Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional football team that plays in the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League. The team was founded in 1960 as part of the American Football League. The Raiders play their home games at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California.http://www.nfl.com/teams/profile?team=OAK The team is owned by former AFL coach and commissioner Al Davis, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame since 1992.http://www.raiders.com/history/al-davis.html

In the 2010 NFL season, the Raiders went an even 8-8 during the regular season and did not qualify for the 2010-11 NFL Playoffs.http://www.nfl.com/teams/profile?team=OAK During the season, head coach Tom Cable came under fire for allegations of abusing his wife and breaking the jaw of an assistant coach. Cable was fired after the season and replaced with Hue Jackson. The addition of Jackson was announced by Al Davis on January 19, 2011.http://www.nesn.com/2011/01/al-davis-rips-tom-cable-for-scandals-justifies-firing-at-hue-jacksons-introductory-news-conference.html

After the team was founded as part of the American Football League in 1960, the Oakland Raiders won their first championship in the AFL in 1967. One year later, the Raiders appeared in Super Bowl II which was lost to the Green Bay Packers. In 1969, John Madden was hired to coach the team and retained as the American Football League merged with the National Football League in 1970. Madden led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl win in 1977 by defeating the Minnesota Vikings. Despite losing Madden to retirement the next year, the Raiders returned to win Super Bowl XV in 1981 over the Philadelphia Eagles.http://www.raiders.com/history/timeline.html

After a move to Los Angeles, California, the Raiders won Super Bowl XVIII in 1984 over the Washington Redskins. They returned to Oakland, California, in 1995 and to the Super Bowl in 2003 when the team lost in Super Bowl XXXVII to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.http://www.raiders.com/history/timeline.html

Between 1980 and 2010, a total of 19 members of the Oakland Raiders have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Those include owner Al Davis and former head coach John Madden. Additionally, players such as George Blanda, Gene Upshaw, Art Shell, Ted Hendricks, Howie Long, Rod Woodson and Jerry Rice all played for the Raiders before they were named to the Hall.http://www.raiders.com/history/hall-of-fame.html