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1 Franchise history
2 Players of note
2.1 Pro Football Hall of Famers:
2.2 Current stars:
2.3 Retired numbers:
2.4 Former stars:
3 See Also
4 External link
The Oakland Raiders are a National Football League team based in Oakland, California.
Founded: 1960 (charter American Football League member; joined NFL in 1970 merger)
Formerly known as: Los Angeles Raiders ( 1982- 1994)
Home stadium: Network Associates Coliseum (a.k.a. "The Black Hole")
Uniform colors: 1960- 1962: Black, Gold and White, 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey-Present: SilverSilver is the metallic shade of the color gray closest to that of polished silver. In heraldry there is no distinction between silver and white, represented as " argent". Of course the visual sensation usually associated with the metal silver is its metal and Black
HelmetA helmet is a form of protective clothing worn on the head and usually made of metal or some other hard substance, typically for protection from falling objects or high-speed collisions. Helmets are common in the military, construction, mining and some sp design: Silver with a black shieldThis article is about the handheld defensive device. For other meanings of the word see shield (disambiguation A shield is a protective device, meant to intercept attacks. The term often refers to a device that is held in the hand, as opposed to armour an with crossed swordA sword (from Old English sweord akin to Old High German swerd is a bladed weapon, consisting in its most fundamental design of a blade and a handle. The blade is normally of metal and often ground to at least one sharp edge and usually has a pointed tips and image of a Raider.
League championships won: AFL 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio; NFL 19761976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 12 UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is s, 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He, 1983
Super Bowl appearances: II (lost), XI (won), XV (won), XVIII (won), XXXVII (lost)

Legally, the team is a limited partnership operated by Al Davis, who serves as President of the team's general partner, A.D. Football, Inc.



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