The Raider Logbook

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======January 1, 1960======

======January 2, 1960======

======January 3, 1960======

======January 4, 1960======

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The Minneapolis/St Paul franchise pulled out of the AFL, paving the way for a new city. Oakland, Atlanta, and Miami were said to be the primary cities in the running.

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======January 5, 1960======

======January 6, 1960======

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Los Angeles Chargers owner Barron Hilton said the AFL would probably award the franchise in the next three weeks. In an evening session, the Oakland City Council approved a resolution showing their approval of the city’s pursuing a team and authorized mayor Clifford Rishell to create a “Citizens’ Action Committee” to that end.

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======January 7, 1960======

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City council member Don Mulford, who was a leading representative of a group called the Oakland Boosters, traveled to Los Angeles to meet with Barron Hilton and Frank Leahy to discuss stadium concerns.

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======January 8, 1960======

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Oakland mayor Clifford Rishell, California state assemblyman Don Mulford, and members of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce met to prepare for tomorrow’s meeting with Barron Hilton and other Chargers officials. Hilton said Oakland was “almost a unanimous choice” for the last AFL franchise. He also said a decision wouldn’t come until at least the 21st, when the league had its next meeting. Prospective ownership groups would be required to post $25,000 in earnest money. Robert Lurie, a San Francisco-based prospective owner, said he’d prefer that a team be based in that city rather than Oakland. Robert Osborne, an Oakland city council member and area industrialist, said a group made up of “prominent East Bay citizens” headed by insurance magnate George Jacopetti was also interested in backing a team.

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======January 9, 1960======

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Oakland civic leaders, including Mayor Rishell and assemblyman Don Mulford met with Barron Hilton and Frank Leahy of the Los Angeles Chargers to strategize about getting a team for Oakland. Robert Lurie, member of a wealthy San Francisco family, and Ted Harrer, an Oakland industrialist, were the leading contenders to finance a team. Oakland city council member and businessman Robert Osborne and insurance magnate George Jacopetti were also trying to put together a group.

The city of Hayward said they were looking into a plan to build a stadium there, though there weren’t many specifics at this point.

Frank Leahy of the Los Angeles Chargers said the league’s other seven teams would surrender some of their players to a pool from which a new franchise could make selections.

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======January 10, 1960======

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Atlanta, Jacksonville, and Miami were all said to be farther along in their planning than Oakland.

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======January 11, 1960======

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Both the Atlanta and Miami factions were reputed to have posted the $25,000 application fee already, while the Oakland effort was bogging down in contradictory requirements among the principals.

Oakland industrialist Ted Harrer said he wouldn’t be interested in a team unless it played in Oakland right off the bat, while wealthy San Franciscan Robert Lurie said he wouldn’t invest in a team unless it began play in Candlestick Park.

Oakland mayor Clifford Rishell spoke with Glenn Seaborg, a chancellor with the University of California, and was told that the use of Memorial Stadium in Berkeley was a matter best taken up with school president Clark Kerr, who was currently in South Africa.

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======January 12, 1960======

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The city of Oakland had approved a measure to put a $15 million bond issue on the ballot in June to pay for the construction of a stadium.

Jack Rector, an auto dealer on the San Francisco Peninsula, had said he was interested in investing in a Bay Area franchise.

Francis Dunn, Chair of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, suggested that a racetrack at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton could be used as a temporary home for an East Bay team.

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======January 13, 1960======

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Scotty Stirling, in the Tribune, reported that a new and so far, unnamed, group representing San Francisco had thrown their hat in the ring for an AFL franchise.

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======January 14, 1960======

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A group of unnamed people interested in getting an AFL team for Hayward met today to discuss plans. Yet another unidentified group of investors was reportedly joining the fray to land an AFL team for the Bay Area. Insurance man George Jacopetti revealed the existence of the group, consisting of possibly 10 to 12 people, but he apparently wasn’t one of them. The group wanted to represent Oakland, but was apparently okay with the team playing in San Francisco on a temporary basis.

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======January 15, 1960======

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The picture cleared somewhat as it appeared that a group led by Oakland industrialist Ted Harrer was putting together a consortium of up to 20 people to finance a team that would play in the East Bay from the start. Harrer was confident that he could work out a deal with the University of California to use their stadium for the 1960 season. His goal in putting together the consortium was to raise $500,000 to cover the initial costs of running a team, but that none of the money was to be used for stadium construction.

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======January 16, 1960======

======January 17, 1960======

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Miami was eliminated from the running for an AFL franchise.

Ted Harrer had reportedly relented on his requirement that a team he invested in would have to play in the East Bay immediately.

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======January 18, 1960======

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Still another group, anonymous for now, had come upon the scene and had conferred with Barron Hilton about applying for a franchise. According to Hilton, the new group was ready to pony up the $25,000 application fee and would countenance playing in San Francisco on a temporary basis, if necessary.

The AFL said the signing rights to the players drafted by the Minneapolis/St. Paul franchise last fall would be transferred to the new team.

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======January 19, 1960======

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Barron Hilton met with two members of the new, still unidentified group looking to land an AFL franchise, to discuss finances.

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======January 20, 1960======

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The members of the latest group to show interest in landing a team were auto dealers Bill Jackson and Ed Goldie, with former Stanford great Ernie Nevers rumored to be their choice for general manager. The group was said to have at least ten other members who were prepared to provide financial backing. Barron Hilton and Oakland mayor Clifford Rishell were looking into whether Ted Harrer's group could be merged with the Jackson/Goldie group.

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======January 21, 1960======

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The investment group headed by Bill Jackson and Ed Goldie posted a $25,000 application fee with the AFL. Their group met with representatives of the Ted Harrer group to explore a merger, but the talks failed over the inability to select a group leader.

The University of California told Oakland officials that Memorial Stadium would not be available for use by a professional football team.

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======January 22, 1960======

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A third investment group, headed by construction magnates Chet Soda and Charles Harney and Oakland city council member Robert Osborne, announced their interest in pursuing an AFL team.

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======January 23, 1960======

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San Francisco mayor George Christopher expressed concern over the advisability of hosting a second professional football team at a local stadium while acknowledging that the decision was not in his hands.

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======January 24, 1960======

======January 25, 1960======

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Ted Harrer announced that his investment group would not attend the AFL’s expansion meeting on the 26th. Both the Robert Osborne/Chet Soda group and the Bill Jackson/Ed Goldie group indicated they would appear before the league owners in Dallas.

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======January 26, 1960======

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The Oakland group led by Chet Soda and Robert Osborne and an Atlanta group led by businessman Jack Clay made their pitches to the AFL. No decision was made because the league received late word that a San Francisco group led by George McKeon and Bernard Hagen had requested a hearing, too. Wayne Valley, an East Bay land developer, was also in Dallas as part of the Soda/Osborne group.

Bill Jackson of the Jackson/Ed Goldie group was in Dallas, but did not make a presentation.

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======January 27, 1960======

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The George McKeon/Bernard Hagen group representing San Francisco made their presentation to the AFL owners.

Bill Jackson announced that his group had withdrawn their application for a franchise.

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======January 28, 1960======

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Scotty Stirling of the Tribune identified other members of the Chet Soda/Robert Osborne, Wayne Valley group: contractor Charles Harney, restaurateur Harvey Binns, stockbroker and former Olympic gold-medalist coxswain Don Blessing, and developers Art Beckett and Ed McGah.

AFL commissioner Joe Foss said the San Francisco bid for a franchise was “definitely out.”

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======January 29, 1960 =====

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An unofficial report out of Dallas said that initial voting among AFL owners leaned toward Atlanta with a 6-1 margin. The league’s bylaws required unanimous approval to enact a decision.

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======January 30, 1960======

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Following a strong lobbying effort by Barron Hilton and Frank Leahy of the Los Angeles Chargers, the American Football League awarded its eighth franchise to the group from Oakland. The Oakland partnership consisted of eight men: developer [[Art Beckett]], restaurateur [[Harvey Binns]], stockbroker [[Don Blessing]], contractor [[Charles Harney]], developer [[Ed McGah]], manufacturer [[Robert Osborne]], contractor [[Chet Soda]], and developer [[Wayne Valley]].

Former Navy football coach and Millbrae resident Eddie Erdelatz, currently a candidate for the opening with the University of California position, said he would be interested in coaching the Oakland team.

The league transferred the signing rights of the Minneapolis/St Paul draft picks to the new team, though a number of the players had been signed by other AFL teams in the meantime.

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======January 31, 1960======

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[[Chet Soda]] said there were two “silent partners” in addition to the eight already identified but that he “(didn’t) want to name them.”

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======February 1, 1960======

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Among the initial names bruited about as early contenders for the Oakland’s team management positions were recently-retired baseballer Jackie Jensen for general manager and former Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz for the head coaching job.

The owners elected [[Chet Soda]] to the chair of the board of directors.

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======February 2, 1960======

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The Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Oakland City Council each passed resolutions petitioning the University of California to permit Oakland’s team to play there on a temporary basis.

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======February 3, 1960======

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The California State Senate passed a resolution “urging” the University of California to permit Oakland’s team to play in Memorial Stadium until a dedicated facility could be built.

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======February 4, 1960======

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The Tribune reported that team hired former University of San Francisco athletic director Jimmy Needles to head up the process of finding suitable applicants for general manager and head coach.	Owner [[Chet Soda]] later refuted the story.

The Tribune also reported that former Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz met with one of the team owners and that negotiations were underway to hire him as head coach.

The team announced they had hired a pair of local attorneys to staff their legal department: [[William Hayes]] was hired as lead counsel with [[Herman Cook]] as an assistant.

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======February 5, 1960======

======February 6, 1960======

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Former Navy football coach Eddie Erdelatz met again with unnamed members of the team’s ownership group about the head coaching position.

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======February 7, 1960======

======February 8, 1960======

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The team named [[Chet Soda]] as general manager, possibly on an interim basis, and confirmed him as board chair. He was also named to lead a three-man hiring committee that also included [[Robert Osborne]] and [[Wayne Valley]]. Soda said that Green Bay Packers assistant coach Phil Bengtson was under consideration for the assistant general manager’s position

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======February 9, 1960======

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After several days of negotiations, the team hired former St Mary’s collegiate football star and former Navy coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] to be their first head coach.

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======February 10, 1960======

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The team hired Navy assistant coach and St Mary’s graduate [[Ernie Jorge]] to join [[Eddie Erdelatz]]’s staff as offensive line coach.

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======February 11, 1960======

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The Examiner reported that the team was considering the hiring of Bud Kerr, the last football coach at the University of San Francisco before that school shut down their football program, to join [[Eddie Erdelatz]]’s staff.

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======February 12, 1960======

======February 13, 1960======

======February 14, 1960======

======February 15, 1960======

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The Port of Oakland Commission approved a pair of sites on a conditional basis for the construction of a municipal stadium, including one near the airport in San Leandro and another near the Oakland Auditorium (now the Kaiser Convention Center) on the south end of Lake Merritt.

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======February 16, 1960======

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The team announced that ticket prices for the 1960 season would be $4.50 for single-game tickets and $31.50 for a season ticket package.

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======February 17, 1960======

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The Oakland City Council approved a plan to undertake a study designed to find a site and prepare an estimated budget for the building of a multi-purpose stadium.

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======February 18, 1960======

======February 19, 1960======

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Area “civic and governmental leaders” made a presentation to the University of California’s Board of Regents with the goal of persuading them to allow the team to use Memorial Stadium on a temporary basis.	At the close of the presentation, the board voted against the proposal, 21-3.

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======February 20, 1960======

======February 21, 1960======

======February 22, 1960======

======February 23, 1960======

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The team announced that co-owner [[Art Beckett]] was relinquishing his share of the team. Beckett’s share was taken up by [[Roger Lapham]], Jr., an insurance executive whose father had been San Francisco’s mayor in the 1940s.

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======February 24, 1960======

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The Hayward City Council approved a measure that would put a stadium bond measure on the ballot in April. The measure would allow the city to issue $7 million in bonds with the express goal of building a place for Oakland’s team to play.

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======February 25, 1960======

======February 26, 1960======

======February 27, 1960======

======February 28, 1960======

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The Tribune reported that former Stanford star receiver and Oakland High School graduate Chris Burford said he would be interested in playing for Oakland. Burford, a member of the Dallas Texans, said Oakland’s hiring of [[Eddie Erdelatz]] was the big draw.

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======February 29, 1960======

======March 1, 1960======

======March 2, 1960======

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The team hired San Jose State assistant [[Marty Feldman]] to coach the defensive line.

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======March 3, 1960======

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AFL officials met in Oakland to discuss a number of league matters, including plans to stock the Oakland team with players.

The league officially assigned the contracts of the following players to Oakland: defensive back [[George Blanch]], lineman [[Clord Boyette]], defensive tackle [[Willie Boykin]], end [[Carmen Cavalli]], quarterback [[Fran Curci]], fullback [[Purcell Daniels]], center [[Jim Otto]], end [[Gene Prebola]], quarterback [[Sam McCord]], end [[Dan Edgington]], halfback [[Abner Haynes]], end [[Don Norton]], lineman [[Bob Parker]], and defensive lineman [[Jim Woodard]]. All of the players had originally been drafted by the defunct Minneapolis/St. Paul franchise, but had signed with other AFL teams in the interim.

Later in the day, Dallas owner Lamar Hunt insisted that Abner Haynes remain with his team and that Oakland would be compensated with another player or perhaps a choice in next year's draft.

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said he had spoken with all the players on the list and that it was “doubtful” that Norton would come to Oakland.

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======March 4, 1960======

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At the league meeting in Oakland, the AFL announced their plan to stock the Oakland team with players from the other seven teams. The league would conduct an allocation draft of five rounds, with Oakland selecting one player from each team during each round. Before the initial round each team would select 11 players that would be immune to selection. After each round, each team would be permitted to add another 11 players to the protected list.

Oakland head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said the team would make its first selections on or around March 20, though they could be permitted to make picks as early as March 12.

Teams were assigned territorial rights for television purposes with Oakland’s territory extending north to the Canadian order, east to Missoula, Montana, and Reno, Nevada, and south to San Luis Obispo.

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======March 5, 1960======

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Oakland general manager [[Chet Soda]] said the team would play five preseason games, none of which would be at home. The team announced it had already received 3,000 applications for season tickets.

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======March 6, 1960======

======March 7, 1960======

======March 8, 1960======

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In the first specific news of their preseason schedule, the team announced an August 14 game against the New York Titans to be played somewhere in Northern California.

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======March 9, 1960======

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The team announced it had scheduled four of its five preseason games, with tilts against the Chargers, Bills, Titans, and Patriots on the docket. A fifth game, likely to be against the Texans, had yet to be nailed down.

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======March 10, 1960======

======March 11, 1960======

======March 12, 1960======

======March 13, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]], and assistants [[Ernie Jorge]] and [[Marty Feldman]], left town on a trip to scout players in advance of the first round of the allocation draft. The team had to have their first set of picks submitted by March 22.

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======March 14, 1960======

======March 15, 1960======

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The Oakland City Council voted to place a $13.7 million bond issue on the June ballot to fund the construction of a sports stadium.

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======March 16, 1960======

======March 17, 1960======

======March 18, 1960======

======March 19, 1960======

======March 20, 1960======

=====News=====

The Tribune announced a contest to give the team a nickname. Contestants were required to submit their entries by April 2 and the winner would receive a one-week vacation in Acapulco and a pair of tickets to the home opener.

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======March 21, 1960======

======March 22, 1960======

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The team hired former NFL halfback [[Tommy Kalmanir]] to join [[Eddie Erdelatz]]’s staff as offensive backfield coach.

General manager [[Chet Soda]] announced that the team had a “tentative” agreement with the San Francisco Park and Recreation Commission that would allow the team to use Kezar Stadium or Candlestick Park for the 1960 season.

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======March 23, 1960======

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The team announced its colors would be black and orange. The helmets were to be solid black and the home jerseys would be black with white numerals and orange stripes on the sleeves. The pants would be white with black and orange stripes down the side.

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======March 24, 1960======

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The team announced its first pick in the allocation draft, center Ben Donnell from the Chargers.

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======March 25, 1960======

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The team announced five more choices in the allocation draft: halfback [[Joe Cannavino]] from the Bills, guard [[Jerry Epps]] from the Titans, halfback [[Marvin Lasater]] from the Texans, fullback [[Billy Lott]] from the Oilers, and center [[Bob Nelson]] from the Patriots.

[[Eddie Erdelatz]] said he would not confirm yesterday’s report that the team had acquired center Ben Donnell from the Chargers. The announcement had been attributed to the league office, not the team, and Commissioner Foss also denied the veracity of the report.

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======March 26, 1960======

======March 27, 1960======

======March 28, 1960======

======March 29, 1960======

=====News=====

The team hired former sportswriter and Santa Clara University news director [[Gene Perry]] to the post of publicity director.

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======March 30, 1960======

======March 31, 1960======

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The California State Assembly’s Municipal and County Government Committee approved a measure authorizing the use of state-owned tidelands between Lake Merritt and the Oakland Estuary for the construction of a stadium. The measure, previously approved by the state Senate, would next go to the full State Assembly for a vote.

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======April 1, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] underwent what was termed a “minor nose operation” at St Mary’s Hospital.

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======April 2, 1960======

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The contest to choose the team’s nickname ended at midnight.

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======April 3, 1960======

======April 4, 1960======

=====News=====

The team signed former College of the Pacific halfback [[Jack Larscheid]].

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======April 5, 1960======

=====News=====

The team announced they would be called the Oakland Senors. The name was chosen via a contest sponsored by the Oakland Tribune and the Oakland Junior Chamber of Commerce. Ten thousand entries were submitted with seven of them choosing the name “Senors.” The winning entry was that of Helen Davis, an Oakland police officer, who received a trip for two to Acapulco as her prize. The members of the committee that chose the entry were team general manager [[Chet Soda]], Chamber of Commerce member George Jacopetti, Junior Chamber of Commerce president Hal Price, Oakland City Council member Dan Marovich, and Alameda County Board of Supervisors Chair Francis Dunn.

Other nicknames that reached the finalist stage: Admirals, Lakers, Diablos, Sea Wolves, Metros, Gauchos, Nuggets, Dons, Coasters, Grandees, Sequoias, Missiles, Knights, Redwoods, Jets, Clippers, and Dolphins.

In an evening session, the Oakland City Council voted 4-1 in favor of a measure stating that body’s disapproval of the nickname.

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======April 6, 1960======

=====News=====

The bill to authorize the use of state land south of Lake Merritt for the construction of a stadium passed in both the State Senate and Assembly and was sent to Governor Pat Brown for signature.

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] and nickname contest winner Helen Davis were the guests of honor at a meeting of the Boosters Club at the Lake Merritt Hotel. At the event, three of the team’s owners—[[Roger Lapham]], [[Robert Osborne]], and [[Harvey Binns]]—voiced their dislike of the nickname “Senors” and Osborne said it could be changed “within a week.”

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======April 7, 1960======

=====News=====

General manager [[Chet Soda]] said the team was negotiating with former University of California quarterback Paul Larson.

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======April 8, 1960======

=====News=====

General manager [[Chet Soda]] said the team was finalizing the contracts of “about 40 more players.”

Tribune columnist Ray Haywood reported that the team had received about 4,000 season ticket applications and that they were “close to signing an assistant general manager.”

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======April 9, 1960======

======April 10, 1960======

======April 11, 1960======

=====News=====

The team hired University of California assistant trainer [[George Anderson]] to be their head trainer.

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======April 12, 1960======

=====News=====

California governor Pat Brown signed a bill granting permission for the construction of a sports stadium on state-owned land near Lake Merritt in Oakland.

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======April 13, 1960======

======April 14, 1960======

=====News=====

The team announced they had dropped the deeply unpopular nickname “Senors” in favor of “Raiders." A new set of prizes would be distributed to those who suggested the name, with a duplicate trip to Acapulco awarded to Hayward resident and KGO radio transmitter engineer Kendrick Martin.

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======April 15, 1960======


======April 16, 1960======

=====News=====

The team announced they had signed former Cal and Chicago Cardinals quarterback [[Paul Larson]].


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======April 17, 1960======

======April 18, 1960======

=====News=====

The team signed former Navy receiver and Maxwell Award winner [[Ron Beagle]].

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======April 19, 1960======

=====News=====

The team hired Alameda County Fair operations manager [[Everett Nevin]] to be operational and ticket manager.

The Tribune reported that “close to 5,000” season tickets had been sold.

The Oakland City Council voted to move the stadium bond measure originally scheduled for the June ballot back to November to give that body more time to bolster their arguments to the public.

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======April 20, 1960======

======April 21, 1960======

=====News=====

The team signed former College of the Pacific and Chicago Bears defensive back [[Eddie Macon]].

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======April 22, 1960======

=====News=====

The team announced they would open the 1960 preseason with a game against the Texans at Kezar Stadium on July 31.

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======April 23, 1960======

=====News=====

Four AFL teams, though not the Raiders, announced their regular season schedule, including the Oilers, who would open their season on September 11 against the Raiders at a site yet to be determined.

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======April 24, 1960======

=====News=====

Prescott Sullivan of the Examiner reported that the team had to change their colors from black and orange to black and gold because the orange conflicted with another, unidentified, team’s colors.

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======April 25, 1960======

======April 26, 1960======

=====News=====

Team co-owner [[Harvey Binns]], citing personal reasons and disagreements with general manager [[Chet Soda]] over the running of the team, announced he was selling his share back to the remaining seven members of the ownership group.

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======April 27, 1960======

=====News=====

The team also signed former University of California halfback [[Wayne Crow]].

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======April 28, 1960======

======April 29, 1960======

=====News=====

The team released their 1960 regular season schedule with the opener coming at home against the Oilers on September 11 and the finale, also at home, against Denver on December 17.

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======April 30, 1960======

======May 1, 1960======

======May 2, 1960======

======May 3, 1960======

======May 4, 1960======

=====News=====

The team hired UC Santa Barbara head coach [[Ed Cody]] to round out [[Eddie Erdelatz]]’s staff as defensive backfield coach.

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======May 5, 1960======

=====News=====

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors issued a formal invitation to the team to use the county fairgrounds in Pleasanton for training camp.

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======May 6, 1960======

======May 7, 1960======

======May 8, 1960======

======May 9, 1960======

======May 10, 1960======

======May 11, 1960======

=====News=====

The team traded quarterback [[Fran Curci]] to the Dallas Texans in exchange for former Tulane lineman [[Dalton Truax]].

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======May 12, 1960======

======May 13, 1960======

======May 14, 1960======

======May 15, 1960======

======May 16, 1960======

=====News=====

General manager [[Chet Soda]] announced that the team would play its 1960 home games in Kezar Stadium and that the specifics of a deal were being negotiated with the San Francisco Park and Recreation Commission.

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======May 17, 1960======

======May 18, 1960======

=====News=====

Responding to a report that the team would have to train in Southern California because of a lack of suitable dormitory facilities in the Bay Area, general manager [[Chet Soda]] said the report was false and that the team was considering a number of sites in the Bay Area and its environs.

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======May 19, 1960======

======May 20, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders signed former Stanford guard and current professional wrestler [[Don Manoukian]], along with former Colorado State and San Francisco 49ers fullback [[Larry Barnes]]. Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said he planned to use Barnes at either defensive end or linebacker.

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======May 21, 1960======

======May 22, 1960======

======May 23, 1960======

======May 24, 1960======

===== News =====

The team released its final preseason schedule with games against the Texans (July 31), Titans (August 12), Chargers (August 19), Bills (August 24), and Patriots (September 4).

The team announced they had sold 6,000 season tickets and expected that number to approach 18,000 overall.

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======May 25, 1960======

======May 26, 1960======

=====News=====

Ray Haywood of the //Tribune// revealed a communication in which general manager [[Chet Soda]] said the team’s initial budget was $925,000 with the following line items: player salaries ($285,000), player equipment ($45,000), training camp expenses ($31,600), player transportation to camp ($13,000), air travel ($60,000), long distance calls ($4,000-$10,000), scouting ($35,000), front office expenses and salaries, including coaches ($140,000). Soda added that the team would need between 30,000 and 32,000 paid attendance per game to break even.

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======May 27, 1960======

======May 28, 1960======

======May 29, 1960======

======May 30, 1960======

======May 31, 1960======

======June 1, 1960======

===== News =====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] and assistant [[Ernie Jorge]] were unhurt when Erdelatz’s car was rear-ended on a Bay Area freeway.

The team acquired former 49er defensive lineman and professional boxer [[Charley Powell]] in a trade with the Chargers for receiver [[Don Norton]].

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======June 2, 1960======

===== News =====

The Chronicle reported that the team was looking at possible training camp sites in Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz.

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======June 2, 1960======

======June 3, 1960======

======June 4, 1960======

======June 5, 1960======

======June 6, 1960======

=====News=====

Ticket manager [[Everett Nevin]] predicted the team would sell between 10,000 and 12,000 season tickets.

The team signed College of the Pacific quarterback [[Tom Flores]].

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======June 7, 1960======

======June 8, 1960======

======June 9, 1960======

=====News=====

The AFL signed a broadcast contract with ABC Television that would net the team $225,000 per year of the five-year deal. General manager [[Chet Soda]] estimated that the team would reap another $75,000 through a deal with local radio.

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======June 10, 1960======

======June 11, 1960======

=====News=====

The team signed a pair of free agent halfbacks: [[Ray Peterson]] and West Virginia and [[Wayne Schneider]] of Oakland High School and Colorado State.

The team announced they were adding cement impresario [[Wallace Marsh]] as a voting member of the ownership group, replacing [[Harvey Binns]], who sold out in late April.

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======June 12, 1960======

======June 13, 1960======

=====News=====

The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission approved the team’s use of Kezar Stadium for one year in exchange for ten percent of the gate receipts.

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======June 14, 1960======

======June 15, 1960======

=====News=====

The team announced the signing of seven players: Stanford end [[Irv Nikolai]], Texas Southern tackle [[Clord Boyette]], Purdue guard [[Ron Sabal]], New Mexico tackle [[Billy Ray Locklin]], Los Angeles State tackle [[Dave Holden]], Abilene Christian center [[Mac Starnes,]] and Kent State lineman [[Joe Barbee]]. All were free agents except for Boyette, whose signing rights were awarded to the team in March in the fallout of the Minneapolis/St Paul franchise leaving the league.

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======June 16, 1960======

======June 17, 1960======

======June 18, 1960======

======June 19, 1960======

===== News =====

The team hired Capitol recording artist and big band leader [[Del Courtney]] as musical director.

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======June 20, 1960======

======June 21, 1960======

======June 22, 1960======

=====News=====

The team hired [[Frank Hinek]] as equipment manager.

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======June 23, 1960======

=====News=====

The team announced a deal with KNBC radio to broadcast games for the 1960 season with [[Bud Foster]] as the play-by-play announcer. KNBC agreed to pay a sum in the “high five figures” for the rights.

The San Francisco Park and Recreation Commission awarded “professional rights” to play in Kezar Stadium in 1961 to the San Francisco 49ers, meaning the Raiders would have to find a different place to play next season.

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======June 24, 1960======

=====News=====

The Tribune reported that the team would conduct training camp in Santa Cruz and that camp would start on July 11.

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======June 25, 1960======

======June 26, 1960======

=====News=====

The team signed Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo defensive back [[Alex Bravo]].

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======June 27, 1960======

======June 28, 1960======

=====News=====

The team an agreement to conduct training camp practices at Santa Cruz High School, with players to be housed at the Hotel Palomar.

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======June 29, 1960======

=====News=====

The team announced it was hiring the head of the Associated Students of the University of California, [[Bud Hastings]], to be assistant general manager under [[Chet Soda]].

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======June 30, 1960======

======July 1, 1960======

=====News=====

The team hired Berkeley High School teacher and assistant coach [[Palmer Whitted]] as a personnel assistant.

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======July 2, 1960======

=====News=====

The team signed Bay Area radio personality [[Mel Venter]] to provide color commentary on KNBC radio broadcasts of games alongside play-by-play man [[Bud Foster]].

They also hired Oakland physician [[Kendall Small]] to be the team doctor.

The team 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]].

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======July 3, 1960======

======July 4, 1960======

======July 5, 1960======

======July 6, 1960======

======July 7, 1960======

======July 8, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said he and his staff were going into training camp with a “strict Missouri attitude.” He said that coaches would base their opinions on what they saw and on the grading system they would be installing, not on players’ reputations.

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======July 9, 1960======

=====News=====

The team signed a pair of free agents: University of Washington quarterback [[Sandy Lederman]] and Bucknell halfback [[Brad Myers]].

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======July 10, 1960======

=====News=====

The team opened training camp with physical exams and drills. The team had 76 players under contract, but only 75 showed up for camp, as center [[Bob Nelson]] was out while he finished his military obligations.

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said he expected to make roster cuts within the first week of training camp.

Sometime prior to this date the team hired [[Pat Frye]] to work in the ticket office, [[Lou Lippi]] as team photographer, [[James Van Deusen]] as assistant trainer, [[Bettina De Dios]] to work in the public relations office, and [[Nola Barron]] and [[Lauri Spyers]] as team secretaries.

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======July 11, 1960======

=====News=====

It was photo day on the second day of training camp.

[[Wayne Crow]] injured his right ankle during a drill and his return date was uncertain.

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======July 12, 1960======

=====News=====

Prescott Sullivan of the Examiner reported that the team had sold 8,000 season tickets.

After the coaching staff timed players in a 50-yard dash, the following players graded the fastest: [[Buddy Allen]], [[Wayne Schneider]], [[LC Joyner]], [[Alex Bravo]], [[John Brown]], and [[Dan Edgington]].

The initial depth chart at quarterback was out with the following players on it, in order: [[Tom Flores]], [[Paul Larson]], [[Bob Webb]].

[[Tony Teresa]], who had entered camp as a quarterback hopeful, was shifted to halfback.

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] singled out the following players for praise: [[Buddy Allen]], [[Billy Lott]], [[Chris Plain]], [[Don Manoukian]], [[Don Churchwell]], [[Gene Prebola]], [[Charlie Hardy]], [[Dan Edgington]], [[Alex Bravo]], and [[Eddie Macon]].

In injury news, halfback [[Wayne Crow]] was back on the field after hurting his ankle on the 11th, defensive lineman [[Charley Powell]] pulled an Achilles tendon and was expected to be out for a week, tackle [[Fred Fehn]] pulled a muscle and was expected to miss two weeks, halfback [[Jack Larscheid]] pulled a hamstring and was expected to miss a week, defensive end [[Jim Woodard]] strained his right knee and was expected to miss about three days and end [[Walt Denny]] (see below) pulled a hamstring and was expected to miss about three days.

The following players either did not report to training camp or were released before this date: tackle [[Bob Parker]], guard [[Bill Atkins]], center [[Roch Conklin]], halfback [[Brad Hustad]].

The team signed University of Idaho free agent end [[Walt Denny]] on or before this date.

The following players were in training camp as non-roster invitees: placekicker/end [[Gordon Tovani]], tackle [[Curtis Iaukea]], and end [[Mose Mastelotto]].

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======July 13, 1960======

=====News=====

[[Wayne Crow]] was switched to the defensive side of the ball to try his hand at cornerback.

The team hired University of California assistant [[Wes Fry 1|Wes Fry]] to be their player personnel director. Fry’s primary area of responsibility was the scouting of college players.

The team signed free agent wide receiver [[Carl Isaacs]] on or before this date.

They also cut 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 additional players left camp voluntarily: tackle [[Curtis Iaukea]], halfback [[Vin Hogan]], and linebacker [[Tommy Davis]].

In injury news, tight end [[Irv Nikolai]] twisted an ankle and was operating at reduced capacity, quarterback [[Tom Flores]] pulled a groin muscle but was able to continue to practice, offensive lineman [[Clord Boyette]] pulled a muscle and was expected to be out 2-3 days, guard [[Charlie Kaaihue]] twisted his left ankle and was expected to be out 2-3 days, and defensive end [[Jim Woodard]] reinjured the knee he hurt on the 12th and the team feared he could be out for a number of weeks. Woodard had torn ligaments in the same knee last year.

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======July 14, 1960======

=====News=====

The team moved a number of players around, moving [[Billy Lott]] from halfback to first-string fullback, ahead of [[Dean Philpott]]. [[Ray Peterson]] took Lott’s spot at halfback ahead of [[Ron Drzewiecki]], and [[Marvin Lasater]] moved up to starting safety ahead of [[Bob Fails]].

Guard [[Tom Cousineau]] left training camp voluntarily.

Sometime around this date, the team picked up tackle [[Willie Hudson]], a recent castoff from the Chargers.

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======July 15, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] was planning to hold a scrimmage this week but postponed it, saying the players weren’t ready.

The team held special teams drills with [[Larry Barnes]] and [[Bob Fails]] emerging as the early possibilities for the placekicking and punting duties. [[Tony Teresa]] and [[Carl Gordon]] were also contenders for kicking spots.

Brothers [[Clark Holden|Clark]] and [[Dave Holden]] left training camp voluntarily.

End [[Ron Beagle]] aggravated an old knee injury earlier in the week and the team now feared the problem might end his career.

Defensive end [[Jim Woodard]], whose recent knee injury was thought to possibly keep him out for weeks, was doing well in treatment and could return within a week.

Fullback [[Brad Myers]] twisted a knee in practice but wasn’t expected to miss any time.

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======July 16, 1960======

=====News=====

Wide receiver [[Walt Denny]] voluntarily left training camp.

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======July 17, 1960======

=====News=====

After several days of two-a-day sessions, the players were given a day off by the coaching staff.

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said he would not impose a curfew, adding “they’re men, not boys, and I treat them as such.”

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======July 18, 1960======

===== News =====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] offered praise for the work of a number of players: defensive backs [[Alex Bravo]], [[Eddie Macon]], [[Tony Teresa]], [[LC Joyner]], and [[John Brown]], end [[Charlie Hardy]], tackle [[Chris Plain]], center [[Jim Otto]], guards [[Don Manoukian]] and [[Ron Sabal]], and defensive end [[Carmen Cavalli]].

The coaching staff switched halfback [[John Brown]] from offense to defense.

The team signed former Philadelphia Eagles guard/linebacker [[Tom Louderback]].

Halfbacks [[Marvin Lasater]] and [[George Blanch]] left training camp voluntarily for “personal reasons.”

Defensive end [[Charley Powell]] returned from his Achilles injury suffered on the 12th.

Linebacker [[Buddy Alliston]] left practice for an undetermined amount of time with a pulled groin muscle.

Guard [[Don Manoukian]] was reported to have pulled his right hamstring.

Halfbacks [[Fred Fehn]] and [[Jack Larscheid]] were mending well but hadn’t returned to practice.

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======July 19, 1960======

=====News=====

The team held its first scrimmage with head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] calling his team’s performance “not bad.” Among those who received individual praise from Erdelatz were: quarterbacks [[Tom Flores]] and [[Paul Larson]], receiver [[Charlie Hardy]], tight end [[Gene Prebola]], defensive end [[Carmen Cavalli]], and cornerback [[Eddie Macon]].

Third-string quarterback [[Bob Webb]] suffered a severe knee injury in the scrimmage. Trainer [[George Anderson]] speculated that he might have torn cartilage, but that a firm diagnosis would have to wait until he was examined by a doctor.

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======July 20, 1960======

=====News=====

AFL commissioner Joe Foss was in town to visit the team and said Oakland’s training facilities were on par with those of the other teams he had visited so far. The league's supervisor of officials, Bob Austin, was also in town to advise coaches and players on league rules.

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] promoted [[LC Joyner]] to a starting role in the secondary, replacing the recently departed [[Marvin Lasater]]. He also put newcomer [[Tom Louderback]] in at middle linebacker and moved [[Larry Barnes]] to left defensive end. [[Brad Myers]] was moved from second-string right halfback to second-string fullback.

The team cut five players: tackle [[Rich Max]], tackle [[Clord Boyette]], tackle [[Willie Hudson]], center [[Wes Fry]] , and halfback [[Purcell Daniels]].

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======July 21, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] moved [[Tony Teresa]] from the secondary to the offensive backfield to get Teresa “experience in a number of positions.”

Quarterback [[Bob Webb]] was expected to be able to return to action within a few days after suffering a knee injury staff initially thought could have ended his season.

Linebacker [[Tom Louderback]] and defensive end [[Larry Barnes]] suffered “slight shoulder bruises” in practice.

Halfback [[Jack Larscheid]] returned to practice for the first time after injuring a hamstring on the 12th.

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======July 22, 1960======

======July 23, 1960======

=====News=====

The team held its final scrimmage before its first preseason game on the 31st against the Texans. Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] called his team’s performance “just fair.” In particular, he praised the efforts of halfbacks [[Buddy Allen]] and [[Tony Teresa]], guards [[Wayne Hawkins]] and [[Ron Sabal]], center [[Jim Otto]], and cornerback [[Joe Cannavino]].

Owners [[Chet Soda]], [[Don Blessing]], [[Wayne Valley]], and [[Ed McGah]] were in attendance and voiced their collective approval of the performance.

The team sent defensive end [[Jim Woodard]] home to Jacksonville, Texas, to recuperate from a severe knee injury he suffered early in camp. His return for the 1960 season was in doubt.

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======July 24, 1960======

=====News=====

The team waived halfbacks [[Carl Gordon]] and [[Wayne Schneider]].

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======July 25, 1960======

=====News=====

The team held its last two-a-day practice of training camp.

The team hired former Oakland Oaks public address announcer [[Stan Easterling]] to serve the Raiders in that role for the 1960 season.

Bob Brachman of the Examiner reported that, by arrangement of the AFL, the Raiders had first dibs on any player released by the 49ers and half the players released by the Redskins.

Defensive end [[Larry Barnes]] missed practice with a stomach bug.

First-string quarterback [[Tom Flores]] pulled his right calf muscle during a practice drill and his status for the game against the Texans on the 31st was uncertain.

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said guards [[Charlie Kaaihue]] and [[Don Manoukian]], defensive end [[Charley Powell]], and quarterback [[Bob Webb]] would sit out the Texans game to nurse injuries.

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======July 26, 1960======

=====News=====

Third-string quarterback [[Bob Webb]] was back on the practice field after suffering what was thought to be a serious knee injury several days ago.

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======July 27, 1960======

=====News=====

Public relations director [[Gene Perry]] said the Raiders had sold more than 20,000 tickets for the Texans game (other sources reported the total sales at 15,000).

Quarterback [[Tom Flores]]’ status for the Texans game on the 31st was upgraded to probable after his pulled right calf muscle responded well to treatment.

Middle linebacker [[Tom Louderback]] bruised a shoulder in practice and was listed as doubtful for the Texans game.

Defensive tackle [[Bob Harrison]] was reported to have an unspecified injury and was also expected to miss the game.

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======July 28, 1960======

=====News=====

The team moved [[Charlie Hardy]] back to the starting left end position ahead of [[Alan Goldstein]].

Receiver [[Ron Beagle]], who had been out since early in camp with a knee injury, returned to his Cincinnati home to recover.

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======July 29, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] named three captains for the Texans game: quarterbacks [[Tom Flores]] and [[Paul Larson]], and linebacker [[Bob Dougherty]]. He also named [[Larry Barnes]] the team’s placekicker.

Guards [[Don Manoukian]] and [[Charlie Kaaihue]], initially expected to miss the game, were deemed to have recovered from injuries well enough to play, though neither would start.

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======July 30, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said every Raider player in uniform would see action against the Texans.

The team conducted a quick “20 minute run-through of signals” in advance of tomorrow’s game.

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======July 31, 1960======

=====News=====

In the team’s first ever game the Raiders fell to the [[Chiefs|Texans]], 20-13, at Kezar Stadium.

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] reported that there were no injuries and that he was proud of the team in defeat.

General manager [[Chet Soda]] was disappointed with the attendance figure of about 12,000 after the team had reported sales of over 20,000 prior to the game.

[[Tom Flores]] started at quarterback and went most of the way, completing 14 of 25 passes for 151 yards and one interception.

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======August 1, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders signed Chargers castoff halfback [[John Harris]].

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======August 2, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] put his team through an unscheduled scrimmage.

The coaching staff moved [[Ron Sabal]] from guard to tackle and promoted [[Don Manoukian]] to Sabal’s guard spot. They staff also moved [[Brad Myers]] to make room for [[Jim Varnado]] (see below) at fullback.

The team waived halfbacks [[Alexander Gardner]] and [[Ray Peterson]], tackle [[Willie Boykin]], guard [[Bob Harrison]], and defensive back [[Bob Fails]]. They also signed Southern University fullback Jim Varnado and Northeastern State receiver [[Charles Moore]]. Varnado had been recently cut recently by the [[Chargers]]. The team also invited guard [[Gil Ane]], fresh from the Steelers, to camp for a tryout.

Middle linebacker [[Tom Louderback]] and defensive end [[Charley Powell]] were in football gear for the first time since their recent injuries, but neither participated in the scrimmage.

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======August 3, 1960======

=====News=====

The team resumed two-a-day practices.

Guard [[Gil Ane]], added to the team yesterday, left camp temporarily to return to his Oregon home to care for his daughter who was battling pneumonia.

The team announced their final preseason game against the Patriots, originally scheduled for September 4, had been moved up to August 28.

The team cut three players: tackle [[Fred Fehn]], guard [[Lou Byrd]], and fullback [[Jim Varnado]]. Varnado had just been signed yesterday after having washed out of Chargers camp, but he reported to the Raiders out of shape and head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] didn’t think the team had enough time to wait for him to get into playing condition

The current roster listed neither defensive lineman [[Jim Woodard]], nor receiver [[Ron Beagle]], both of whom had been sent home to recover from injuries.

Defensive end [[Charley Powell]] practiced for the first time in more than a week.

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======August 4, 1960======

======August 5, 1960======

=====News=====

The team returned to one-a-day practices. Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] installed a blitzing package to aid his defense’s backfield pressure.

Cornerback [[Alex Bravo]] and receiver [[Charlie Hardy]] each sat out practice with muscle pulls. Both were expected to return to action by the 8th.

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======August 6, 1960======

=====News=====

The team held a touch football scrimmage with [[Tom Flores]]’ Gold Squad defeating [[Paul Larson]]’s Blues, 15-3.

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] and his assistant coaches flew to Los Angeles after practice to scout the [[Jets|Titans]] in their game against the [[Chargers]].

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======August 7, 1960======

======August 8, 1960======

======August 9, 1960======

=====News=====

The AFL clarified a ruling giving the team the right of first refusal on all players cut by the 49ers and half the players cut by the Redskins by saying it only applied to players that hadn’t been drafted by other AFL teams.

The Raiders moved [[Chris Plain]] from left tackle to right tackle and moved [[Joe Barbee]] from the defensive line to the offensive line to back up Plain. [[Don Manoukian]], now back from injury took over at left guard with [[Wayne Hawkins]] switching to right guard. [[Brad Myers]] was shifted to right halfback behind [[Tony Teresa]].

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======August 10, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders reported that they were free of serious injuries for the first time since training camp opened.

The team held a night practice in advance of their game against the Titans on the 13th that had an 8pm start time.

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======August 11, 1960======

=====News=====

Guard [[Gil Ane]], who had been absent from camp to care for his sick daughter, rejoined the team.

Third-string quarterback [[Bob Webb]] reinjured his knee during practice and was likely to miss the Titans game. .Receiver [[Carl Isaacs]] also suffered a knee injury at practice.

In other injury news, tackle [[Chris Plain]] was out with a sprained right ankle and defensive back [[LC Joyner]] was out with a pulled leg muscle.

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======August 12, 1960======

=====News=====

The team signed former Washington State and El Cerrito High quarterback [[Bobby Newman]].

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======August 13, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders recovered from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat the [[Jets|Titans]], 23-17, in a night game at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento. The win was the first in franchise history.

[[Don Manoukian]] returned to right guard after recovering from a pulled muscle with [[Ron Sabal]] moving back to left tackle.

[[Chris Plain]] injured a leg in the first quarter and did not return.

Fullback [[Billy Lott]] suffered a jammed neck in the third quarter and left the game.

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======August 14, 1960======

======August 15, 1960======

=====News=====

 Jack Gallagher of the Tribune reported that tackle [[Chris Plain]] and fullback [[Billy Lott]], both injured in the [[Jets|Titans]] game, would likely be available against the Chargers on the 19th.

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======August 16, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders signed a pair of free agents: former Browns and Packers quarterback [[Babe Parilli]] and University of Washington halfback [[Luther Carr]].

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======August 17, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders placed quarterback [[Bobby Newman]] on waivers and cut two additional players: halfback [[John Brown]] and guard [[Gil Ane]].

The team updated the news on tackle [[Chris Plain]]’s broken ankle, saying he would probably miss the entire season.

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======August 18, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said the team would carry just two quarterbacks on the roster during the regular season.

The team waived quarterback [[Bob Webb]] and receiver [[Carl Isaacs]] and placed tackle [[Chris Plain]] on injured reserve.

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======August 19, 1960======

=====News=====

On a chilly, fog-bound Friday night in Kezar Stadium, the team lost to the [[Chargers]], 24-17.

Tight end [[Gene Prebola]] pulled a hamstring during the game and was expected to miss the rest of the preseason.

Fullback [[Billy Lott]] bruised a shoulder in the third quarter and sat out the rest of the game

Defensive end [[Carmen Cavalli]] suffered a broken nose

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======August 20, 1960======

=====News=====

•	The Raiders released center [[Bob Nelson]].

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======August 21, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] made some lineup changes, shifting [[Alan Goldstein]] to tight end to take the place of the injured [[Gene Prebola]] and [[Tony Teresa]] to flanker in Goldstein’s spot. [[Jack Larscheid]] moved up to the first team at halfback in place of Teresa

Trainer [[George Anderson]] updated tight end [[Gene Prebola]]’s status, saying he would be out for the Bills game on the 24th, but that his return was possible against the Patriots on the 28th. He added that the injuries to [[Carmen Cavalli]] and [[Billy Lott]] were not expected to keep them from playing against the Bills.

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======August 22, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders revealed that quarterback [[Tom Flores]] had suffered a blow to his shoulder in the [[Chargers]] game and that the resulting injury was likely to keep him out of the remaining two preseason games.

The team cut tight end [[Irv Nikolai]].

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======August 23, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said [[Paul Larson]] and [[Babe Parilli]] would share time at quarterback in tomorrow’s game against the Bills in the absence of the injured [[Tom Flores]].

The team announced that, following the upcoming road trip, they would begin holding practices on fields at the Oakland Naval Air Station, marking the end of training camp at Santa Cruz.

The Raiders offered a tryout to halfback “Iron Man” [[Severn Hayes]], a local favorite who had been highly touted by columnists in the local papers. He was scheduled to join the team after  their return to Oakland following the Patriots game.

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======August 24, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders jumped out to a 23-0 lead early in the second quarter against the [[Bills]], then held on to win, 26-21, in Buffalo.

In the absence of quarterback [[Tom Flores]], who was out with a shoulder injury, [[Babe Parilli]] started at quarterback but completed just 3 of 10 passes for 82 yards and two interceptions.

[[Paul Larson]], in relief of Parilli, made his second appearance of the preseason and completed 3 of 13 passes for 38 yards and an interception.

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======August 25, 1960======

======August 26, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders announced that both fullback [[Dean Philpott]] and defensive back [[John Harris]] were likely to miss the Patriots game because of knee sprains.

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======August 27, 1960======

=====News=====

•	Quarterback [[Tom Flores]] said his injured shoulder was feeling better but his head coach, [[Eddie Erdelatz]], said it was still unlikely that he would play tomorrow against the Patriots.

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======August 28, 1960======

=====News=====

The game was tied at 14 at the half, but the [[Patriots]] scored twice in the third quarter to beat the Raiders, 28-14, in Boston in the preseason finale for both teams. The Raiders finished the preseason with a 2-3 record.

[[Babe Parilli]] played the entire game at quarterback, completing 21 of 36 passes for 210 yards and no interceptions.

Three players suffered significant injuries in the game: defensive end [[Charley Powell]] (knee), halfback [[Luther Carr]] (ribs), and defensive back [[Wayne Crow]] (ribs).

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======August 29, 1960======

======August 30, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders placed three players on waivers: receiver [[Charles Moore]], defensive end [[Jerry Flynn]], and guard [[Jerry Epps]].

Trainer [[George Anderson]] said he expected everyone on the roster to be ready to go for the regular season opener against the Oilers on the 11th.

Well, except for running backs [[Ron Drzewiecki]] and [[Dean Philpott]], who were placed on injured reserve.

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======August 31, 1960======

======September 1, 1960======

=====News=====

Ray Haywood of the Tribune reported that the team would not be giving local favorite halfback [[Severn Hayes]] a tryout, as previously reported, because it would require freeing up a roster spot to accommodate him, something they were not willing to do.

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======September 2, 1960======

======September 3, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders traded linebacker [[Buddy Alliston]] to the Broncos in exchange for Denver’s eighth-round pick in the 1961 draft.

They also cut tackle [[Larry Lancaster]].

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======September 4, 1960======

=====News=====

The team claimed fullback [[Jetstream Smith|JD “Jetstream” Smith]] off waivers from the [[Chargers]].

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======September 5, 1960======

======September 6, 1960======

=====News=====

The team cut four players: receiver [[Dan Edgington]], center [[Mac Starnes]], and halfbacks [[John Harris]] and [[Brad Myers]]. The cuts reduced the team’s roster to the league-mandated 33 players. Each team would be permitted to increase their roster to 35 players again once all teams had reached the lower threshold.

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======September 7, 1960======

=====News=====

Scotty Stirling of the //Tribune// reported that quarterback [[Tom Flores]] was fully healed from the bruised shoulder he suffered against the [[Chargers]] on August 19 and would started against the Oilers in the regular season opener on the 11th.

The team signed defensive tackle [[Ron Warzeka]], who had been released by the 49ers a few days ago. They also picked up a pair of players off waivers: defensive end Glenn Holtzman from the Chargers and tackle [[Paul Oglesby]] from the Oilers. Neither player was expected to be ready to go on Sunday against Houston.

Sometime between today and the Oilers game on the 11th, the team re-signed defensive back [[John Harris]].

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======September 8, 1960======

=====News=====

The city of Oakland threw a parade formally welcoming the Raiders coaches and players to Oakland. The city also removed a bond measure from the November ballot that, if it had passed, would have funded the building of a multi-purpose stadium in the city. It was removed because the city council thought it was unlikely to pass. George Jacopetti, the head of the stadium committee, said the effort would shift to looking for private financing.

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======September 9, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders released halfback [[Buddy Allen]].

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======September 10, 1960======

=====News=====

The players enjoyed a day off to rest before tomorrow’s regular season opener against the Oilers.

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======September 11, 1960======

===== News =====

The Raiders took a 14-7 lead in the third quarter, but the [[Titans|Oilers]] charged back with 30 second half points to win, 37-22, in the first-ever regular season game for both franchises.

[[Tom Flores]] started the game at quarterback for the Raiders and went most of the way, completing 13 of 28 passes for 232 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Defensive end [[Carmen Cavalli]] reinjured his ankle on the first play of the game and did not return.

Halfback [[Luther Carr]] sat out the entire game with a pinched nerve in his leg.

Defensive back [[Alex Bravo]] missed at least part of the game with an unspecified lower body injury.

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======September 12, 1960======

=====News=====

The team shifted its practice location from the Oakland Naval Air Reserve Station to the Alameda Naval Air Station because the Alameda station had better facilities.

Examiner columnist Prescott Sullivan reported that there was a heated disagreement between [[Robert Osborne]] and another, unnamed, owner over the low attendance (12,703) at yesterday’s game.

The team asked for, and received, permission to lower the ticket prices for west end zone seats from $4.50 to $2.50 for adults and $0.50 for kids under the age fo 12. Seats in the east end zone were already priced at $2.50 and all other seats would still cost $4.50. The price change was authorized only for the [[Chiefs|Texans]] game on the 16th and the stadium authority would revisit the move afterward.

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======September 13, 1960======

=====News=====

Yesterday’s heated exchange between owners prompted an “emergency meeting” of the stockholders with one of the owners reportedly having voiced his desire to sell off his share of the team.

The team reported that recently signed defensive tackle Glenn Holtzman had not shown up for practice and they surmised that he might have chosen to quit football altogether.

Tackle [[Paul Oglesby]], signed at the same time as Holtzman, reported to the team.

A Kezar Stadium official reported that, of the 12,703 in attendance at the [[Titans|Oilers]] game, only 8,620 of those paid their way in.

The team waived four players: quarterback [[Paul Larson]], halfback [[Luther Carr]], and tackles [[Don Churchwell]] and [[Joe Barbee]]. They also added three players: tight end [[Doug Asad]], who had been waived by the Oilers, running back [[Nyle McFarlane]], who had been in training camp with the Cowboys, and receiver [[Al Hoisington]], who had been waived by the [[Chiefs|Texans]].

Multiple sources reported that the team had acquired linebacker [[Riley Morris]] off waivers from the [[Chargers]], but the team had not confirmed the transaction.

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======September 14, 1960======

======September 15, 1960======

=====News=====

Bruce Lee of the Chronicle reported that [[Chiefs|Texans]] owner and AFL founder Lamar Hunt was "alarmed" at the poor attendance at Oakland home games so far.

Line coach [[Ernie Jorge]] said the team had things "patched up" and that the Raiders "would make a lot better showing" tomorrow night against the Texans.

Team owner and general manager [[Chet Soda]] received the gift of a new 1960 Cadillac automobile from the other seven owners to show their appreciation of his efforts on the team's behalf.

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======September 16, 1960======

=====News=====

The [[Chiefs|Texans]] jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead and dominated the Raiders throughout in a 34-16 win on a Friday night in Kezar Stadium. Despite the loss, head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said it was a "real good team effort" and that his team was much improved over their performance against the [[Titans|Oilers]].

[[Babe Parilli]] came in for ineffective starting quarterback [[Tom Flores]] late in the first quarter and played fairly well, completing 16 of 28 passes for 174 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.

[[Ron Warzeka]] started the game at defensive right tackle in place of [[Don Deskins]].

The Examiner reported a rumor, denied by the principals, that the team had reorganized their front office, expanding the duties of assistant general manager [[Bud Hastings]].

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======September 17, 1960======

======September 18, 1960======

======September 19, 1960======

=====News=====

The team signed a pair of free agents: linebacker [[Riley Morris]], who had been waived by the [[Chargers]] and for the past week had been rumored to be coming to the Raiders, and defensive tackle [[Bill Striegel]], who had most recently been in camp with the Cowboys. To make room for Morris on the roster, the team cut linebacker [[Billy Ray Locklin]].

Tackle [[Dalton Truax]] pulled a muscle in his right leg in practice but was expected to be back in time for the [[Titans|Oilers]] game on the 25th.

Defensive end [[Ron Warzeka]], who had injured his right ankle against the [[Chiefs|Texans]] missed practice, but the team expected him to be ready to go against the Oilers, too.

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======September 20, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] shifted [[Tony Teresa]] from flanker to left halfback and moved [[Alan Goldstein]] from split end to flanker.

According to the Tribune, the team had essentially given up on defensive end Glenn Holtzman joining the team after they had claimed him off waivers last week.

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======September 21, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said that, despite speculation in the press to the contrary, quarterback [[Tom Flores]] and fullback [[Billy Lott]] were still going to start against the [[Titans|Oilers]] on the 25th. That speculation suggested that [[Babe Parilli]] and [[Jetstream Smith]] had played their way into starting roles. Erdelatz also said he hoped to use the newly-acquired [[Bill Striegel]] on the offensive rather than the defensive line, which is where he had played with the Cowboys.

Tackle [[Dalton Truax]] was expected to be out for the Oilers game with newcomer [[Paul Oglesby]] taking his place on the line.

Erdelatz had come down with laryngitis, reducing his voice to a whisper.

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======September 22, 1960======

=====News=====

Offensive line coach [[Ernie Jorge]] suffered a heart attack late in the evening and was sent to Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame for treatment. He was responding well, but his recovery was expected to take at least two months and he would not be with the team during that time.

The //Chronicle// reported that head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] was considering starting [[Babe Parilli]] over [[Tom Flores]] at quarterback in the [[Titans|Oilers]] game on the 25th. He also planned, according to the story, to start new arrivals [[Riley Morris]] at linebacker and [[Bill Striegel]] at tackle.

The team signed former San Diego State halfback [[Bob Keyes]]. To make room for Keyes, the team waived defensive back [[LC Joyner]].

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======September 23, 1960======

=====News=====

The team was en route to Houston for the start of a three-game road trip featuring contests against the [[Titans|Oilers]], Broncos, and [[Chiefs|Texans]].

The Raiders reported that only two players were at less than full strength: tackle [[Dalton Truax]] with a pulled muscle and defensive lineman [[Ron Warzeka]] with a sprained ankle. Both were expected to be able to play during the road trip.

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======September 24, 1960======

=====News=====

The team held a light practice on the University of Houston campus in preparation for tomorrow’s game. During the drills, head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] broke his right big toe when quarterback [[Babe Parilli]] stepped on it during a play demonstration.

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======September 25, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders beat the [[Titans|Oilers]], 14-13, in Houston, for the franchise’s first-ever regular season win.

[[Babe Parilli]] started the game at quarterback but was spelled by Flores in the second half after completing 7 of 15 passes for 57 yards. Flores completed 7 of 10 passes for an identical 57 yards and a touchdown

The game was picketed by Black activists who were protesting the segregated seating policy in place at Jeppesen Stadium.

The team dedicated the win to offensive line coach [[Ernie Jorge]], who had suffered a heart attack on the 23rd and was back in a Bay Area hospital recuperating.

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======September 26, 1960======

======September 27, 1960======

=====News=====

The team flew from Houston to Denver in advance of the game against the [[Broncos]] on October 2. Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] complained that the Broncos had not provided the team with film of their most recent game as required by league rules.

The AFL named quarterback [[Tom Flores]] the league’s offensive player of the week for his performance in the team’s 14-13 win over the [[Titans|Oilers]].

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======September 28, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders signed former Cardinals and Packers guard [[John Dittrich]] and released tackle [[Bill Striegel]].

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======September 29, 1960======

======September 30, 1960======

=====News=====

San Francisco mayor George Christopher proclaimed the week of October 9-16 to be “Raider Week in San Francisco” highlighted by an October 10 rally in Union Square.

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said [[Tom Flores]] would start at quarterback against the Broncos and that fullback [[Jetstream Smith]] would see an increase in his playing time.

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======October 1, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said the newcomers, halfback [[Bob Keyes]] and guard [[John Dittrich]], would see action against the Broncos tomorrow.

The team reported that tackle [[Dalton Truax]] and defensive tackle [[Ron Warzeka]] had recovered enough from recent injuries to play as well.

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======October 2, 1960======

=====News=====

Despite moving the ball well against the [[Broncos]] defense, the Raiders committed five turnovers and lost, 31-14, in Denver.

Receiver [[Charlie Hardy]] suffered a “slight” concussion during the game.

Center [[Jim Otto]] sustained a chest injury and “popped” his knee.

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======October 3, 1960======

=====News=====

The team traveled from Denver to Dallas in advance of the game against the [[Chiefs|Texans]] on the 9th.

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======October 4, 1960======

=====News=====

Halfback [[Tony Teresa]] injured his back in practice leaving his availability for the [[Chiefs|Texans]] game on the 9th in doubt.

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======October 5, 1960======

======October 6, 1960======

======October 7, 1960======

======October 8, 1960======

=====News=====

Trainer [[George Anderson]] said halfback [[Tony Teresa]]’s injury might not keep him out of tomorrow’s game against the [[Chiefs|Texans]], but that if he did play, he would be limited in his performance. If Teresa couldn’t go, [[Jack Larscheid]] would take his place in the starting lineup

Flanker [[Nyle McFarlane]] had suffered a dislocated shoulder sometime during the past few days and his status for the game was also unknown.

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======October 9, 1960======

=====News=====

[[Jetstream Smith]]’s 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the second half sparked a 20-point quarter and the Raiders held on from there to beat the [[Chiefs|Texans]], 20-19, in Dallas.

[[Tony Teresa]], still laboring with a back injury, played sparingly.

Linebacker [[Riley Morris]] suffered a severely bruised back during the game. He took ill and was given oxygen on the flight home in reaction to an injection given by a doctor treating him. He was rushed to the hospital by ambulance when the flight touched down in the Bay Area, but was released shortly after to recuperate at home.

Other players suffering injuries during the game were tight end [[Gene Prebola]] (pulled muscle) and wide receiver [[Charlie Hardy]] (bruised quadriceps).

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======October 10, 1960======

=====News=====

The team was the honored guest at a rally in Union Square to kick off “Raider Week in San Francisco.”

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======October 11, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] called [[Tom Flores]] and [[Babe Parilli]] “the best one-two quarterback combination in football." He added that he couldn’t choose between them and didn’t plan to going forward

The team announced they had hired Tribune reporter [[Jack Gallagher]] to be their new director of public relations, replacing [[Gene Perry]] who had resigned for “personal reasons.”

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======October 12, 1960======

=====News=====

The team reported that halfback [[Tony Teresa]] was still experiencing significant pain from torn cartilage in his back and might see limited duty against the [[Patriots]] on the 16th.

Flanker [[Nyle McFarlane]], tight end [[Gene Prebola]], and wide receiver [[Charlie Hardy]] were still recovering from their injuries but were all expected to be able to play in the Patriots game.

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======October 13, 1960======

=====News=====

Prescott Sullivan of the Examiner reported that head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] had denied a story going round that he was “fed up” with the team. Sullivan also said that ticket agent [[Everett Nevin]] was no longer drawing a salary, but was working on commission and that the front office had fired three members of the administrative staff.

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======October 14, 1960======

=====News=====

The team said linebacker [[Riley Morris]] was “doubtful” to play against the Patriots on the 16th because of his back injury.

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======October 15, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said linebacker [[Riley Morris]] would miss tomorrow’s game against the Patriots because of his back injury and that [[Larry Barnes]] would take his place in the starting lineup. He added that [[Jack Larscheid]] would start at halfback in place of [[Tony Teresa]], who was dealing with his own back problems, but that Teresa was still expected to get some playing time.

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======October 16, 1960======

=====News=====

Halfback [[Jack Larscheid]], playing in place of the injured [[Tony Teresa]], ran 87 yards for a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage and led the Raiders to a convincing 27-14 win over the [[Patriots]] at Kezar Stadium.

Despite earlier reports that suggested he wouldn’t, linebacker [[Riley Morris]] started the game while still nursing a back injury.

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======October 17, 1960======

=====News=====

Citing low attendance and financial losses in excess of what they expected prior to the season, team partners [[Don Blessing]] and [[Ed McGah]] said they would like to cut ticket prices to boost sales. Fellow partner and general manager [[Chet Soda]] disagreed, saying they already had some discounts in place and that improving the product on the field was the key to improving attendance.

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======October 18, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] was diagnosed with a stomach ulcer and was taking medication for the condition.

Fullback [[Billy Lott]] pulled a hamstring muscle in practice.

Wide receiver [[Al Hoisington]] was hit in the eye by a [[Babe Parilli]] pass in practice, giving him a livid bruise.

All three were expected to be on board the plane for the trip to Buffalo on the 20th that would mark the start of a three-game road trip.

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======October 19, 1960======

======October 20, 1960======

=====News====

Head oach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] named [[Tom Flores]] the team’s starting quarterback for the rest of the season with [[Babe Parilli]] ready to go if Flores’ game was “off.”

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======October 21, 1960======

=====News=====

The team left for Buffalo to start a three-game road trip that would also include stops in New York and Boston. The Tribune reported that [[Tony Teresa]] would make his first start in two weeks against the [[Bills]] and that [[Jetstream Smith]] would get the nod at fullback, replacing the injured [[Billy Lott]]. The Chronicle, on the other hand, reported that Lott was “apparently fully recovered” and would be in the starting lineup.

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======October 22, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders signed former Browns and Steelers halfback [[Billy Reynolds]]. To make room for Reynolds, the team cut halfback [[Bob Keyes]]. Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said Reynolds wouldn’t make his first appearance with the team until the Titans game on the 28th.

Updating news from yesterday, the Tribune reported that fullback [[Billy Lott]] had recovered from his back injury more quickly than expected, but that [[Jetstream Smith]] would still start against the [[Bills]] tomorrow.

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======October 23, 1960======

=====News=====

On a cold, wet afternoon in Buffalo, the Raiders suffered their worst defeat of the season, going down 38-9 to the [[Bills]].

Halfback [[Tony Teresa]], expected to be back at full strength after recovering from a back injury, had come down with the flu and didn’t see much action after all.

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======October 24, 1960======

=====News=====

The team traveled to New York where they would play the [[Jets|Titans]] in a night game on the 28th.

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======October 25, 1960======

======October 26, 1960======

=====News=====

Team officials attended a meeting of the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce to look at playing games at a site in that town until a more permanent facility could be built in Oakland. Team owner [[Robert Osborne]] and assistant general manager [[Bud Hastings]] represented the Raiders at the meeting, which also included members of the San Leandro Board of Education.

The site in question was the campus of the recently built Pacific High School. The field, as currently configured, only had 500 seats but the team said it could be expanded to 20,000.

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======October 27, 1960======

======October 28, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders came back from a 10-point deficit in the third quarter to stage a late rally and beat the [[Jets|Titans]], 28-27, on a gloomy Friday night in the Polo Grounds.

Prior to the game the Tribune reported that quarterback [[Tom Flores]] had been suffering with “chills” for the previous two days and that defensive ends [[Larry Barnes]] and [[Charley Powell]] had the “sniffles.”

Despite a leg injury, new halfback [[Billy Reynolds]] made his Raiders debut.

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======October 29, 1960======

=====News=====

Raider partner and general manager [[Chet Soda]] denied a report saying that San Francisco business owner Frederick Sullivan had purchased half of his share of the team. Sullivan reportedly made the assertion himself in a “private conversation” and added that three other partners—[[Don Blessing]], [[Roger Lapham]], and [[Wayne Valley]]—had similarly sold parts of their shares of the team.

While Soda denied the story, public relations director [[Jack Gallagher]] said that such sales were in accord with the ownership agreement as long as the pieces sold did not come with voting rights and the other owners did not have to be notified when such an arrangement was made.

According to the Chronicle, Valley had sold a piece to a business partner, Lapham had sold “an unspecified share to a person or persons unknown”, and Blessing had “sold much of his share to a syndicate of eight to 12 people.” The Examiner suggested that Blessing had been “at the head of a syndicate” when he joined the ownership group

Soda also said the team had decided not to pursue a temporary move to San Leandro any longer.

Scotty Stirling of the Tribune reported the bizarre story of a feud between Raiders head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] and Titans team president Harry Wismer. According to the story, Wismer said he had invited Erdelatz to a party on the Wednesday evening before the game and when Erdelatz did not arrive, Wismer called him “uncooperative and a trouble maker.” Wismer also asserted that the team had arrived late for the game and that Erdelatz wasn’t with them when they finally did arrive.

Erdelatz responded to the story about the party by saying he had had prior obligations and Stirling provided an eyewitness account saying the team most certainly was in the stadium on time and that Erdelatz was with them. Stirling’s account was corroborated by other Bay Area newspapers.

Aside from all the drama, Erdelatz gave the team the day off after yesterday’s win.

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======October 30, 1960======

======October 31, 1960======

======November 1, 1960======

=====News=====

Team partner [[Chet Soda]] acknowledged that part of the story that he had sold a portion of his share of the team to businessman Frederick Sullivan was true, but that he was waiting for approval of the deal from the other owners and that nothing had been finalized. Fellow owner [[Roger Lapham]] said that current owners had the right of first refusal on any sale of team stock. Sullivan claimed, however, that the deal had been done and presented a canceled check endorsed by Soda for $1,000 deposit on the purchase.

The total cost for half of Soda's share was set at $31,250, which would put the total value of the franchise at an even $500,000.

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======November 2, 1960======

=====News =====

A story appeared in the Boston American and was repeated in the Examiner that head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] had agreed to coach the New York Giants in 1961. The Tribune reported Erdelatz's denial of the story saying, "It just is not true that I'm contemplating a change of jobs." Erdelatz did acknowledge having visited members of the Mara family, the owners of the Giants franchise, but said they were old friends, and the coaching job never came up.

Despite a statement a few days ago from general manager and team partner [[Chet Soda]] to the contrary, the team was still pursuing the possibility of playing their remaining home .games this year and all of next year's games on the Pacific High School field in San Leandro. The city's board of education had unanimously approved the measure.

At the same time, Soda publicly announced that if the team didn't get an East Bay stadium they would have to consider relocating. Seattle was one of the places mentioned, but Soda said that all talk was "just ideas, so far" and that no action had been taken. He also said the team was looking into finishing out the 1960 season at Candlestick Park.

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======November 3, 1960======

=====News=====

Bob Brachman of the Examiner continued to insist that head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] was going to coach the New York Giants next year.. By way of argument, he quoted Erdelatz as saying that next year "was a long time off" and that "I don't know where I'll be or what I'm doing"

The primary source for the story seemed to be [[Jets|Titans]] owner Harry Wismer who claimed to have investigated and was "convinced" of the story's veracity. Wismer had also claimed Erdelatz had not been on the field for the start of the game against the Titans on the 28th, a claim that had been refuted by multiple reporters who were on the scene at the time.

General manager [[Chet Soda]] said he had asked Erdelatz straight out about it when he heard the story and that Erdelatz had said there was nothing to it. Soda also said Erdelatz told him he had received an offer from an unidentified eastern college but had turned it down.

Soda also said that the game against the [[Denver Broncos|Broncos]] scheduled for December 16, a Friday night, at Kezar Stadium, would be played on Saturday, the 17th, at one of the following sites: Candlestick Park, Berkeley's Memorial Stadium, Stanford Stadium, or San Jose State's Spartan Stadium. He added that there was still a "slim"chance that the team would play in Kezar in 1961.

Finally, he said that Frederick Sullivan had "jumped the gun" in announcing a deal to buy half of Soda's share of the team and reiterated that nothing had been finalized yet.

Bruce Lee of the Chronicle reported that the team's assistant coaches all said they were working on "verbal contracts" and would stay loyal to Erdelatz as long as he stayed with the team.

Lee also reported that [[Tommy Kalmanir]] had received another coaching offer, from an unidentified party, but had turned it down.

Team partner [[Don Blessing]] denied earlier reports that his share of the team was spread among as many as a dozen members of a syndicate and that he only had one partner in his group.

In an apparent response to Soda's statement yesterday that the team would have to consider relocation if they didn't get a stadium, fellow owner [[Robert Osborne]] "promised" that the team would stay in Oakland and, according to Dick Friendlich of the Chronicle called some of his fellow owners "crybabies who don't like losing money that they had known and anticipated they were going to lose." Osborne also affirmed that he put no stock in rumors that Erdelatz was planning to jump to the Giants.

The head of Tudor Engineering, a company tasked with assessing the potential costs of building a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland said that, depending on the site chosen, the bill would run between $17 and $21 million.

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======November 4, 1960======

=====News=====

Down by 20 in the fourth quarter, [[Babe Parilli]] led a furious comeback that fell just short as the Raiders lost to the [[Patriots]], 34-28, in Boston. The team reportedly responded to the loss with great fury and frustrated slamming of helmets and lockers.

Defensive end [[Charley Powell]] suffered a rib injury of unknown extent.

Guard [[Wayne Hawkins]] suffered a severely bruised arm.

Defensive tackle [[Ramon Armstrong]] came down with an unspecified viral infection after the game that caused dizziness and breathing difficulties.

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======November 5, 1960======

=====News=====

The team returned from their three-week road trip and head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] gave the players until the 8th to recover, at which time they would resume workouts in advance of the [[Bills]] game on the 13th.

Defensive tackle [[Ramon Armstrong]], who was taken ill after the [[Patriots]] game yesterday, received medical treatment and was expected to be ready to go against Buffalo, as was guard [[Wayne Hawkins]], who was recovering from an arm injury sustained during the game.

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======November 6, 1960======

======November 7, 1960======

===== News =====

In a meeting of the team's eight directors, they decided against playing on the Pacific High School field for the remainder of the 1960 season and said they would finish out the year in 
Kezar Stadium. They said they were still exploring the possibility of playing on the San Leandro site in 1961

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======November 8, 1960======

=====News=====

Scotty Stirling of the //Tribune// reported that defensive end [[Charley Powell]] and guard [[Wayne Hawkins]] were "on the mend" from recent injuries and were expected to be able to play against the [[Bills]] on the 13th.

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======November 9, 1960======

=====News=====

The team said defensive tackle [[Ramon Armstrong]]'s illness that came upon him after the [[Patriots]] game was probably the flu and that he would be good to go against the [[Bills]] on the 13th.

Art Rosenbaum, Chronicle columnist, said that Kezar Stadium officials were "privately unhappy" about the Raiders plan to continue to play there this season, complaining that as the winter rains came it would be harder to maintain the filed while two professional teams were playing there on successive days.

Members of the Oakland City Council, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, and area Chambers of Commerce agreed to meet on November 22 to discuss the formation of a non-profit corporation to finance the building of a multi-purpose sports stadium. The corporation, as proposed, would be responsible for getting the necessary loans with debt servicing guaranteed by the city and county. Ownership of the stadium would transfer to the city and county jointly once it was paid off.

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======November 10, 1960======

===== News =====

The team announced that, for unspecified reasons, safety [[Wayne Crow]] was being demoted from the starting lineup against the [[Bills]] on the 13th. [[Alex Bravo]] was to move from right cornerback to cover Crow's spot and [[John Harris]] would move into the corner position. Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] didn't say why the change was being made, but the Tribune's Scotty Stirling said Crow "was guilty of sloppy play" against the [[Patriots]].

[[Chargers|Los Angeles Chargers]] owner Barron Hilton, speaking at a public gathering, said [[Chiefs|Texans]] owner and league president Lamar Hunt had assured him that all eight teams would take the field again in their present cities for the 1961 season.

Trainer [[George Anderson]] said defensive end [[Charley Powell]]'s rib injury continued to bother him and the player was "doubtful" for the Bills game. Defensive tackle [[George Fields]] was expected to take Powell's place with either [[Ron Warzeka]], [[Ramon Armstrong]], or [[Don Deskins]] moving into Fields' spot.

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======November 11, 1960======

=====News=====

The team announced they had distributed passes for the [[Bills]] game on the 13th to 5,000 area children, including members of a number of peewee football teams, with the only requirement being that each of the kids wear a black eyepatch to the game.

Citing defensive end [[Charley Powell]]'s "good attitude", trainer [[George Anderson]] said the player would be ready to go against the Bills on the 13th, after deeming him "doubtful" yesterday because of a rib injury suffered against [[Patriots]] a week ago.

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======November 12, 1960======

=====News=====

General manager and co-owner [[Chet Soda]] complained bitterly about the news that two NFL games, each on a different network, would be broadcast in the Bay Area at the same time as the the Raiders' home game against the [[Bills]] tomorrow. Typically, only one NFL game would be broadcast while the 49ers were out of town or as they would be tomorrow, idle, but NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle said that his league's teams sold their broadcasting rights to networks and sponsors and had no further control over when and where they were broadcast except to impose a blackout while a team was playing at home. Soda complained that the NFL was making a mockery of anti-trust laws and that he would be referring the matter to AFL commissioner Joe Foss. Rozelle responded by saying his league wasn't "targeting" the AFL and that the new league should attend to its own affairs and not worry about what the NFL was doing.

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======November 13, 1960======

=====News=====

In a game marked by higher than usual levels of hostility between the combatants, the Raiders rode their best defensive performance of the season to a 20-7 win over the [[Bills]] at Kezar Stadium.

Fullback [[Jetstream Smith]] and Bills linebacker Jack Laraway were tossed from the game in the second for brawling.

Two linebackers, [[Tom Louderback]] and [[Bob Dougherty]], left the game in the fourth quarter because of minor injuries, forcing head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] to put defensive back [[Wayne Crow]] in at an outside linebacker spot.

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======November 14, 1960======

=====News=====

The team released wide receiver [[Al Hoisington]].

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======November 15, 1960======

======November 16, 1960======

======November 17, 1960======

=====News=====

The team formally requested permission from the city of San Francisco to play its three remaining home games of the 1960 season at Candlestick Park. General manager [[Chet Soda]] said it was possible, though not yet decided, that the team would play the 1961 season there as well.

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======November 18, 1960======

======November 19, 1960======

====== November 20, 1960======

======November 21, 1960======

===== News =====

The AFL held the first five rounds of their college draft today. The Raiders, with a 5-5 record, chose fifth overall and selected Illinois tackle [[Joe Rutgens]] with their first pick. ----

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======November 22, 1960======

=====News=====

The Chronicle published the first half of a two-part story by reporter Bruce Lee describing the many ways the team ownership's background in contracting and the industry's approach to cost cutting forced players and coaches to do more with less. One example was the team's assistance coaches operating on handshake deals because the written contracts required them to work a strict 9 to 5 shift with no overtime. The coaches found the provision absurd and refused to agree to it in writing. Other examples involved planning snafus on the road because the team's traveling secretary didn't travel and taking transportation costs during training camp out of players' paychecks.

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======November 23, 1960======

=====News=====

Prescott Sullivan of the morning Examiner reported that a "reliable source" told him [[Chet Soda]] would be out as general manager at the end of the season and that control of the team would shift to fellow owners [[Robert Osborne]] and [[Wayne Valley]]. While no members of the team's board would go on record about the move, Sullivan cited Soda's parsimony as a primary cause for dissatisfaction within a certain portion of the ownership group. He also asserted that the team would lose roughly $400,000 in its first season, or $50,000 for each of the eight men on the board.

Scotty Stirling, of the afternoon Tribune, reported that an unnamed member of the ownership group, told him that the Examiner's story was "completely false" and that the board had given Soda a vote of confidence ten days ago. He added that Soda had the support of at least five of the ownership group and that it would take a majority vote to oust from the GM spot. Stirling added that Soda had shown frustration with the job in the past and that, while he could leave the job at the end of the season, it would be voluntary and not the result of an ouster.

The Chronicle published the second half of a story by reporter Bruce Lee, documenting some of the team's foibles during the year, including a tale that team flack [[Gene Perry]], who quit in October, was told never to mention that any of the team's players had previously played in the NFL or in Canada to avoid the idea that they were "castoffs." The story also mentioned that there were ten team owners, and possibly eleven if tales that travel agent Frederick Sullivan had bought a piece of the team from Soda, though the other two hadn't been named either in this story or in other recent stories that made the same claim.

In another tale, head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] once paid for an entire team meal on the road because the team's original venue provided such a poor repast. The story ended by pointing out that, despite all the hardships and frustrations, the team was performing well above preseason expectations with the lion's share of the credit going to Erdelatz and his staff.

The city of San Francisco granted permission to the team to play their final three home games of the 1960 season in Candlestick Park, as well as any playoff games they might host, provided they do the conversion to a football configuration and back to baseball afterward themselves.

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======November 24, 1960======

======November 25, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] reinstalled [[Tony Teresa]] as starting halfback after several weeks of limited duty following a back injury. Teresa’s promotion relegated [[Jack Larscheid]] back to the second string

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======November 26, 1960======

======November 27, 1960======

=====News=====

A win would have put the Raiders in a tie for first place in the AFL Western Division, but the [[Chargers]] raced out to a 31-7 first half lead and coasted to a 52-28 victory in Los Angeles. The Chargers’ 52 points was the highest total in the league so far, as was Paul Lowe’s 149 yards rushing.

The Examiner reported that general manager [[Chet Soda]] had told staff reporter Don Selby that he would resign as general manager after the end of the season.

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======November 28, 1960======

======November 29, 1960======

======November 30, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] announced a pair of lineup changes for the [[Chargers]] rematch on December 4: [[John Dittrich]] would replace [[Wayne Hawkins]] at right guard and [[Doug Asad]] would start in place of [[Gene Prebola]] at tight end.

Two more lineup changes were in the works because of previously unreported injuries to wide receiver [[Alan Goldstein]] and defensive tackle [[George Fields]]. [[Nyle McFarlane]] would take Goldstein’s place and [[Don Deskins]] would replace Fields.

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======December 1, 1960======

======December 2, 1960======

=====News=====

With the Raiders set to make their Candlestick Park debut on the 4th, against the [[Chargers]], assistant general manager [[Bud Hastings]] said ticket sales had increased by about fifty percent.

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======December 3, 1960======

=====News=====

The [[Chargers]] announced they promoted linebacker Al Bansavage to their active roster, prompting Raiders general manager [[Chet Soda]] to file a protest with the league. The Raiders had the signing rights to Bansavage, but the former USC standout signed with the Colts instead. When the Colts waived him, he was picked up by the Cowboys but failed a physical and never made an appearance with either team.

The Chargers then signed him and placed him on their taxi squad. The Raiders apparently never made a peep about that, but Soda now claimed the Raiders still had the AFL rights to him and appealed to commissioner Joe Foss for a ruling before the teams met tomorrow's rematch.

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======December 4, 1960======

=====News=====

Making their Candlestick Park debut, the Raiders led 17-14 after three quarters, but the [[Chargers]] scored 27 unanswered points to close the game and win, 41-17.The loss officially eliminated the Raiders from the Western Division race. With the win, the Chargers clinched at least a tie for the Western Division title and became the first team to beat the Raiders twice in the season.

By all accounts, the fan experience at Candlestick Park was rated a vast improvement over Kezar Stadium, with general manager [[Chet Soda]] calling it a “humdinger.”

Halfback [[Tony Teresa]] left the game with a presumed concussion.

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======December 5, 1960======

=====News=====

General manager [[Chet Soda]] contacted the league office again to reiterate his protest concerning the [[Chargers]]’ use of linebacker Al Bansavage in yesterday’s game. Soda contended that Bansavage’s AFL signing rights belonged to the Raiders, that the Chargers had no right to use him in a game, and that the Chargers should forfeit the game. AFL commissioner Joe Foss said he would take the matter up by mid-week.

The Oakland City Council and Alameda County Board of Supervisors met and selected the site for a proposed multi-purpose sports stadium. The site chosen was near the intersection of Hegenberger Road and the Nimitz Freeway in southwest part of Oakland. The land was currently owned by the East Bay Municipal District and was being used for storage.

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======December 6, 1960======

=====News=====

Former Raiders co-owner [[Harvey Binns]] was advertising the sale of 500 tickets to the [[Jets|Titans]] game on the 12th for $3.00 apiece—$1.50 less than the $4.50 marked on the ticket. Binns explained that he had agreed some time back to buy and resell 500 tickets for each game, but that he couldn’t sell them all at the marked price. He further explained that his agents had been able to sell them on game day outside Kezar Stadium, but that at the [[Chargers]] game at Candlestick Park, his people had been arrested by police at the instigation of general manager and Binns’ former fellow co-owner [[Chet Soda]].

The team released halfback [[Billy Reynolds]].


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======December 7, 1960======

=====News=====

AFL commissioner Joe Foss acknowledged that Raiders general manager [[Chet Soda]] had a case when he protested Al Bansavage’s appearance for the [[Los Angeles Chargers|Chargers]] in the game on the 4th, but that he “would never get in the business of reversing football scores” and denied Soda’s request for a forfeit. Foss added that he was still deciding on an appropriate punishment for the Chargers for fielding a player to whom another team held the signing rights.

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======December 8, 1960======

=====News=====

Head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] said the team planned to use defensive back [[John Harris]] on both offense and defense against the [[Jets|Titans]] on the 11th. The move was prompted by the team’s lack of a backup at [[Charlie Hardy]]’s wide receiver position following the release of [[Al Hoisington]] on November 14.

Flanker [[Alan Goldstein]] was expected to return to the lineup against the Titans after missing the [[Los Angeles Chargers|Chargers]] game with an ankle injury. [[Nyle McFarlane]] was still expected to start at flanker in front of Goldstein.

Several players were complaining of skin burns and were blaming the fresh lime put down to mark the lines last Sunday at Candlestick Park.

Hayward mayor RK Dettenweiler said his city would still go forward with a proposal to build a stadium there despite the recent decision by the Oakland City Council and Alameda County Board of Supervisors to focus on the Hegenburger Road site in Oakland.

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======December 9, 1960======

======December 10, 1960======

======December 11, 1960======

===== News =====

Al Dorow's 17-yard touchdown pass to Dewey Bohling with a little over four minutes left in the game was the deciding score in the [[Jets|Titans]]' 31-28 win over the Raiders at Candlestick Park. [[Charley Powell]]'s younger brother Art caught 9 passes for 162 yards and a pair of scores for the Titans.

Defensive end [[Charley Powell]] suffered a minor knee injury in the game but was expected to be ready to go for the season finale against the [[Broncos]] on the 17th.

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======December 12, 1960======

======December 13, 1960======

======December 14, 1960======

======December 15, 1960======

======December 16, 1960======

======December 17, 1960======

=====News=====

The Raiders scored 31 points in the fourth quarter and thumped the [[Broncos]], 48-10, in the season finale at Candlestick Park. With the win, the team finished at 6-8-0, good for third place in the Western Division..

The Examiner's Don Selby reported that head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] was planning to ask for a release from his contract after the season because of dissatisfaction with the "bumbling operation" of the team. Selby said that Erdelatz had told only close friends of his decision and that he might be persuaded to stay only if he added the title of general manager to his shingle and got a raise in pay, but that even then his decision would by no means be certain.

When asked about the report after the game, Erdelatz said he "couldn't say where I'll be next season" and would be focusing on finding off-season jobs for his players and reviewing the team's draft choices.

Radio color commentator [[Mel Venter]]'s tenure in the post ended with the end of the 1960 season.

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======December 18, 1960======

=====News=====

Scotty Stirling of the Tribune reported that the team ownership was planning to meet tomorrow and that at the meeting, [[Chet Soda]] would be selling out, possibly to be joined by [[Don Blessing]], [[Charles Harney]], [[Wallace Marsh]], and [[Roger Lapham]]. [[Wayne Valley]] was expected to become the primary figure in the new power structure that would include the remaining owners, [[Ed McGah]] and [[Robert Osborne]]. The Tribune added that their unnamed source for the story said that Osborne had tried to buy out Blessing and Soda some time back but that a deal hadn't been struck.

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======December 19, 1960======

=====News=====

According to [[Chet Soda]], today's meeting of the ownership group covered "fiscal and corporate problems" and did not include talk of any owners selling out, as had been previously reported. Again, per Soda, the owners agreed to operate again in 1961 and play their home games in Candlestick Park. They also hoped to have an Oakland stadium in place, possibly as early as 1962.

The owners acknowledged losing about $400,000 in their first season, but said it was a smaller deficit than any other team in the league, except [[Broncos|Denver]] and [[Bills|Buffalo]]

When asked whether the group discussed whether [[Eddie Erdelatz]] would coach the team again next year, Soda said Erdelatz had signed a two-year deal and that "he's still working for us, period."

The group planned to meet again tomorrow.

Don Selby's story in the Examiner identified team attorney [[William Hayes]] as a member of the team's board of directors, though he did not own a share of the team.

The San Francisco Park and Recreation Commission released the official attendance numbers for 1960 which revealed that for the seven home games, the Raiders attracted a total of 65,756 fans, of whom 49,235 paid their way in.

The team acquired tackle [[Jack Stone]] from the [[Chiefs|Texans]] as consideration for the Raiders having given up the rights to halfback [[Abner Haynes]] to the Texans last spring.

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======December 20, 1960======

=====News=====

The AFL released their final official statistics of the season and among the individual finishers were [[Eddie Macon]] in second place with nine interceptions and [[Jack Larscheid]] third with a kickoff return average of 28.4 yards per return.

[[Tom Flores]] led all league passers in completion percentage at 54.0.

After the second day of the team's ownership meeting [[Chet Soda]] acknowledged the long-held opinion of observers that head coach [[Eddie Erdelatz]] was interested in the general manager job and that that interest could have some bearing on whether he returned for a second season. Soda said Erdelatz would be "given every consideration" for the job, but that the owners would have to "kick [it] around quite a while" before deciding. He added that the owners did not discuss the issue at today's meeting and that Erdelatz had assured Soda that he would coach the team in 1961 regardless of the decision.

Curley Grieve of the Examiner reported several days after the fact that [[Robert Osborne]] did not attend one, or possibly both, of the meetings.

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======December 21, 1960======

======December 22, 1960======

======December 23, 1960======

======December 24, 1960======

=====News=====

The league released its official All-AFL selections, chosen by the league's coaching staffs and "picked members of the press," and center [[Jim Otto]] was the sole Raider representative on the first team. Guard [[Don Manoukian]] and cornerback [[Eddie Macon]] were named to the second team.

The team's fifth-round draft pick, quarterback [[Dick Norman]] of Stanford, signed with the Bears, who had drafted him in the NFL's fifth round last year as a redshirt pick.

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======December 25, 1960======

=====News=====

•	The team's 26th-round draft pick, tackle [[Dean Hinshaw]] of Stanford, was signed by the 49ers, who had drafted him last year in the 13th round.

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======December 26, 1960======

=====News=====

Owner and general manager [[Chet Soda]] responded to a report that the [[Chargers]] were planning to move from Los Angeles to San Diego by saying he didn't think it would hurt the rivalry, which he characterized as being more of a "north-south" thing rather than a Bay Area/Los Angeles thing.

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======December 27, 1960======

======December 28, 1960======

=====News=====

In his Examiner column, Prescott Sullivan suggested that former 49ers coach Buck Shaw could be headed to the Raiders in a front office capacity. Shaw had just retired from coaching after leading the Eagles to the 1960 NFL championship Shaw said he hadn't thought about the possibility of joining the Raiders but that he'd "be willing to talk it over."

United Press International (UPI) released their All-AFL team and it included cornerback [[Eddie Macon]] on the first team and center [[Jim Otto]] on the second team. Guards [[John Dittrich]] and [[Don Manoukian]], defensive end [[Charley Powell]], and linebacker [[Bob Dougherty]] received honorable mention.

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======December 29, 1960======

=====News=====

The Associated Press announced their All-AFL team which included just one Raider, center [[Jim Otto]], on the first team. Guard [[John Dittrich]], quarterback [[Tom Flores]], halfback [[Tony Teresa]], fullback [[Billy Lott]], and cornerback [[Eddie Macon]] all received honorable mention.

[[Eddie Erdelatz]] finished second in UPI balloting for AFL coach of the year behind Houston's Lou Rymkus.

Sources reported that a Honolulu man named Bill Pacheco had offered to buy the Raiders for a million dollars, but owner [[Chet Soda]] said he had "never been contacted by the man." Soda said he had talked with "some people some time back" about the idea of moving the team to Hawaii but that the owners had never seriously considered it. According to the Chronicle, Pacheco had once tried out with the 49ers as a barefoot kicker and that he had "never been known to shun publicity."

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======December 30, 1960======

======December 31, 1960======

=====News=====

Personnel assistant [[Palmer Whitted]] left the team’s employ sometime late this year or in early 1961.

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