“Kapp Interested in Job Here”, Ed Schoenfeld
“Owners Expect Costly Fight”, Jack Gallagher, new owners recognize they're going to lose money for a while
“Knowland Hails Grid Team Here”, Tribune publisher happy
“Moment of Triumph”, photo (Osborne, Soda, Valley)
“Owners Enthused by AFL Franchise”, official public statement by new owners
“Other Clubs Help Stock Local Team”, news
“Voters May Get Bid for Playing Site”, news
“Oakland Wins Pro Football Franchise”, Scotty Stirling
“Man in Street Surprised, Enthusiastic”, Herb Michelson
“Pro Football Figures”, photo (Binns, Harney)
“Dramatic Victory for Local Men”, Alan Ward, Soda's background and role in getting team
“Quality of Play Determines Gate”, Wally Willis
“Eastbay Citizens Urged to Support Stadium Committee”

“Oakland Starts Hunt for Players”, Bob Stevens
“Erdelatz 'Interested'“
“Mayor: 49ers Must Come First”
“Oakland Backed by $30 Million”

“Oakland Lands AFL Team”, Don Selby
“S.F. Mayor Not Elated over News”

assorted AP and UPI stories

“Making Plans”, photo (Osborne, Valley, Soda)
“Erdelatz Tabbed for Oakland Job”, Ray Haywood
“Oakland Pro Team Sets First Meeting”, Scotty Stirling

“Oakland Bought Team on Phone”, Art Rosenbaum, includes photo (Harney, Soda)
“Brass Meets Today”, Darrell Wilson
“Kapp 'Interested'”, Al Moss

“The Low Down: Hilton Threat Clinched AFL Spot for Oakland”, Prescott Sullivan
“Oakland Sets Search for GM”, Smiley Farkas

“Oakland Gets Team”, photo (Valley, Soda, Osborne)

“California vs. Texas”, idle chatter on the op-ed page about interstate rivalries in the AFL

“Between the Sport Lines”, Wilbur Adams, column generally positive about new team

“Larson Possible Player For New Oakland Team”, Turlock native quarterback Paul Larson, that is

assorted AP and UPI stories

“Solons Voice Joy at Pro Grid Future”
“Experts to Aid Local Grid Club”, Scotty Stirling

“Soda Is Oakland AFL Chairman”
“How to Get a Job for Eddie Erdelatz”, Charles McCabe

“The Low Down: Snare Drummer Leads Rush for Oakland Jobs”, Prescott Sullivan
“Oakland Speeds Plans”, Don Selby

“The Scoreboard”, Clif Moore, column included chatter about stadium for new team
“Contra Costa Stadium Site Proposed”

“Sport Thinks”, Ed Orman, discussion of team's financial prospects and stadium problems

“Sports Merry-Go-Round”, Hank Hollingworth, Erdelatz interested in coaching

“Hilton Threat Got Oakland In”, Sid Ziff

“Larson 'Will Listen' to Oakland Offers”, Bernie Flynn

“What's Cookin' with Kokon”, Pete Kokon, extended positive discussion of team's prospects

“Sports Slants”, Claude Anderson, columnist said Bay Area not excited

“Oakland Should Get Candlestick”, Wes Mathis

“Sports in the West”, opinion piece happy with new team and growth of pro sports on Pacific coast

“Peri-Graphs”, John Peri, pro-Erdelatz for coach

assorted AP and UPI stories

“State Senate Urges U.C. to OK Pro Play”

“Cal Stadium Asked for AFL”, Howard Carr
“Oakland Can Use a Pappy Waldorf”, Bill Leiser
“The Fearless Spectator: Who's Gonna Pay for the Goalposts?”, Charles McCabe

“The Low Down: Hustle Guy Joe Arenas Bids for Oakland Job”, Prescott Sullivan
“Cal Pressured to Host Pros”, Don Selby

“The Sports Beat: Burning the Candlestick at Both Ends”, Jack Teele, SF response to team

“New Pitch for UC's Football Plant Made”

assorted AP and UPI stories