensive tackle who currently Derrick Lee Burgess (born August 12, 1978 in Lake City South Carolina) is an American football Defensive end in the NFL Kalimba Edwards (born December 26, 1979 in East Point Georgia) is an American football Defensive end for the Oakland Raiders William Joseph (born September 3, 1979 in Miami Florida) is an American football Defensive tackle who is currently a Free agent Tommy Kelly (born December 27, 1980 in Jackson Mississippi) is an American football player who currently plays Defensive tackle for Jay Richardson (born January 27, 1984) is an American football Defensive end for the NFL 's Oakland Raiders, where he was Terdell Sands (born October 31, 1979 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders Gregory Tyrone Spires (born August 12, 1974 in Marianna Florida is an American football who is currently a Free agent. Trevor John Scott (born 1984-08-30 in Potsdam New York) is an American football Defensive end for the Oakland Raiders of the Josh Shaw (born September 7, 1979 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos Gerard Thurston Warren (born July 25, 1978 in Lake City Florida) nicknamed "Big Money" is an American football player who currently Jonhenri Alston (born June 4, 1983 in Shreveport Louisiana) is an American football Linebacker for the Oakland Raiders This page is on the American football player For the former American tennis player see Ricky Brown (tennis. Isaiah Ekejiuba LBTeam RosterPosition LBHeight 6-4Weight 240Birthdate 10/05/1982Hometown Somerset NJGlove Hand RightRoster Status Team RosterCollege VirginiaDrafted NFL Exp 4Raiders Exp Acquired Edgerton Hartwell II (born May 27, 1978 in) is an American football Linebacker who is currently a Free agent. Thomas Howard (born July 14, 1983) is an American football Linebacker for the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League Malik Jackson (born June 10, 1985 in Dunwoody Georgia) is a former College football Linebacker for the Louisville Cardinals Kirk Morrison (born February 19, 1982 in) is an American football Linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football Shane Simmons (born August 9, 1985 in) is an American football Linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League Robert Wayne Thomas (born July 17, 1980 in El Centro California) is a professional American football Linebacker, who graduated from Sam Williams (born July 28, 1980 in Clayton California) is an American professional football player who currently plays for the Oakland Rashad Baker (born February 22, 1982 in Camden New Jersey) is an American football safety for the Oakland Raiders of the John Bowie (born May 11, 1984 in Columbus Ohio) is an American football Cornerback for the Oakland Raiders. Tyvon A Branch (born December 11, 1986 in) is an American football Cornerback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football Jarrod Alexander Cooper (born March 31, 1978 in Akron Ohio) is an American football safety currently a Free agent. Hiram Eugene (born November 24, 1980 in Lafayette Louisiana) is an American football safety for the Oakland Raiders in DeAngelo Eugene Hall (born November 19, 1983 in Chesapeake, Virginia) is an American football Cornerback for the Oakland Michael Wayne Huff II (born March 6, 1983 in Irving Texas) is currently a Free Safety for the Oakland Raiders and played CB/S for Chris Johnson (born September 25, 1979 in Longview Texas) is an American football Cornerback and Kick returner for the Stanford Routt (born July 26, 1983 in Austin Texas) is an National Football League Cornerback with the Oakland Raiders Michael Waddell (born January 9, 1981 in Ellerbe North Carolina) is an American football Defensive back for the Oakland Raiders Gibril Donald Wilson (born November 12, 1981 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is an American football safety for the Oakland Jon Condo (born August 26, 1981 in Philipsburg Pennsylvania) is an American football player currently playing as Long snapper for Sebastian Janikowski (born March 3, 1978 in Wałbrzych, Poland) is an American football Placekicker who currently plays Edward Shane Lechler (LECK-ler (born August 7, 1976 in East Bernard Texas) is an American football punter who currently plays for Nnamdi Asomugha ((NAM-Dee Aso-MU-Wah (born July 6, 1981 in) is an American football Cornerback for the Oakland Raiders of the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. The following is a list of current National Football League (NFL team rosters__NOEDITSECTION__ AFC East Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins The Raiders' total of thirteen Hall of Famers is tied for seventh-highest with the St. Louis Rams. ^[93]

Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Hall of Famers
No.	Player	Inducted	Positions	Years with Raiders
32	Marcus Allen	2003	HB	1982–1992
25	Fred Biletnikoff	1988	WR	1965–1978
16	George Blanda	1981	QB, K	1967–1975
24	Willie Brown	1984	CB	1967–1978
87	Dave Casper	2002	TE	1974–1980, 1984
—	Al Davis	1992	Team, League administrator	1963–1965, 1966–present
22	Mike Haynes	1997	CB	1983–1989
83	Ted Hendricks	1990	LB	1975–1983
75	Howie Long	2000	DE	1981–1993
—	John Madden	2006	Head coach	1969–1978
00	Jim Otto	1980	C	1960–1974
78	Art Shell	1989	OT	1968–1982
63	Gene Upshaw	1987	G	1967–1981

Retired numbers

The Raider organization does not retire the jersey numbers of former players on an official or unofficial basis. Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26 1960 in San Diego California) is a former American football player, and until recently affiliated with CBS as a game A halfback or tailback is an offensive position in American, and College football who lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible Frederick S Biletnikoff (born February 23, 1943) is a former American football Wide receiver and coach A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football George "The Fossil" Blanda (born September 17 1927, Youngwood Pennsylvania) is a former American football Placekicker and Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the William Ferdie Brown (Born December 2, 1940, in Yazoo City Mississippi) is a retired American Football Cornerback and is currently A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian David John Casper (born February 2, 1952 in Bemidji Minnesota) is a retired American football player The tight end ( TE) is a position in American football on the Offensive team. Allen "Al" Davis (born July 4 1929 in Brockton Massachusetts) is a Jewish-American Football executive, who currently serves as the Michael James Haynes (born July 1, 1953 in Denison Texas) is an American former National Football League Cornerback who Theodore (Ted Paul Hendricks (born November 1, 1947) is a former American football Linebacker who logged 15 seasons for the 1969 to 1973 This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. Howard Michael "Howie" Long (born January 6, 1960 in Somerville Massachusetts) is a former American football player who Defensive end ( DE) is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football. John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of James Edwin Otto (born January 5, 1938 in Wausau Wisconsin) is a former American football center for the Oakland Raiders of the Center ( C) is a position in American football and Canadian football ( spelled centre in Canadian English) Arthur "Art" Shell (born November 26, 1946) is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL and two-time In American and Canadian football, offensive tackles ( OT, T) are a part of the Offensive line. Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr (aka Uptown Gene ( August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008) was an American football player for the In American and Canadian football, a guard ( G) is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line The number 00, worn by Jim Otto for his entire career, is no longer allowed by the NFL. James Edwin Otto (born January 5, 1938 in Wausau Wisconsin) is a former American football center for the Oakland Raiders of the ^[94] It was originally permitted for him only by the AFL as a marketing gimmick since his jersey number 00 is a homonym pun of his name (aught-O).

Other notable alumni

For more details on this topic, see List of Oakland Raiders notable alumni.

Coaches of note

Head coaches

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Name	From	To	Record			Titles[95]
			W	L	T
Eddie Erdelatz	1960	1961	6	10	0
Marty Feldman	1961	1962	2	15	0
Red Conkright	1962	1962	1	8	0
Al Davis	1963	1966	23	16	3
John Rauch	1966	1969	42	30	4	1
John Madden	1969	1979	112	39	7	1
Tom Flores	1979	1988	105	90	0	2
Mike Shanahan	1988	1989	8	12	0
Art Shell	1989	1995	56	41	0
Mike White	1995	1996	15	17	0
Joe Bugel	1997	1998	4	12	0
Jon Gruden	1998	2002	40	28	0
Bill Callahan	2002	2003	17	18	0
Norv Turner	2004	2006	9	23	0
Art Shell	2006	2007	2	14	0
Lane Kiffin	2007	present	4	12	0

Current staff

Oakland Raiders staff v • d • e
	Front Office President/Managing General Partner - Al Davis Director of Football Development - Mark Jackson Head Coaches Head Coach - Lane Kiffin Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator - Greg Knapp Quarterbacks - John DeFilippo Running Backs - Tom Rathman Wide Receivers - James Lofton Tight Ends - Kelly Skipper Offensive Line - Tom Cable Assistant Offensive Line - James Cregg Offensive Quality Control - Adam Henry Offensive Quality Control - Sanjay Lal			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator - Rob Ryan Defensive Line - Keith Millard Assistant Defensive Line - Don Johnson Linebackers - Don Martindale Defensive Backs - Darren Perry Defensive Backs/Squad Development - Willie Brown Assistant Defensive Backs - Randy Hanson Defensive Quality Control - George Martinez Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator - Brian Schneider Special Teams Quality Control - John Fassel Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning - Brad Roll → Coaching Staff → More NFL staffs

Notes and References

See also

• Heidi Game
• Holy Roller
• Immaculate Reception
• Mount Davis
• Sea of Hands
• Tuck Rule Game

External links

• Oakland Raiders official website

Preceded by Pittsburgh Steelers 1974 and 1975	Super Bowl Champions Oakland Raiders 1976	Succeeded by Dallas Cowboys 1977
Preceded by Pittsburgh Steelers 1978 and 1979	Super Bowl Champions Oakland Raiders 1980	Succeeded by San Francisco 49ers 1981
Preceded by Washington Redskins 1982	Super Bowl Champions Los Angeles Raiders 1983	Succeeded by San Francisco 49ers 1984

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