San Diego, California

When adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the median household income was $50,543.
. According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median household income of San Diego in 2004 was $56,438 (not adjusted for inflation).
. Out of the total population, 20.0% of those under the age of 18 and 7.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Numerous key players were cut or traded by the Titans front office during the off season, including Derrick Mason, Samari Rolle, Kevin Carter, and others. This was done most likely to "clean house", or free up money to put the team farther under the salary cap to make further player acquisitions. 14.6% of the population and 10.6% of families are below the poverty line. Their 5-11 record turned out to be their worst in a decade.

The per capita income for the city is $23,609. The 2004 season was disappointing for the Titans, who suffered an unusual number of injuries to key players. Males have a median income of $36,984 versus $31,076 for females. The Titans made the 2003 playoffs, winning their first-round game over the Baltimore Ravens and losing in the AFC semifinals to the New England Patriots. The median income for a household in the city is $45,733, and the median income for a family is $53,060. In 2003, quarterback Steve McNair won the MVP award, sharing it with Peyton Manning. For every 100 females there are 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.4 males. Louis Rams when Kevin Dyson was tackled one yard short of the endzone as regulation time expired.

The median age is 32 years. The Titans' Cinderella season led to a trip to Super Bowl XXXIV, where they lost a heartbreaker to the St. In the city the population is spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who are 65 years of age or older. This game qualifies as one of the greatest games in NFL history and became known as the "Music City Miracle". The average household size is 2.61 and the average family size is 3.30. The 1999 first round win was due to a lateral from tight end Frank Wycheck to Kevin Dyson on a late 4th quarter kickoff return; Dyson returned the pass 75 yards for a touchdown to win the game. 28.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The Titans made the playoffs in their inaugural year in the "Music City", which was capped off by their unbelievable first round playoff victory over the Buffalo Bills and a third win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

There are 450,691 households out of which 30.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% are married couples living together, 11.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% are non-families. In 1999, Adelphia Coliseum, now known simply as The Coliseum, was completed and the newly christened Tennessee Titans were well received by their new fans in Tennessee's state capital. 25.40% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The team relented and played the 1998 home schedule at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville. The racial makeup of the city is 60.18% White, 7.86% African American, 0.62% Native American, 13.65% Asian, 0.48% Pacific Islander, 12.39% from other races, and 4.83% from two or more races. The 1997 season is often recalled as having consisted of 16 road games. There are 469,689 housing units at an average density of 559.1/km² (1,448.1/mi²). Weary of babysitting Nashville's team, Memphis largely ignored the Oilers, who played before crowds ranging from sparse and indifferent to outright hostile (as in the case of a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers).

The population density is 1,456.4/km² (3,771.9/mi²). The Oilers rejected Vanderbilt Stadium and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium while waiting for their new stadium to be finished in their permanent home city, Nashville. As of the census² of 2000, there are 1,223,400 people, 450,691 households, and 271,315 families residing in the city. The soon-to-be Tennessee Titans spent 1997 in Memphis as the short-lived Tennessee Oilers. Additionally, the numerous canyons that run through the city create natural boundaries and obstacles to development. Even before the Oilers relocated, they established the future cornerstone of their offense by drafting Steve McNair in 1995. The city's borders are very irregularly shaped because of the absorption of many suburbs into the city limits. Unlike his support of an old-line NFL city (Cleveland) in holding on to its tradition, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue did not intervene when Adams declared that no other Houston football team could ever use the name "Oilers".

840.0 km² (324.3 mi²) of it is land and 123.5 km² (47.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 12.82% water. Although the city of Cleveland kept the franchise's name "Browns", and the team's history when it left, Houston's status as the home of the first two American Football League championships did not save the city's AFL heritage. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 963.6 km² (372.0 mi²). The mid-1990s signaled the decline of the Houston Oilers and the ill-fated "run and shoot" offense and by 1997, owner Bud Adams moved the team out of Houston. San Diego is located at 32°46'46" North, 117°8'47" West (32.779541, -117.146344)¹. From 1987 through 1993, the Oilers were one of the most successful teams in the AFC, making the playoffs each year but failing to reach the Super Bowl. Almost every major freeway in the county crosses through the city, but all are important to the flow of goods and people into and out of the city. In 1984, the Oilers won a bidding war for CFL legend Warren Moon but didn't return to the playoffs until 1987, where the Oilers nearly went to the Super Bowl.

San Diego includes a comprehensive collection of freeways, highways, major arterial roads, and streets that forms circles around the interior and outlying areas in the county. From 1978 through 1980, the "Luv Ya Blue" Oilers would make the playoffs each year but three postseason losses prompted owner Bud Adams to fire head coach Bum Phillips and signaled the decline of the Oilers for a few years (the 1981 Oilers won their first two games, both on the road - but then the team lost 23 consecutive away games, an all-time NFL record which remained intact until the Detroit Lions lost their 24th straight road game on December 21, 2003). However, these systems serve limited routes and schedules; the vast majority of transportation in San Diego is by private automobile. In 1978, the Oilers' fortunes changed when they drafted University of Texas football star Earl Campbell, who was both Rookie of the Year and MVP that year and led the Oilers to their first NFL playoff appearance. San Diego has trolley (LRT), bus [1] (http://www.sdcommute.com/Rider_Information/bus/), Coaster [2] (http://www.gonctd.com/), and Amtrak service. They then fell from the AFL elite, and the years immediately following the 1970 AFL-NFL merger proved to not be much brighter. San Diego is about two and a half hours south of Los Angeles and about half an hour north of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The Oilers won the AFL Eastern Division title again in 1967, then became the first professional football team to play in a domed stadium, when they moved into Houston's Astrodome for the 1968 season.

Noted San Diego tourist attractions include:
. Dewveall that year caught the longest pass reception for a touchdown in professional football history, 99 yards, from Jacky Lee, against the San Diego Chargers. Among the many attractions are its beaches, and climate, and deserts. In 1962, the Oilers were the first AFL team to sign an active NFL player away from the other league, when wide receiver Willard Dewveall left the Bears to join the champion Oilers. San Diego is a major tourist destination, attracting visitors from all over the world. They lost to the Dallas Texans in the classic 1962 double-overtime AFL championship game, at the time the longest, and still one of the best professional football championship games ever played. Largely because of their city's strong military presence, San Diegans have a reputation for being more politically conservative than residents of California's other coastal cities. After winning the first-ever AFL championship over the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960, they repeated over the same team (then in San Diego) in 1961.

San Diego has since become a center of the emerging biotech industry and is home to telecommunications giant Qualcomm. Cannon joined other Oiler offensive stars such as quarterback George Blanda, flanker Charlie Hennigan, running back Charlie Tolar, and guard Bob Talamini. Following the end of the Cold War the military presence has diminished considerably. They scored an important victory over the NFL when they signed LSU's Heisman Trophy winner, All-America running back Billy Cannon. Since World War II, the military has played a leading role in the local economy. The Oilers appeared in the first three AFL championships. San Diego hosted two World's Fairs, the Panama-California Exposition in 1915 and the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935. The Tennessee Titans began in 1960 as the Houston Oilers, charter members of the American Football League.

Naval presence began in 1907 with the establishment of the Navy Coaling Station. The Tennessee Titans are a National Football League team based in Nashville, Tennessee. Significant U.S. Frank Wycheck. San Diego was reincorporated as a city in 1886. George Webster. In 1885, San Diego was linked to the rest of the nation by railroad. Webster Slaughter.

The village was designated the seat of the newly designated "San Diego County" and incorporated as a city. Charlie Tolar (1937-2003 ("the human bowling ball")). However the population of the town shrank to little over a hundred persons, and by the late 1830s it lost its township until the province of Alta California became part of the United States of America in 1850 following the Mexican-American War. Bob Talamini (born 1939, won two AFL titles with the Oilers, AFL and World Championship with the Jets). Juan Maria Osuna was elected the first alcalde (or mayor), winning over Pio Pico in the 13 ballots cast. Mike Rozier. The mission was secularized in 1834 and 432 persons petitioned Governor José Figueroa to form a town, and Commandant Santiago Arguello endorsed it. Samari Rolle.

The governor of Alta California and Baja California moved the capital to San Diego from Monterey. Allen Pinkett. In 1821, Spain recognized Mexico's independence. Warren Moon. By 1797 the mission had become the largest in California, with over 1,400 natives associated with it. Ron McDole. Father Serra organized the rebuilding and two years later a more fire-proof adobe structure was started. Wahoo McDaniel.

They killed the priest and two others, and burned the mission. Bruce Matthews. Colonists began arriving in 1774, and the following year, 1775 the native people rebelled. Derrick Mason. In 1769, Gaspar de Portolá and his expedition founded a presidio (or military post) and on Sunday July 16, Franciscan Fathers Junípero Serra, Juan Viscaino and Fernando Parron raised and blessed a cross, establishing the first mission in Upper California, Mission San Diego de Alcala. Jacky Lee. California was then part of the colony of New Spain. Ernie Ladd.

The explorers camped near a Native American village called "Nipaguay" and celebrated Mass in honor of San (or Saint) Diego de Alcala (Saint Didacus of Alcalá). Jevon Kearse. The San Diego Bay and the area of present day San Diego were given their present names by Sebastian Vizcaino when he was mapping the coastline of Alta California for Spain in 1602. Sean Jones. He named it San Miguel. Charlie Joiner. The first European to visit the region was Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, sailing for Spain, in 1542. Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.

The area has long been inhabited by the Kumeyaay people. Haywood Jeffries. North Island is also known as the birthplace of Naval Aviation, (though Pensacola Naval Station makes a rival claim to being the "Cradle of Naval Aviation."). Bobby Jancik. N.S. Drew Hill. Several Navy vessels have been named USS San Diego in honor of the city. Charlie Hennigan (born 1935, first professional football player to catch more than 100 passes in a season (Oilers, 1964)).

One of the United States Marine Corps' two Recruit Depots is located here. Eddie George. It is the home port of the largest naval fleet in the world, including two Navy supercarriers, the USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan, five amphibs, several nuclear submarines, and numerous smaller ships. Miller Farr. San Diego is the home of various military facilities including Navy ports, Marine bases, and Coast Guard stations. Ray Childress. The city is the second largest in California and the seventh largest in the United States. Kevin Carter.

As of 2005 the California Department of Finance estimates the city to have 1,305,736 residents. Billy Cannon (born 1937, made All-League as a halfback in 1961 and as a tight end in 1969). As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,223,400. 74 Bruce Matthews. It is the county seat of San Diego County, California. The city is noted for its temperate climate and numerous beaches. 65 Elvin Bethea. San Diego is a city located in the southwestern corner of the state of California and the southwestern corner of the continental United States. 63 Mike Munchak.

San Diego City Schools. 43 Jim Norton (born 1938, all-time American Football League interception leader). University of San Diego, USD (Roman Catholic). 34 Earl Campbell. University of California, San Diego, UCSD (University of California). Steve McNair. Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Brad Hopkins.

San Diego Community College District, (San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Miramar College). Andre Dyson. San Diego State University, SDSU (California State University). Keith Bulluck. National University. Chris Brown. Point Loma Nazarene University, PLNU (Nazarene). Drew Bennett.

California Western School of Law. Gary Anderson. Alliant International University, AIU (Formerly United States International University-USIU). Mike Munchak. Soledad Veteran's Memorial, future National Historic Landmark. Ken Houston. Mt. Earl Campbell.

USS Midway (CV-41), aircraft carrier museum. George Blanda (born 1927, first player to pass for 36 touchdowns (Oilers, 1961)). Seaport Village. Elvin Bethea. Berkeley, ferry boat. Star of India, barque sailing ship.

San Diego Presidio. Old Mission Dam in Mission Trails Regional Park. Mission San Diego de Alcala. Mission Beach Roller Coaster at Belmont Park.

Little Italy (see also Little Italy). La Casa de Estudillo. Balboa Park. Qualcomm Stadium.

Petco Park. Gaslamp Quarter. Torrey Pines State Reserve. Torrey Pines Golf Course.

SeaWorld. Old Town. Mission Bay Park. San Diego Wild Animal Park.

San Diego Zoo.