oaklandraiders

With these past six years of futility , it is hard to fathom just how dominant the Oakland Raiders were once upon a time. Rather than being the butt of jokes, Al Davis was a maverick and one of the pillars of the National Football League.

In the decade of the 70s, the Raiders were AFC West champions all but three years. They won one Super Bowl during that time, and were perinnaly in the AFC Championship game. Their rivalry with the Pittsburgh Steelers was one of the most heated battles in all of sports.

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