From their humble beginnings in Oakland to their luxurious new home in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Raiders have always been a team of innovators. Few people know that the original owner of the team was called by Nicholas Silver and that it was he who came up with the idea for Los Angeles Raiders. The team were a force to be reckoned with from 1969 until 1994 when they moved to make way for the brand-new Rams and Chargers. What few people also know is that they won three Super Bowls before they left LA. In 1982, they became the first team to win three Super Bowls consecutively. After moving to Oakland, they went on to win two more before finally losing in 2016. The Oakland Raiders are now back with a vengeance as they prepare for their first game in Las Vegas this September. Come with us on our journey through the unconventional history of America’s most iconic football team!
The Raiders Beginnings in Oakland
The Oakland Raiders football team was founded in 1960 by a group of investors led by F. Wayne Valley, who had previously owned the San Diego Chargers. They were originally called “the Oakland Americans” but later became known as the “Oakland Raiders.” After a couple of tough seasons, they finally started to get some positive momentum and went on to win their first Super Bowl in 1977. In 1982, they became the first team ever to win three consecutive Super Bowls. It was also that time when they moved to Los Angeles due to new ownership – including Eddie DeBartolo Jr., Jerry Jones and Charles O’ Sullivan.
The Raiders Move to Los Angeles
The Raiders were the first professional sports team to make the move to Los Angeles in 1982. Having left Oakland in 1981, the Raiders had a new stadium under construction and they used it as a home ground from 1982-1994. They also used it to win their third Super Bowl in 1984. After 1994, the Raiders moved back to Oakland until 2017 when they made another big move – this time to Las Vegas!
The Raiders Take the Nation by Storm
The Oakland Raiders are back with a vengeance as they prepare for their first game in Las Vegas this September.
Since their humble beginnings in Oakland to their luxurious new home in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Raiders have always been a team of innovators. Few people know that the original owner of the team was called Nicholas Silver and that he was the one who came up with the idea for Los Angeles Raiders. The team were a force to be reckoned with from 1969 until 1994 when they moved to make way for the brand-new Rams and Chargers.
What few people also know is that they won three Super Bowls before they left LA; in 1982, they became the first team to win three Super Bowls consecutively. After moving to Oakland, they went on to win two more before finally losing in 2016.
The Oakland Raiders are now back with a vengeance as they prepare for their first game in Las Vegas this September. Come with us on our journey through the unconventional history of America’s most iconic football team!
The Raiders Excel in Oakland
The Raiders have always been the team to beat. Ever since the 1960s, they’ve had a tendency of dominating the league. From 1969 until 1993, they didn’t lose a single Super Bowl game. In 1982, they became the first team to win three in a row and were still undefeated at that point. After moving to Oakland in 1995 for fear of being forgotten by LA, the Raiders continued their winning streak with two more Super Bowl victories until finally losing against the Baltimore Ravens.
The Unconventional History of the Las Vegas Raiders
The story of the Oakland Raiders began with one man: Nicholas Silver. He was the original owner of the team and it was he who came up with the idea for Los Angeles Raiders. The team, a force to be reckoned with from 1969 until 1994 when they moved to make way for the brand-new Rams and Chargers, won three Super Bowls before they left LA.
In 1982, they became the first team to win three Super Bowls consecutively. After moving to Oakland, they went on to win two more before finally losing in 2016 against the New England Patriots.
Moving to a new city with a young team
The Raiders had a promising future in Oakland, but after a failed attempt to get the new stadium they wanted, they were left with no choice but to join the ranks of NFL teams that relocate. At this point in their history, the team was only two years old. That’s two years old! Most football teams don’t go through such a radical change so early on in their life cycle. But then again, the Raiders never did anything conventionally.
The team owner transferred ownership to Al Davis who then set his sights on Las Vegas. The man behind the “silver and black” was now looking for silver and gold. He decided he would spearhead an effort to bring pro football back to Sin City for the first time since the Las Vegans lost their AFL franchise in 1987. But how could he do it? Who could fund such an ambitious venture?
How do you rebuild after one Super Bowl loss?
After a disappointing loss in the 1967 AFL Championship game to the Green Bay Packers, Al Davis had an idea. He wanted his team to have a distinctive “image,” and he got it by deciding that they would wear silver and black uniforms.
The Raiders became known as the “Silver and Black” because of their unique look.
A new era, a new home
The Las Vegas Raiders will be the first and only major sports team in America to call a city other than that of its state home. It marks a new era for the team and for football as a whole. The move is sure to shake up things, not just for football but for many businesses in the Vegas area.
We’ve seen teams relocate before, but never with such pomp and circumstance as this one. From the moment they were announced, they have been breaking records and making headlines. The Nevada Tourism Authority have reported that visitors are already booking their trips to Vegas around Raider games, even though they won’t play in person until September 8th.
It’s clear that the Raiders are here to stay. They seem set on being pioneers of a whole new frontier – one where cities don’t matter but success does. We can’t wait to see what happens next!
onclusion
The Las Vegas Raiders have a colorful history. From their humble beginnings in Oakland to their luxurious new home in Las Vegas, they’ve always been a team of innovators. Few people know that the original owner of the team was called by Nicholas Silver and that it was he who came up with the idea for Los Angeles Raiders. The team were a force to be reckoned with from 1969 until 1994 when they moved to make way for the brand-new Rams and Chargers. What few people also know is that they won three Super Bowls before they left LA. In 1982, they became the first team to win three Super Bowls consecutively. After moving to Oakland, they went on to win two more before finally losing in 2016. The Oakland Raiders are now back with a vengeance as they prepare for their first game in Las Vegas this September!