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TwitterThe Oakland Raiders became an AFL team in 1960. Oakland was a replacement for the Minneapolis franchise which became an NFL team. Oakland had problems right from the start when there was no home field for the Raiders to play on, they had to at Candlestick Park in San Francisco and Kezar Stadium, Oakland Coliseum [...]
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Oakland Raiders
September 27th, 2008 
Neal 
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Tags: AFL, AFL Championship, Al Davis, Black Hole, Candlestick Park, Football, Gene Upshaw, George Blanda, Green Bay Packers, Houston Oilers, Howie Long, Jim Otto, Jon Madden, Kezar Stadium, Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles Raiders, National Football League, NFL, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Raider Nation, Super Bowl XVIII, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vince Lombardi, Washington Redskins 
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September 25th, 2008 Neal The Buffalo Bills became a member of the American Football League in 1959. Not until 1963 did the Bills have the on field success they were looking for ending in a tie for the AFL Eastern Division title. The next two seasons saw the Bills win the AFL Championship defeating the San Diego Chargers in [...]
Posted in Buffalo Bills Tags: AFC East, AFC Wild Card, AFL Championship, AFL Eastern Division, American Football League, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Emmitt Smith, Football, Frank Reich, Houston Oilers, Jim Kelly, Miami Dolphins, Michael Irvin, Most Valuable Player, National Football League, New England Patriots, New York Jets, NFL, O.J. Simpson, Orenthal James, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Troy Aikman, United States Football League No Comments »Kansas City Chiefs
September 23rd, 2008 Neal The Kansas Chiefs and formally known as the Dallas Texans, were one of the original teams of the AFL and the AFL team to represent the league in the Super Bowl. Lamar Hunt who wanted a team in the NFL couldn’t get his wish so he decided to take the next best course, the American [...]
Posted in Kansas City Chiefs Tags: AFL Championship, American Football Conference, Bobby Bell, Buck Buchanan, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Texans, Denver Broncos, Football, Hank Stram, Houston Oilers, Jan Stenerud, Junious "Buck" Buchanan, Kansas City Chiefs, Lamar Hunt, Larry Johnson, Len Dawson, National Football League, NFL, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Trent Green, Willie Lanier No Comments »