Formerly the Oakland Raiders ... was originally founded in August 1959, but they didn't officially join a league until ...
You certainly wouldn’t know it at first glance, but 1962 played a huge role in the Oakland ... Raiders to a 23-16-3 record in three seasons before becoming Commissioner of the AFL in 1966 ...
When 10-year AFL veteran Tom Flores became coach of the Oakland Raiders in 1979, one of his assistants was Earl Leggett, who had played for the Chicago Bears under the legendary George Halas.
During his 12 seasons in Oakland, he helped the Raiders reach three AFL title games. Brown also was a defensive backs coach for the Raiders during two more Super Bowl titles in 1980 and 1983 ...