Oakland Raiders

None (the Raider organization does not retire the jersey numbers of former players). The film also received an additional four Oscar nominations:. They did this by issuing "personal seating licenses", without which fans cannot buy tickets to the games. It was the winner of eight Oscars:. In this lawsuit, the Raiders agreed that they would sell out all of their home games, in exchange for the city helping to renovate their stadium. The film later was called "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Their most recent legal battle is with the city of Oakland. Its labor theme had echoes of socialist sympathies, and though well enough disguised was a controversial and resonant work of art, at a time when the "red scare" was a prominent aspect in American life.

After moving back to Oakland, they were sued by the NFL for losing the Los Angeles television market, the second largest in the United States. Both the Senate of the time, and the fictional mob in the movie being incarnations of an equivalent kind of mob mentality. The Raiders sued the city of Los Angeles over the fact that the city backed out of a stadium deal for the team. The irony of On the Waterfront is that its protagonist's (Terry Malloy's) fight against corruption was an inspired echo of Arthur Miller's own famed fight against the McCarthyist-era Senate, perhaps in an attempt at healing their torn friendship. Also, they were the only team that was not a defendant in the USFL's ultimately unsuccessful antitrust suit against the NFL; Davis was a witness for the USFL in that action. Miller's The Crucible, about a heroic New England Puritan who chooses to die rather than make false accusations of witchcraft, is considered a response to Kazan. They have been involved in several lawsuits, most famously with the cities of Los Angeles and Oakland, as well as the NFL. On the Waterfront, being about a heroic mob informer, is widely considered to be Kazan's answer to his critics.

The Raiders are the most litigious team in the NFL. It is seen by many as a jab by Kazan at his former close friend, Arthur Miller, who along with Lillian Hellman was bitterly and openly resentful of Kazan's "betrayal" of film artists to the HUAC as "communists". In the 2004-2005 season, their first season under Turner, the Raiders continued to suffer on the field, posting their second consecutive losing record (5-11), heavy laden with turnovers and injuries. The film deals with social issues which paralleled the emerging organization of labor. After the end of the 2003 regular season, Callahan was fired, and ultimately replaced by current head coach Norv Turner. The film was directed by Elia Kazan and stars Marlon Brando. In fact, in a press conference at the end of one game, then-coach Bill Callahan berated both his players and the media for the team's poor performance that season. On the Waterfront is an American 1954 film about mob violence and corruption among longshoremen, and became a standard of its kind.

They finished with a losing record of 4-12, tied with three other teams for the worst record in the NFL, and the worst record ever for a team who were Super Bowl contenders one season previously. Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - Leonard Bernstein. The 2003 season was a 180-degree turnaround for the Raiders. Best Supporting Actor - Rod Steiger. Gannon was named MVP of the league, and the Raiders made their fifth Super Bowl appearance following the season, only to lose to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Best Supporting Actor - Karl Malden. The Raiders finished the 2002 season with an 11-5 record and clinched the top seed in the playoffs. Cobb.

They finished 10-6, but lost their divisional playoff game to the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in the controversial "tuck" game, in which an apparent fumble by the Patriots (that was recovered by the Raiders) was reviewed and determined to be an incomplete pass. Best Supporting Actor - Lee J. The Raiders acquired all-time leading receiver Jerry Rice prior to the 2001 season. Writing, Story and Screenplay - Budd Schulberg. By 2000, the Raiders began to reclaim their position among the NFL's greatest teams, highlighted by the emergence of veteran quarterback Rich Gannon as one of the best all-around quarterbacks in Raiders history. Film Editing - Gene Milford. After the following season, the Raiders moved back to Oakland. Directing - Elia Kazan.

This period was marked by the career-ending injury of Bo Jackson in 1990, the failure of troubled quarterback Todd Marinovich, and the departure of Marcus Allen in 1993. Best Cinematography, Black-and-White - Boris Kaufman. This also marked a somewhat down period in Raider franchise history, both on the field and, more importantly, off the field. Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Black-and-White - Richard Day. Al Davis's perceived infatuation with Jackson caused a major rift between Davis and star running back Marcus Allen, who eventually left to play for the Kansas City Chiefs. Best Supporting Actress - Eva Marie Saint. In 1987, the Raiders drafted dual-sport athlete Bo Jackson after he originally decided to not play professional football in 1986 (when drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round). Best Picture - Sam Spiegel, producer.

This was momentous as it made Shell the first ever African American Head Coach in the history of the NFL. Best Actor - Marlon Brando. Shell held that position until 1988 when he was made the team's Head Coach. Also that year Al Davis hired future hall of famer Art Shell to coach the Offensive Line. In 1982, the Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles, California to play their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; they won the championship the following year.

In spite of his success, Madden left coaching in 1979 to pursue a career as a television football commentator. In 1969, John Madden became the team's head coach, and during the 1970s he helped start the Raiders' ascent towards their current status as one of the most successful franchises in NFL history, starting with their 1977 Super Bowl XI win over the Minnesota Vikings. In 1970, the AFL-NFL merger took place, and the Raiders joined the West Division of the American Football Conference in the newly merged National Football League. The Raiders appeared in Super Bowl II (the first of five Super Bowls) in 1968 but lost to the NFL champion Green Bay Packers.

In 1966, Davis became Commissioner of the AFL and is considered a driving force in raising the AFL to competitive levels that forced the NFL to merge with the younger league. Clem Daniels, Billy Cannon, Hoot Gibson, Art Powell and Daryle Lamonica were among many great players to wear the "silver and black", to be joined in 1967 by AFL legend George Blanda at the start of his nine-year career with the Raiders. Four years later, the club captured the 1967 AFL Championship. He reorganized the Raiders, and the team improved to a 10-4 won-loss record.

Al Davis, a former assistant coach for the San Diego Chargers, was hired as head coach and general manager in 1963. The team spent its first three seasons changing stadiums and losing more games than it won. The franchise is tied with the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs for the most post-season games played as an AFL team, six. Starting out as a poor franchise with a weak team playing in Frank Youell Field, towards the end of the 1960s it became an AFL powerhouse and one of professional football's most consistent teams.

The Raiders' image was synonymous with the AFL's: brash and bold. The Oakland Raiders were a charter member of the American Football League in 1960. Football, Inc. Legally, the team is a limited partnership operated by Al Davis, who serves as President of the team's general partner, A.D.

The Oakland Raiders are a National Football League team based in Oakland, California. Rod Woodson. Jack Tatum. Ken Stabler.

Otis Sistrunk. Jerry Rice. Jim Plunkett. Art Powell.

Babe Parilli. John Matuszak. Daryle Lamonica. Sean Jones.

Bo Jackson (also played Major League Baseball). Lester Hayes. Wayne Hawkins. Ray Guy.

Dave Grayson. Hoot Gibson. Tom Flores. Clem Daniels.

Todd Christensen. Billy Cannon (born 1937, made All-League as a halfback in 1961 and as a tight end in 1969). Tim Brown. Cliff Branch.

Lyle Alzado. Marcus Allen. Jerry Porter. Ted Washington.

Charles Woodson. Warren Sapp. Randy Moss. LaMont Jordan.

Rich Gannon. Robert Gallery. Kerry Collins. Gene Upshaw (1987) - 1967-1981.

Art Shell (1989) - 1968-1982. Jim Otto (1980) - 1960-1974. Ron Mix (1979) - 1971. Ronnie Lott (2000) - 1991-1992.

Howie Long (2000) - 1981-1993. James Lofton (2003) - 1987-1988. Ted Hendricks (1990) - 1975-1983. Mike Haynes (1997) - 1983-1989.

Eric Dickerson (1999) - 1992. Al Davis (1992) - 1963-1965, 1966-Present. Dave Casper (2002) - 1974-1980, 1984. Willie Brown (1984) - 1967-1978.

Bob Brown (2004) - 1971-1973. George Blanda (1981) - 1967-1975. Fred Biletnikoff (1988) - 1965-1978. Marcus Allen (2003) - 1982-1992.