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Oakland Raiders…Will This Be a Winning Season?
In 1960, The Oakland Raiders became part of the American Football League. When the AFL merged with the NFL in 1970, the Raiders became an official team of the NFL. Their past has been turbulent and unusual but can never be called boring.
Throughout the history of the NFL many teams have moved from one city to another and the Oakland Raiders are no exception. Originally playing in Oakland California, the Raiders were moved to Los Angeles in 1982 because of unsuccessful attempts to have improvements made to the stadium.
Al Davis, one of the owners, decided to move the team to L.A. League owners denied his proposal but he was not discouraged. He filed an anti trust lawsuit and won, gaining the right to move the team. All of this was in response to promises made by the Los Angeles Coliseum that the stadium improvements would be made in L.A. When the improvements never happened, specifically the addition of luxury boxes, Davis began searching for somewhere else to move the team. After much drama, debate, and many broken promises, Davis finally moved the team back to Oakland in 1995.
Originally built more for baseball than for football, the Oakland Coliseum had seating for only 45,000 people. Built deep in the ground, the playing field is located 21 feet below sea level. Renovations in 1996 cost 200 million dollars and brought seating to more than 63,000 with 143 luxury suites and 9,000 club seats. There are rumors, discussions, and hopes of a new stadium in Oakland but so far, nothing has been decided upon.
Oakland’s cheerleaders, the Raiderettes, are a group of beautiful, enthusiastic ladies that do so much more than just dance along the sidelines. They are professionals and students, who work hard to improve their communities through community service projects and charities. These women help underprivileged children, visit soldiers in Iraq, and donate their time, efforts, and portions of the proceeds from their calendar each year to charities throughout the area.
The Oakland Raiders cheerleaders are not the only ones involved in the community. The players are also active members of their community. They visit war veterans, participate in events to raise funds and awareness of diseases such as childhood cancer, and they sponsor many other activities.
The Oakland Raiders are not only active in the community but also exert a lot of energy on the football field pleasing fans each season. They have had some bad years but this team seems to always come back with a winning season. They have three Super Bowl wins to their credit, including one that was while they were the L.A. Raiders.
As football teams go, the Raiders are always a good team to watch. They have some very devoted fans and the games are always interesting to see.
