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Oakland Raiders - Team History
Oakland Raiders, professional football team and one of five teams in the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders play at Network Associates Coliseum in Alameda, California, and wear uniforms of silver and black.

The Raiders were professional football’s most consistent team from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s, reaching the playoffs 15 times and earning four NFL or American Football League (AFL) titles in 19 seasons. As AFL champions, they played in the second Super Bowl, in 1968, and lost to the Green Bay Packers. During John Madden’s ten years as head coach (1969-1978), Oakland played in seven league or conference championship games and won one Super Bowl, in 1977. From 1980 to 1993 the team reached the postseason eight times, winning the Super Bowl in 1981 and 1984. The Raiders are the only team that appeared in at least one Super Bowl each decade during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

The Raiders joined the AFL as a charter member in 1960. The team spent its first three seasons changing stadiums and recording losing records. Al Davis, a former assistant coach for the San Diego Chargers, was hired as head coach and general manager in 1963. He reorganized the Raiders, and the team improved to a 10-4 win-loss record. Four years later, the club captured the 1967 AFL title under head coach John Rauch. Quarterback Daryle Lamonica won the first of his two passing titles as Oakland advanced to the Super Bowl to face the NFL-champion Green Bay Packers. Green Bay won 33-14, but the Raiders had established themselves as an AFL power. The Raiders reached the AFL Championship Game under Rauch in 1968 and again in 1969, this time under former Raiders assistant coach John Madden, who had taken over the head coaching duties. Madden was named AFL coach of the year in 1969 when, at age 32, he was the AFL’s youngest coach.

Oakland joined the NFL in 1970 when the NFL and AFL completed their merger. The team promptly won the 1970 Western Division crown and advanced to the AFC Championship Game, where they lost to the Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts). Under Madden the Raiders gained a reputation as one of the most intimidating teams in professional sports. Their character was exemplified by center Jim Otto and offensive linemen Art Shell and Gene Upshaw, who fiercely protected quarterbacks George Blanda and Kenny Stabler. The Raiders lost three consecutive AFC Championship Games from 1973 to 1975 before winning the game in 1976. In the subsequent Super Bowl, veteran wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff played an outstanding game as the club defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 32-14.

Madden left the Raiders after the 1978 season and was replaced by Tom Flores, who had been the team’s first quarterback. In Flores’s nine seasons as head coach he led the club to five postseason appearances and two Super Bowl championships. Quarterback Jim Plunkett, playing his first full season in Oakland in 1980, commanded a potent offense that also starred wide receiver Cliff Branch and running back Mark van Eeghen. That year the Raiders became the first wild-card playoff team to win a Super Bowl, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10.

With hopes of a better-equipped stadium and more fan support, the Raiders franchise moved to Los Angeles, California, following the 1981 season. At its new home in the Los Angeles Coliseum, the team put together a 12-4 record in 1983 and returned to the Super Bowl. Plunkett, running back Marcus Allen, and tight end Todd Christiansen powered an offense that crushed its three postseason opponents by an average of 24 points. The Raiders’ defensive stars were cornerback Lester Hayes and end Howie Long.

From 1986 to 1989 the Raiders failed to make the playoffs. Coached by former Raider player Art Shell, the club rebounded with three postseason appearances in four years from 1990 to 1993. Shell was named coach of the year in 1990. Tim Brown emerged as one of the league’s swiftest wide receivers and most skilled punt returners during the 1990s. Following the 1994 season Shell left the team and the Raiders moved back to Oakland, as fan support in Los Angeles reached an all-time low and disagreements over renovations of the Los Angeles Coliseum continued between the city and owner Al Davis. After the 13-year hiatus, the Oakland City Council welcomed the team back with a remodeled, expanded stadium and helped the franchise pay for relocation expenses. Despite the move, the club remained near the bottom of the division through the mid- and late 1990s.

IV SUPER BOWL RECORD

1968 Super Bowl II Lost to Green Bay Packers, 33-14

1977 Super Bowl XI Defeated Minnesota Vikings, 32-14

1981 Super Bowl XV Defeated Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10

1984 Super Bowl XVIII Defeated Washington Redskins, 38-9

Raiders Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
<p><p>Wide receiver Javon Walker was released from a Las Vegas hospital after being treated for a concussion and facial injuries following a robbery early the morning of June 16. His agent, Kennard McGuire, said Walker was "quickly recovering" at a "private environment."</p> <p>The Raiders expect Walker to be able to participate when training camp opens in late July. In fact, coach Lane Kiffin said, "Training camp won't even be an issue."</p> <p>That's good news for the Raiders, who gave Walker a six-year, $55 million deal in the offseason that included $12 million in guaranteed money. Early reports following the incident said Walker might have suffered a fractured orbital socket, but Kiffin declined to elaborate on the possible injuries Walker suffered.</p> <p>"Until we get the report, he...


Judge sets bail for man held in Javon Walker case (AP)
A man charged with kidnapping, beating and robbing Javon Walker this month after the Oakland wide receiver spent a night club-hopping was held Friday on bail totaling $86,000. Arfat Fadel's lawyer, public defender Shane Emerick, said outside court he doubted Fadel could make bail. Emerick said Fadel intended to plead not guilty to charges that he and an unidentified second man followed Walker from...


Sources: Davis second-guessing offseason moves (Yahoo! Sports)
The Raiders' losing ways and questionable player contracts supposedly have Al Davis seeking help.


49ers sign OT Sims (PA SportsTicker)
Former Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Barry Sims officially moved across the Bay on Thursday, signing a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.


Raiders sign Keller, waive Meyer (AP)
The Oakland Raiders signed former Nebraska quarterback Sam Keller to a contract Wednesday and waived quarterback Erik Meyer. Keller was not drafted despite setting a school record last season by completing 63.1 percent of his passes for 2,422 yards and 14 touchdowns in nine games. But his season ended prematurely when he suffered a shoulder injury against Texas in October.


Police: Walker went 'willingly' with Vegas robbers (AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12il742sh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-raiders-javonwalker&prov=ap&type=lgns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080624/thumb.6537a8844b924e2da71976a4ee05489b.raiders_javon_walker_football_ny165.jpg" width="103" height="129" alt="A photo provided Tuesday, June 24, 2008, by Las Vegas police shows Arfat Fadel, of Las Vegas, who was arrested in a robbery and beating that left Oakland Raiders NFL football receiver Javon Walker unconscious on a side street after a long night of partying at Las Vegas nightclubs. Police said Fadel was accused of multiple felonies, including kidnapping, robbery, battery and conspiracy in the June 16 robbery. " align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>One man was arrested and a second was sought Tuesday in a robbery and beating that left Oakland Raiders receiver Javon Walker unconscious on a side street after a long night of partying at Las Vegas nightclubs. Police said Arfat Fadel, of Las Vegas, was accused of multiple felonies, including kidnapping, robbery, battery and conspiracy in a June 16 robbery.</p><br clear="all" />


Arrest made in Javon Walker case (PA SportsTicker)
A suspect has been arrested in the robbery and beating case involving Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker, police said Tuesday.


Free-agent OT Sims, signs with 49ers (Yahoo! Sports)
Free-agent offensive tackle Barry Sims has decided to sign with the San Francisco 49ers . A nine-year starter for...


Vegas hotel disputes Walker's story about beating (Yahoo! Sports)
In a statement to News 3 in Las Vegas, a spokesperson for MGM-Mirage, which owns Bellagio, said: &quot;The facts...


Raiders expect Walker to make full recovery (PA SportsTicker)
The Oakland Raiders expect wide receiver Javon Walker to make a full recovery, a team spokesman told PA SportsTicker on Wednesday.


Walker's account of mugging in Vegas hard to fathom (Yahoo! Sports)
Oakland Raiders receiver Javon Walker has given an exclusive interview to TheDirty.com, a web site that...


Javon Walker mugged is Las Vegas (Yahoo! Sports)
Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker was the victim of an apparent early morning robbery, according to...


Curry returns to practice from foot injury (AP)
Ronald Curry has dealt with so many injuries in his NFL career that he wasn't about to let a bone spur in his foot sideline him last season. Curry played through that pain to be Oakland's leading receiver last year until it finally became too tough to handle this offseason. After undergoing surgery on his left foot that forced him to miss six weeks of offseason practices, Curry returned to his...


Rauch, former Raiders Super Bowl II coach, dies at 80 (AP)
John Rauch, the former Georgia quarterback who coached the Oakland Raiders to a berth in the second Super Bowl, died Tuesday at his home in Oldsmar, Fla. He was 80. Rauch's wife, Jane, said Rauch died in his sleep, possibly due to a heart problem. Rauch was 33-8-1 in three season as the Raiders coach from 1966-68.


Stabler arrested on DUI charge (AP)
Former NFL star quarterback Ken Stabler was arrested and charged with reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol. Stabler, now a radio analyst for University of Alabama football, was released from jail on $1,000 bond nearly 13 hours after his arrest, police said Monday. The 62-year-old ex-Crimson Tide quarterback was pulled over for a traffic offense about 12:30 a.m.


Strahan in same company as White, Smith? (Yahoo! Sports)
The numbers don't measure up but a former end thinks Michael Strahan is in the top tier of DEs.


So much for Buffalo not supporting the Bills (Yahoo! Sports)
Nearly three months remaining before the season opener, Buffalo Bills fans are certainly showing their passion...


Raiders sign first-round pick Darren McFadden (AP)
Darren McFadden and the Oakland Raiders entered contract talks with one major goal in mind: avoid a training camp holdout. The two sides accomplished that after only two days of negotiations, finalizing a $60 million, six-year contract that ensures McFadden will be in training camp on time and not repeat the protracted holdout that derailed JaMarcus Russell's rookie year in Oakland.


Raiders sign McFadden (PA SportsTicker)
OAKLAND, California (Ticker) - The Oakland Raiders made it official Friday, signing first-round pick Darren McFadden.


Raiders sign Darren McFadden (Yahoo! Sports)
Last night, at 10:46 local time, the following was sent by the team: &quot;As a Raiders Season Ticket Holder, we...


Raiders wrap up mandatory minicamp (AP)
For all the positive developments coach Lane Kiffin has seen during the Oakland Raiders' offseason workouts, he still knows it's far too early to make any pronouncements about how the team will fare this season. A few things have stood out so far at the start of year two of Kiffin's tenure as coach. Quarterback JaMarcus Russell looks much more comfortable after starting only one game as a rookie...


Walker tries to bounce back from knee injury (AP)
Javon Walker has some experience bouncing back from knee surgery and a change of teams to return to his level as an elite wide receiver in the NFL. The Oakland Raiders are hoping he can pull off the trick once again. After a torn knee ligament cost Walker all but one game in Green Bay in 2004, he was traded to Denver where he caught 69 passes for 1,084 yards and eight touchdowns in his first season...


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