January 30 – The American Football League awarded a franchise in Oakland to eight Bay Area residents: Art Beckett, Harvey Binns, Don Blessing, Charles Harney, Ed McGah, Robert Osborne, Chet Soda, and Wayne Valley.

February 4 – Hired William Hayes as lead counsel.

February 9 – Hired Eddie Erdelatz as head coach.

February 10 – Hired Ernie Jorge as offensive line coach.

February 23 – Art Beckett sold his share of the team. Roger Lapham, Jr. purchased Beckett’s share from the other owners.

March 2 – Hired Marty Feldman as defensive line coach.

March 3 – The AFL awarded the signing rights of the following players to the team: defensive back George Blanch, lineman Clord Boyette, defensive tackle Willie Boykin, defensive end Carmen Cavalli, quarterback Fran Curci, fullback Purcell Daniels, center Jim Otto, tight end Gene Prebola, quarterback Sam McCord, end Dan Edgington, halfback Abner Haynes, end Don Norton, tackle Bob Parker, and lineman Jim Woodard.

March 5 – Signed free agent quarterback Ed Hino.

March 22 – Hired Tommy Kalmanir as offensive backfield coach.

March 25 – Selected five players in the AFL allocation draft: cornerback Joe Cannavino from the Buffalo Bills, guard Jerry Epps from the New York Titans, halfback Marvin Lasater from the Dallas Texans, fullback Billy Lott from the Houston Oilers, and center Bob Nelson from the Boston Patriots.

March 29 – Hired Gene Perry as publicity director.

April 4 - Signed free agent halfback Jack Larscheid.

April 6 – Selected wide receiver Alan Goldstein from the Buffalo Bills in the AFL allocation draft. Signed free agent halfback Tony Teresa.

April 8 – Selected two players in the AFL allocation draft: guard Ramon Armstrong from the New York Titans and halfback Buddy Allen from the Boston Patriots. Signed free agent defensive end Jerry Flynn.

April 11 – Hired George Anderson as head of the training staff.

April 15 – Selected five players in the AFL allocation draft: guard Wayne Hawkins, tackle Larry Lancaster, and halfback Dean Philpott from the Los Angeles Chargers and linebacker Don Churchwell and linebacker Bob Dougherty from the Houston Oilers.

April 16 – Signed free agent quarterback Paul Larson.

April 18 – Signed free agent wide receiver Ron Beagle.

April 20 – Hired Everett Nevin as ticket and operations manager.

April 21 – Signed free agent defensive back Eddie Macon.

April 24 - Invited end/placekicker Gordon Tovani to training camp.

April 26 – Co-owner Harvey Binns sold his share of the team back to his fellow owners. Signed free agent halfback Ron Drzewiecki.

April 27 – The following players signed on or before this date: guard Bill Atkins, tackle Charles Bates, linebacker Lou Byrd, center Roch Conklin, tackle Don Deskins, halfback Al Feola, defensive end George Fields, center Wes Fry, halfback Alexander Gardner, halfback Carl Gordon, halfback James Hall, defensive back Vin Hogan, fullback Clark Holden, halfback Brad Hustad, fullback Stan Jones, defensive back LC Joyner, guard Charlie Kaaihue, tackle, Joe Kominski, center Rich Max, halfback Ron Newhouse, fullback Andrew Pierce, tackle Chris Plain, and end Willis Towne. Signed free agent halfback Wayne Crow.

May 4 – Hired Ed Cody as defensive backfield coach.

May 11 – Traded quarterback Fran Curci to the Dallas Texans for tackle Dalton Truax.

May 20 – Signed a pair of free agents: guard Don Manoukian and fullback Larry Barnes.

June 1 – Traded wide receiver Don Norton to the Los Angeles Chargers for defensive end Charley Powell.

June 6 – Signed free agent quarterback Tom Flores.

June 11 – Signed a pair of free agents: halfback Ray Peterson and halfback Wayne Schneider. Wallace Marsh purchased the share of the team abandoned by Harvey Binns.

June 15 – Signed five free agents: End Irv Nikolai, guard Ron Sabal, tackle Billy Ray Locklin, tackle Dave Holden, center Mac Starnes, and defensive tackle Joe Barbee. Signed Minneapolis/St. Paul draft selection Clord Boyette.

June 19 – Hired Del Courtney as musical director.

June 22 – Hired Frank Hinek as equipment manager.

June 26 – Signed free agent defensive back Alex Bravo.

June 29 – Hired Bud Hastings as assistant general manager.

July 1 – Hired Palmer Whitted as personnel assistant.

July 2 – Signed the following free agents on or before this date: wide receiver Charlie Hardy, linebacker Tom Cousineau, quarterback Bob Webb, tackle Fred Fehn, linebacker Tommy Davis, wide receiver Bob Fails, linebacker Buddy Alliston, guard Bob Harrison and halfback Max Fields. Hired Kendall Small to be team physician.

July 9 – Signed free agent quarterback Sandy Lederman.

July 10 - Invited tackle Curtis Iaukea to training camp on or before this date.

July 12 – Invited end Mose Mastelotto to training camp on or before this date. Tackle Bob Parker either did not report to training camp or was released on or around this date.

July 13 – Signed wide receiver Carl Isaacs on or before this date. Released 14 players: quarterbacks Sandy Lederman, Ed Hino, Ron Newhouse, and Sam McCord, halfbacks Stan Jones, Max Fields, Andrew Pierce, James Hall, and Al Feola, ends Gordon Tovani, Joe Kominski, Mose Mastelotto, and Willis Towne, and tackle Charles Bates. Three players voluntarily left training camp: tackle Curtis Iaukea, halfback Vin Hogan, and linebacker Tommy Davis.

July 14 – Guard Tom Cousineau voluntarily left training camp. Signed free agent tackle Willie Hudson on or around this date.

July 15 – Fullback Clark Holden and tackle Dave Holden voluntarily left training camp.

July 18 – Signed free agent linebacker Tom Louderback. Halfback Marvin Lasater and halfback George Blanch voluntarily left training camp.

July 20 – Released five players: center Rich Max, tackle Clord Boyette, tackle Willie Hudson, center Wes Fry, and halfback Purcell Daniels.

July 24 – Released halfback Carl Gordon and halfback Wayne Schneider.

July 25 – Hired Stan Easterling as public address announcer.

July 29 - Sent wide receiver Ron Beagle home to recover from a knee injury.

August 1 – Signed free agent halfback John Harris.

August 2 – Waived six players: halfback Alexander Gardner, halfback Ray Peterson, tackle Willie Boykin, guard Bob Harrison, defensive back Bob Fails, and guard Charlie Kaaihue. Signed two free agents: fullback Jim Varnado and wide receiver Charles Moore. Invited guard Gil Ane to training camp.

August 3 – Waived three players: tackle Fred Fehn, guard Lou Byrd, and fullback Jim Varnado.

August 12 – Signed free agent quarterback Bobby Newman.

August 16 – Purchased the contract of quarterback Babe Parilli from the Ottawa Rough Riders.

August 17 – Waived quarterback Bobby Newman. Released halfback John Brown. Dismissed guard Gil Ane from training camp.

August 18 – Waived quarterback Bob Webb and wide receiver Carl Isaacs. Placed tackle Chris Plain on injured reserve.

August 20 – Released center Bob Nelson.

August 22 – Released wide receiver Irv Nikolai.

August 23 – Offered tryout to halfback Severn Hayes.

August 30 – Waived three players: wide receiver Charles Moore, defensive end Jerry Flynn, and guard Jerry Epps. Placed halfbacks Ron Drzewiecki and Dean Philpott on injured reserve.

September 1 – Rescinded tryout offer to halfback Severn Hayes.

September 3 – Traded linebacker Buddy Alliston to the Denver Broncos for Denver’s eighth-round pick in the 1961 draft. Released tackle Larry Lancaster.

September 4 – Claimed fullback Jetstream Smith off waivers from the Los Angeles Chargers.

September 6 – Released four players: wide receiver Dan Edgington, center Mac Starnes, halfback John Harris, and halfback Brad Myers.

September 7 – Signed free agent defensive tackle Ron Warzeka. Made two waiver claims: defensive end Glenn Holtzman from the Los Angeles Chargers and tackle Paul Oglesby from the Houston Oilers. Re-signed defensive back John Harris sometime between today and September 11.

September 9 – Released halfback Buddy Allen.

September 13 – Released four players: quarterback Paul Larson, halfback Luther Carr, tackle Don Churchwell, and defensive tackle Joe Barbee. Signed three free agents: tight end Doug Asad, halfback Nyle McFarlane, and wide receiver Al Hoisington.

September 19 – Signed two free agents: linebacker Riley Morris and defensive tackle Bill Striegel.

September 22 – Signed halfback Bob Keyes. Released defensive back LC Joyner.

September 28 – Signed free agent guard John Dittrich. Released defensive tackle Bill Striegel.

October 11 – Publicity director Gene Perry resigned. Hired Jack Gallagher as new publicity director.

October 22 – Signed free agent halfback Billy Reynolds. Released halfback Bob Keyes.

November 14 – Released wide receiver Al Hoisington.

December 19 – Acquired tackle Jack Stone from the Dallas Texans as consideration for relinquishing the signing rights to halfback Abner Haynes in March.

1. Pick acquired from the Broncos in trade for Buddy Alliston.
2. Redshirt pick.

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