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Jim Otto, Center
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15 Years
Joined Raiders: AFL Draft, 1959
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 2, 1980...The only All-League center the American Football League ever had (1960-69)...Chosen to Hall of Fame AFL All-Star Team of the Decade...Named the All-American Football Conference center for three more seasons, 1970-1972...
Started in 210 consecutive league games, an all-time Raider record...Including preseason, postseason and all-star games, he played in 308 games as a Raider...Last of the original Raiders...Participated in nine AFL All-Star games and in the first three AFC-NFC Pro Bowls...
During his 15-year career the Raiders won seven division championships and the AFL Championship in 1967...Twice winner of the Gorman Award (1968, 1971) as Player Who Best Exemplifies the Pride and Spirit of the Oakland Raiders...Selected to AFL-NFL 25-year All-Star team...Third AFL player inducted into Hall of Fame...Elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility...
Rejoined Raiders front office in special projects in 1995.
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George Blanda, QB/K
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26 Years
Joined Raiders: Trade, Houston, 1967
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 1, 1981...The only player to celebrate a Silver Anniversary in pro football, ending his NFL career in 1975 with an all-time high 26 seasons...Scored an NFL record 2,002 points...Completed 1,911 passes in career for 26,920 yards and threw for 236 touchdowns...Played in 224 straight games, 340 overall...
Raiders all-time scoring leader with 863 points...Led NFL eight times in extra points scored in a season, including 64 in 1961...Missed only 16 of 959 extra point attempts in 26 years...Kicked 335 field goals, including nine of 50 yards or more...Named 1970 Player of the Year for quarterbacking and kicking feats...
Winner of 1970 Gorman Award as Player Who Best Exemplifies the Pride and Spirit of the Oakland Raiders. Set Raider single season scoring record with 117 points in 1968...Played in 11 championship games, seven with Raiders...
Played on three AFL Championship teams, one with Oakland and two with Houston...Named to AFL-NFL 25-year All-Star team...Chosen for the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
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Willie Brown, CB
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16 Years
Joined Raiders: Trade, Denver, 1967
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 28, 1984...Shares Raider all-time lead in interceptions with 39...All-Pro seven times, played in five AFL All-Star games and four NFL Pro Bowls...Named to All-Time AFL team at cornerback in 1969...
Played in three AFL and six AFC championship games with Raiders, plus Super Bowls II and XI...Set Super Bowl record with 75-yard interception return for touchdown against Minnesota in Super Bowl XI...Had two other postseason interception returns for touchdowns...against Miami in 1970 and Pittsburgh in 1973...Intercepted at least one pass for NFL-record 16 straight seasons...Intercepted 54 passes in career, with 472 return yards, two touchdowns in league play...Tied NFL record with four interceptions against N.Y. Jets on November 15, 1964...Played in 205 games...MVP in 1965 AFL All-Star game...
Winner of 1968 Gorman Award as "player who best exemplifies the pride and spirit of the Raiders"...Raiders defensive captain for 10 years...Selected to AFL-NFL 25-year All-Star team...Chosen to the Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility...Originally signed as free agent by Houston Oilers, played four season with Denver Broncos...
Served as Raiders defensive backfield coach from 1979-88...Head football coach at Long Beach State in 1991 and at L.A. Jordan High School in 1994...Inducted to Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1992 and into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1994...Rejoined Raiders in 1995 as Director of Staff Development and returned to on-field coaching in 1996, tutoring Raider cornerbacks.
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Gene Upshaw, G
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16 Years
Joined Raiders: 1st round draft choice, 1967
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 8, 1987...All-Pro or All-Conference eight times, played in six Pro Bowls and one AFL All-Star game...All-time Raider leader in games played with 217... Missed only one league game in career...207 consecutive league games and starts are both second on Raider list...
Only player in NFL history to participate in Super Bowls in three different decades (after 1967,1976 and 1980 seasons)...Holds Raider all-time record with 24 playoff game starts...Offensive team captain for nine years (1973-81)...
Only second guard inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame...During 15-year active pro career, the Raiders made 11 playoff appearances, won eight division titles, one AFL Championship, two AFC titles and two World Championships of Professional Football ...
Named to AFL-NFL 25-year All-Star, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time and All Monday Night Teams...Chosen to the Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility...Currently Executive Director of NFL Players Association.
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Fred Biletnikoff, WR
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14 Years
Joined Raiders: 2nd round draft choice, 1965
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 30, 1988...Second All-time leading receiver in history of Silver and Black with 598 career catches...Ranked fourth on the NFL all-time receiving list at time of retirement...
Holds Raider career records for receiving yards (8,974), receiving touchdowns (76) and also caught 70 passes for 1,167 yards and 10 touchdowns in postseason games, ranking second on all-time NFL list in each category...Played in three AFL title games, five AFC championships and Super Bowls IIand Xl...MVP in Super Bowl Xl with four catches for 79 yards...Shares NFL record of 10 straight seasons with 40 or more receptions (1967-76)...Raiders leading receiver for six consecutive seasons (1968-73)...Led NFL in receiving with 61 catches in 1971, then led AFC in 1972 with 58...All-AFL in 1969, All-AFC in 1970, 1972 and 1973...
Played in two AFL All-Star games and four Pro Bowls...Played in 190 games in 14 seasons...Had 21 100-Yard receiving games...Had four 100-yard receiving games in playoffs... Never played in a losing season with the Raiders...
Originally selected in the second round of the 1965 AFL draft after record-setting collegiate career at Florida State...Named to Walter Camp All-Century Team...Rejoined Raiders as wide receivers coach in 1989...Award in his name goes to nations top collegiate wide receiver...Was Raiders wide receivers coach from 1989-94; handled quality control from 1995-96 and returned to coach receivers in 1996.
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Art Shell, T
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15 Years
Joined Raiders: 3rd round draft choice, 1968
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 5, 1989...All-American Football Conference selection six straight years from 1973-78...All-Pro in 1973, 1974 and 1977...Played in 207 league games, third highest in history of Silver and Black...
Selected to play in eight Pro Bowls, most of any Raider player until WR Tim Brown was selected to a 9th Pro Bowl in 2001...Career spanned three decades...
Played in 23 postseason contests, including eight AFL-AFC Championships and Raider victories in Super Bowls Xl and XV...Credited with near-perfect performance in Raiders Super Bowl Xl victory over Minnesota, limiting Vikings highly regarded defensive end Jim Marshall to no tackles, sacks or assists during 32-14 win...
Played in first 156 games before missing five games due to preseason injury...Launched another streak of 51 straight games...Named to NFL All-Monday Night Team...Originally selected in third round of the 1968 AFL draft after stellar career as a two-way lineman at Maryland State-Eastern Shore...
Raiders offensive line coach after retiring as a player in 1982 until 1988, when he became head coach of the Silver and Black...Served as head coach of the Raiders until 1994.
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Ted Hendricks, LB
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15 Years
Joined Raiders: Free Agent, 1975
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 4, 1990...Played in every game during his 15 NFL seasons, including nine with Silver and Black...Played in 131 consecutive league games with Raiders, 215 in career, most by any linebacker in NFL history...
Member of all three Raider teams that won the World Championship of Professional Football (1976, 1980 and 1983 teams)... Intercepted 26 passes for 332 yards and one touchdown while recovering 16 opponents fumbles...Shares NFL record for most safeties in pro career with four...Also shares postseason NFL record for most opponents fumbles recovered in career with four...Scored three touchdowns in career on fumble recovery, interception return and return of blocked punt...
Named All-AFC seven times, All-NFC once and played in eight AFC-NFC Pro Bowls...Second round pick in the 1969 draft by Baltimore Colts...Was a member of Baltimores Super Bowl V Championship team... Played for Colts before being traded to Green Bay in 1974, then joined Raiders as free agent in 1975...Three-time All-America linebacker/defensive end at the University of Miami...Named to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time team in 1994.
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Al Davis
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The Man Behind the Shield
Raiders owner Al Davis was inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 1, 1992. He went from assistant coach of the Los Angeles, then San Diego Chargers, to head coach and general manager of the Raiders, to Commissioner of the American Football League and to principal owner and chief executive officer of the Raiders, transforming a failing franchise into pro footballs winningest team.
Mr. Davis was the offensive end coach of the Los Angeles Chargers from 1960-62, before being named Raiders head coach/general manager at age 33. In first season in Oakland, team went 10-4 in 1963 with Davis being named Coach of the Year by AP, UPI, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News and his fellow coaches. The nine-win turnaround in one season remains the greatest such accomplishment in pro football history. Mr. Davis became the first sports figure ever honored by the Chamber of Commerce as Oaklands Young Man of the Year.
In 1966, Mr. Davis became Commissioner of the AFL at 36 and was acclaimed nationally as the driving force who brought on the historic merger between the NFL and AFL. He played a vital role in the development of the game as a participant in the prestigious NFL Competition Committee and the NFL Owners Executive Committee.
Has been chosen by a record eight Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees to present them at the Canton, Ohio ceremony: Lance Alworth, Jim Otto, George Blanda, Willie Brown, Gene Upshaw, Fred Biletnikoff, Art Shell and Ted Hendricks.
Mr. Davis became the first recipient of the NFL Players Association's Retired Players Award of Excellence "for his contributions to the men who played the game" in 1991.
As a member of the Executive Committee of the NFL Management Council, Mr. Davis was a major factor in achieving a collective bargaining agreement with the players.
His innovative technical football articles published in the leading coaching magazines gained him wide acclaim. He went into the U.S. Army, being assigned as head football coach at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. There he molded a national power service team and capped one season by defeating Maryland, national collegiate football champions, in a squad game. Mr. Davis was on the staff of the Baltimore Colts in 1954, at age 24, concentrating on player personnel. During 1955-56, he served as line coach and chief recruiter at The Citadel. He then spent three years at the USC as line coach and in 1959, and was also defensive coordinator.
He attended Wittenberg College and Syracuse, earning a degree in English while playing football, basketball and baseball in 1950 and was named line coach at Adelphi College in New York.
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Mike Haynes, CB
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14 Years
Joined Raiders: Trade, New England, 1983
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 26, 1997...Made nine Pro Bowl appearances in pro career...Credited with 46 career interceptions while playing with the Raiders and New England...Totaled 688 yards in interception returns and returned two interceptions for touchdowns in pro career...
Tied for Raiders lead with three interceptions in 1988...Played in 43 consecutive games with Raiders before missing action in mid season in 1986...Led league in return yards in 1984 with 220 yards on six interception returns, including single longest interception return of 97 yards at Miami...Had 13 career interceptions as Raider...Joined Raiders in mid-season 1983, played in final five league games plus three playoff wins...Had interception as Raiders downed Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII...
Came to Raiders in trade with New England...Played out option with Patriots in 1982, completing seven seasons with New England...Made 58 consecutive starts with Patriots from 1976-79...Patriots top interceptor from 1976-78...New Englands all-time punt return leader with 1,159 yards on 111 returns, a 10.4 yard average...Had two punt return touchdowns as rookie in 1976, with runs of 89 and 62 yards...Also blocked and returned a field goal attempt for 65-yard touchdown in 1980...Fifth player and first defensive back taken in 1976 draft by New England...
AFC Rookie of Year...All-Pro in 1978, 82, 84 and 85 and All-Conference eight times...Named to NFL All-Time Team...
All-America defensive back as junior and senior at Arizona State...Named MVP in 1976 Japan Bowl and 1973 Fiesta Bowl...Two-year letterman in track, winning conference long jump title one year and runner-up the other...Now works for Callaway Golf.
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Eric Dickerson, RB
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14 Years
Joined Raiders: Trade, Indianapolis, 1992
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 7, 1999...Played 11 National Football League seasons and made six Pro Bowl appearances in pro career...
Began NFL career as first round pick, second selection overall, by L.A. Rams in 1983...Also played for Indianapolis Colts (1987-91); Raiders (1992) and Atlanta Falcons (1993). . .
Led Raiders in rushing in 1992 with 729 yards...Played 11 seasons, 146 games. . .
All-America, one of the best college runners in NCAA history. . . Rushed for 4,450 yards in four seasons at SMU. . . Holds NFL rookie-season records for most rushing attempts: 390; most yards rushing: 1,808; most touchdowns rushing: 18. . .
Set NFL records for rushing yards: 2,105; 100-yard rushing performances: 12; and combined yards from scrimmage: 2,244 in 1984. . . Ranks third in NFL history in career rushing yardage: 13,259. . . Gained a playoff record 248 yards rushing in 1985 NFC Divisional Playoff Game. . . In 1987, traded from Rams to Colts in blockbuster deal that also involved the Bills. . . Recorded a then-record seven consecutive seasons with 1,000 yards rushing. . . Named NFL Player of the Year, 1984, NFL Offensive Player of the Year 1986. . . All-Pro 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988. . . All-NFC 1983, 1984, 1986. . . All-AFC 1987, 1988.
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Howie Long, DE
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13 Years
Joined Raiders: Second round pick, 1981
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 29, 2000...Played 13 National Football League seasons, all with the Raiders and made Raiders record-tying eight Pro Bowl appearances in pro career...
Moved into starting role with the Raiders beginning in the fifth game of the strike-shortened 1982 season...Just the second Raider defensive lineman to make a Pro Bowl...First- or second-team All-Pro choice in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1989, was also named All-AFC four times... In 1985, accounted for 10 sacks, with at least one in eight games and was selected as Raider Lineman's Club Defensive Lineman of the Year by his teammates...Although he missed much of the 1988 season due to injury, he still managed to record three sacks and intercept the first pass of his career, which he returned 73 yards in a game against the Houston Oilers...
Member of the NFL's All-Decade team of the 1980s, recorded 84 career sacks, not including 7.5 sacks in 1981 before the sack was an official NFL statistic...Second-round pick of the Oakland Raiders in the 1981 NFL draft and the 48th player selected overall...
Four-year letterman at Villanova and MVP in the 1980 Blue-Gray Game.
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Ronnie Lott, DB
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14 Years
Joined Raiders: 1991
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 29, 2000...Played 14 National Football League seasons-- including two with the Raiders--and made 10 Pro Bowl appearances in pro career at three positions--cornerback, free safety and strong safety...
Named All-Pro eight times, All-NFC six times, and All-AFC once, selected to play in 10 Pro Bowls and was named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary Team...In his first NFL season, led a young secondary that helped the 49ers to win Super Bowl XVI...Became the second rookie in NFL history to return three interceptions for touchdowns and finished second to Lawrence Taylor for Rookie of the Year honors...Used at both left and right cornerback positions and as a free and strong safety during his 14-year career... In 1986, played 14 games at the free safety position before an injury sidelined him for the final two games of the season...Still led the league with a career-most 10 interceptions, recorded 77 tackles, three forced fumbles and two sacks...
During his career with the 49ers (1981-90), Los Angeles Raiders (1991-92), and the New York Jets (1993-94) recorded 63 career interceptions and twice led the league...Surpassed the 1,000-career tackle mark in 1993, and had five seasons of at least 100 tackles. In his 10 seasons with the 49ers, San Francisco won eight NFC Western Division titles and four Super Bowls. In 20 playoff contests (all starts), he recorded nine interceptions, 89 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and two touchdowns...
San Francisco 49ers' first round draft pick and the eighth player chosen overall in the 1981 NFL Draft following All-America college career at Southern California.
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Dave Casper, TE
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Casper Named to Hall of Fame
Legendary Raiders TE Dave Casper became the 13th member of the Silver & Black to be inducted into Pro Footballs Hall of Fame. Formal enshrinement ceremonies were held in Canton, home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, on Saturday, August 3, 2002.
Tight end Dave Casper was an Honorable Mention All-America as an offensive tackle in 1972, and an All-America tight end in 1973 at Notre Dame. The Oakland Raiders selected him in the second round of the 1974 National Football League Draft.
Used primarily on special teams his first two years in Oakland, he earned a starter's role in 1976 and quickly established himself as a dominant player, finishing the season with an impressive 53 catches for 691 yards and 10 touchdowns. His outstanding play invigorated the Raiders' offense with a blend of pass catching and blocking that culminated in a 32-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI.
Nicknamed "The Ghost" by his teammates, Casper was not only a great receiver and blocker, he was also a clutch performer. Two of the game's most memorable plays involved the sure-handed tight end.
In the 1977 AFC playoff game between the Raiders and the Baltimore Colts, it was Casper's 10-yard touchdown reception that ended the double-overtime affair, 37-31, in favor of the Raiders. "Ghost to the Post," the game is called in reference to Casper's 42-yard reception route that set up the tying field goal at the end of regulation. Early the next season, Casper again pulled his team from certain defeat, on a play that would forever be remembered as "The Holy Roller." Down seven points to the San Diego Chargers with 10 seconds remaining in the game, Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler fumbled the ball. The ball rolled 13 yards to the Chargers 11, where running back Pete Banaszak batted it toward the goal line. At the 5, a quick thinking Casper continued the ball's forward progress with his foot before finally falling on it in the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
Casper played six and a half seasons with the Raiders. During that time he was named All-Pro and All-AFC four times and was selected to play in four Pro Bowls. Midway through the 1980 season he was traded to the Houston Oilers for a first-round and two second-round draft picks. There he was reunited with Stabler who was traded to the Oilers at the start of the season. Casper finished the season with 56 receptions and was named to his fifth Pro Bowl.
In 1984, after a brief stint with the Minnesota Vikings, Casper returned to the Raiders, finishing his career with 378 receptions for 5,216 yards and 52 touchdowns.
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Marcus Allen, RB
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16 years
Joined Raiders: 1982
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 3, 2003
the 10th player selected in the 1982 NFL Draft, played 16 NFL seasonsincluding 11 with the Los Angeles Raiders
Gained 12,243 yards rushing, 5,411 yards receiving, and scored 145 touchdowns
1981 Heisman Trophy winner while at Southern California and NFL Rookie of the Year in 1982
During his 11 seasons with the Raiders, named to the Pro Bowl five times and added a sixth appearance in 1994, as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs
Was the Raiders leading rusher seven consecutive years
Led the Raiders in receptions with 51 in 1987.
Named MVP in Super Bowl XVIII when the Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 after rushing for 191 yards and scored two touchdowns, one a Super Bowl record 74-yarder
In 1985, named NFL MVP after leading the league with 1,759 rushing yards on 380 carries for a 4.6 yards per carry average and 11 touchdowns
Also caught 67 passes for 555 yards and scored an additional three touchdowns.
In 1995, made NFL history when he became when he became the first player in league history to rush for over 10,000 yards and catch passes for 5,000 more
Completed 12 of 27 passes for 282 yards and six touchdowns during his career
In 15 career playoff games, carried the ball 267 times for 1,347 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 5.0 yards per carry
Also added 52 catches for 522 yards and two receiving touchdowns
At the time of his retirement following the 1997 season, held the single-season record for most rushing and receiving yards combined (2,314), second in consecutive 100-yard games, and was third in career-combined yardage.
Presently works for CBS Sports.
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James Lofton, WR
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16 years
Joined Raiders: 1987
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 3, 2003
Traded to the Raiders in 1987 and played two season for Silver and Black
Later spent four seasons with Buffalo Bills and also played for L.A. Rams and Philadelphia Eagles in final NFL season
Entered NFL as No. 1 draft pick of Green Bay in 1978 and spent eight seasons with Packers
In 16 seasons, caught 764 passes for 14,004 yards - an 18.3 average per catch
Recorded more than 50 catches in a season nine times.
His 14,004 career-reception yardage mark was an NFL best at the time of his retirement, while his 43 games with 100 or more yards receiving ranked third
First NFL player to score a touchdown in 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s
Named All-Pro four times, All-NFC three times, selected to play in eight Pro Bowls.
In 1991, at age 35, became the oldest player in league history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season and recorded a career-best 220 receiving yards in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals
In 13 playoff game appearances, caught 41 passes for 759 yards and eight touchdowns, including a seven-reception game in Super Bowl XXVI. In three of those playoff games, recorded 100-yard plus performances
Won NCAA long jump title as a senior at Stanford.
Coaches wide receivers for San Diego Chargers.
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Bob Brown, T
NFL: 10 Years Raiders: 3 years
Joined Raiders: 1971
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 8, 2004...Brown, known as an aggressive, punishing blocker, is the 14th modern-era player who played primarily as a tackle to be elected. Other Hall of Fame tackles include Raider Legend Art Shell. The others are Roosevelt Brown, Lou Creekmur, Dan Dierdorf, Forrest Gregg, Lou Groza (also PK), Mike McCormack, Ron Mix, Anthony Muñoz, Jim Parker (G-T), Bob St. Clair, Jackie Slater, and Ron Yary.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Brown went on to play 10 seasons in the NFL, his last three with the Raiders. He was selected for six Pro Bowls, one while with the Raiders. Brown was the Eagles' first-round
draft pick (2nd player overall) in the 1964 NFL Draft.
John Madden, Head Coach
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Assistant Coach: 1967-68
Head Coach: 1969-1978
Legendary Raiders Head Coach John Madden will be inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in August of 2006. Madden, who coached the Silver and Black from 1969-78 and retired with a record of 112-39-7 including postseason games, becomes the 17th Raider to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Madden, who will become the 15th modern era coach enshrined in Canton and the 21st overall, led the Team of the Decades to a 103-32-7 regular season record in his 10-year tenure. His .759 regular season winning percentage is the highest in the history of professional football among head coaches with at least 100 career victories. At age 42, he became the third-youngest coach to reach 100 wins, behind only fellow Hall of Famers George Halas and Curly Lambeau.
Madden led the Silver and Black to the franchise's first World Championship of Professional Football following the 1976 season when his Raiders beat the Minnesota Vikings, 32-14, in Super Bowl XI. He took his teams to the playoffs in eight of his 10 seasons on the sideline, posting a 9-7 overall record, guiding them to the AFL or AFC Championship Game seven times.
His teams also captured seven division titles, and from 1976-77 had a 17-game winning streak, the second-longest streak in pro football history. Madden, who for the last four years has been part of the broadcast crew for Monday Night Football, holds the record for most wins by any coach on Monday night with an 11-1-1 record.
When he was hired at the age of 33 in 1969, Madden became the youngest head coach in the history of the American Football League, and became the youngest coach to be named AFL Coach of the Year after he guided the Raiders to a 12-1-1 record in his first season. The victory in Super Bowl XI made him, at age 41, the youngest coach to guide a team to a Super Bowl championship at that time.
Madden coached in some of the greatest games in football history. Among those memorable contests is the Sea of Hands game, played December 21, 1974 against Miami and called "the greatest game I have ever seen" by legendary broadcaster Curt Gowdy, and the Holy Roller game on September 10, 1978 against San Diego.
In addition to coaching some of the greatest teams in some of the greatest games in Raiders history, Madden coached a number of the greatest players to ever don the Silver and Black. Biletnikoff, Blanda, Bob and Willie Brown, Casper, Hendricks, Shell and Upshaw all played for Madden, and 26 of his players made a total of 71 appearances in the AFL All-Star Game or the annual AFC/NFC Pro Bowl.
In his second season a head coach, Madden coached Blanda through one of the most amazing stretches by any player in football history. In the span of five games, Blanda threw five touchdown passes and kicking four field goals to rally the Silver and Black to four come-from-behind victories and one tie.
Madden compiled a 36-16-2 record against the 10 future Hall of Fame coaches against whom he competed, finishing his career with a winning record against each one. His 103 regular season victories account for 26 percent of the Raiders' 394 all-time wins and he was responsible for nine of the franchise's 25 postseason wins.
Madden joined the Raiders in 1967 as the linebackers coach. He began his coaching career at age 23 Hancock Junior College in Santa Maria, California as an assistant coach. Two years later, he was named the head coach at Hancock. In two years as head coach, Madden compiled a 13-5 record, including an 8-1 mark in his second year and a spot in the Junior College Top 10. In 1964, he was named the defensive coordinator at San Diego State. In his three years at SDSU, the Aztecs went 26-4 and were ranked number one among small colleges.
Madden was born in Austin, Minnesota, on April 10, 1936 and grew up in the San Francisco suburb of Daly City. He graduated from Jefferson High School and went on to the College of San Mateo. After two years there, he finished his college career at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. He earned a Bachelor of Science in 1959 and a Master of Arts in 1961, both from Cal Poly. He was drafted in the 21st round of the 1959 NFL draft by Philadelphia, but a severe knee injury suffered in training camp ended his playing career prematurely.
Since his retirement in 1978, Madden has become perhaps the most recognizable person in professional football through his standout work in the broadcast booth and the best-selling video game bearing his name. Madden entered broadcasting in 1980 with CBS.
In 2006, Madden will become the only broadcaster to work for all four major networks. After 14 years with CBS, he moved on to FOX, and joined the Monday Night Football crew on ABC in 2002. He will be a part of NBC's Sunday Night Football broadcast team beginning this fall.
Madden has won an unprecedented 14 Emmy Awards for the Most Outstanding Sports Personality/Analyst and has been nominated a total of 16 times. The American Sportscasters Association named him the Sports Personality of the Year in 1985 and again in 1992, and in 1982 Madden became the first NFL analyst to receive the prestigious Golden Mike Award from the Touchdown Club of America.
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Heisman Trophy Winners
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BILLY CANNON - 1959
JIM PLUNKETT - 1970
MARCUS ALLEN - 1981
BO JACKSON - 1985
TIM BROWN - 1987
DESMOND HOWARD - 1991
CHARLES WOODSON - 1997
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