• The team hired Tribune beat writer Scotty Stirling as their public relations director.

• The team signed their seventh-round draft pick, William and Mary tackle John Sapinsky.

• The NAIA selected halfback Clem Daniels and defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry to their all-pro squad selected from pros who had played at member schools.

• The Sporting News named halfback Clem Daniels their AFL Player of the Year.

• Patriots linebacker Tom Addison announced the formation of an AFL players association with the goal of getting player pensions and medical coverage for family members.

• Guard Wayne Hawkins was the Raiders’ player representative.

• Chargers head coach Sid Gillman, who was coaching the Western Division in the AFL All-Star Game on the 19th, added Raiders defensive tackle Dave Costa to the squad.

• The team’s third-round draft pick, Notre Dame tackle George Bednar, signed with the Cardinals.

• Western Division coach Sid Gillman added Raiders quarterback Cotton Davidson to his roster for the AFL All-Star Game on the 19th in San Diego.

• The Raiders released halfback Lloyd Winston sometime after this date and before May 23.

• The Sporting News named Al Davis their AFL Coach of the Year.

• The team’s 19th-round draft pick, East Carolina fullback Tom Michel, signed with the Vikings.

• The team signed their fifth-round draft pick, Susquehanna halfback Don Green.

• Cotton Davidson hit Art Powell for a 25-yard touchdown pass with less than a minute remaining in the AFL All-Star Game to give the Western Division a 27-24 win.

• Tight end Jan Barrett signed a contract for the 1964 season.

• The team signed their 18th-round draft pick, Santa Clara quarterback Ron Calcagno.

• The Oakland City Council approved a plan to add 4,198 seats to Frank Youell Field at a cost of $52,500.

• The plan was contingent on the city’s Recreation Commission successfully completing negotiations with the stadium’s ruling board.

• Fullback Doug Mayberry signed his contract for the 1964 season.

• The team signed East Central State (Oklahoma) free agent linebacker Roy Peck.

• The Raiders beat the 49ers, 50-40, in an exhibition basketball game at Pacific High School.

• The team began soliciting the purchase of season tickets for the 1964 campaign. Prices remained unchanged from 1963–$31.50 for reserved seats along the sidelines and $17.50 for end zone seats. Single game ticket prices were also stable–$4.50 for reserved seats and $2.50 for the end zones.

• The AFL conducted its redshirt draft, with each team selecting six players. The Raiders’ first pick was Florida A&M defensive end Carleton Oats.

• They also signed former Redskins and Western Illinois free agent halfback Leroy Jackson.

• The team announced that, for the first time, they had commissioned a highlights film of the previous season. The film, A Team that Won’t Be Beaten, was being offered to local clubs and other groups upon payment of a five-dollar return deposit.

• In the second game between the teams in the offseason, the 49ers beat the Raiders at basketball, 48-43, at Foothill High School.

• Penn State defensive end Dick Anderson, one of the team’s picks in the 1963 redshirt draft, was signed by the Browns.

• The team announced they would play the Oilers in a preseason game in Las Vegas on August 29.

• The Raiders beat the 49ers in basketball, 62-52, at Richmond High School.

• The team filed a protest with the league over the Jets’ signing of Utah State placekicker Jim Turner. Turner had been cut by the Redskins last year and, according to an agreement with the league, the Raiders were given right of first refusal over any Washington castoffs.

• The team’s coaching staff went off in different directions across the country to scout college players who were just reporting for spring practice. The process was expected to last about a month.

• Tribune columnist George Ross reported that the Raiders and Jets had come to an agreement regarding New York’s signing of placekicker Jim Turner. The Raiders had protested Turner’s signing with the league, arguing that the league had awarded signing rights to all players cut by the Redskins, which Turner had been, to the Raiders. According to Ross, the Raiders gave up the rights to Turner in exchange for unspecified “reciprocal considerations.”

• The Tribune’s George Ross reported that Chiefs’ head coach Hank Stram was trying to talk quarterback Cotton Davidson into ending his playing career and joining Kansas City’s coaching staff, though the efforts hadn’t yet borne fruit.

• The team signed a three-year broadcast rights deal with KDIA Radio that doubled the reach of the network from seven to fourteen stations. The money part of the deal was not reported.

• Quarterback Cotton Davidson rejected an offer from the Chiefs to quit playing and join their coaching staff.

• Former Raiders general partner Wallace Marsh died of a heart attack at the age of 51 at Peralta Hospital in Oakland.

• The Raiders announced they would open their preseason scheduled on August 9 against the Chiefs at Frank Youell Field.

• Coliseum, Inc., the entity in charge of building the new Oakland stadium set to open in 1966, agreed to buy 12,000 of the Frank Youell Field seats from the Oakland Recreation Department at a cost of $96,000 .The seats would be delivered to the new stadium in 1966. The Recreation Department was considering using the money to expand Frank Youell Field beyond the 4,100 seats already planned for 1964, possibly up to 6,000 additional seats.

• The AFL released its official passer rankings for the 1963 season and listed Tom Flores in second place behind San Diego’s Tobin Rote. According to the league’s arcane calculation method, Rote finished with at .777 and Flores received a .685 mark.

• Defensive back Warren Powers underwent surgery to remove calcium deposits in his left gluteus medius sometime in the past few days. The deposits had been causing pain in his left leg that bothered him during the 1964 season. He hoped to be ready to go when training camp started in July.

• The Raiders announced their preseason schedule, which would open on August 7 against the Chargers in San Diego. The other dates on the schedule were: August 14 vs Denver in Salt Lake City, August 22 vs the Chiefs at Frank Youell Field, August 28 vs the Chargers in Portland, and September 4 vs the Broncos in Sacramento.

• The Raiders signed rookie Arkansas quarterback Gordon Guest on or around this date. He had been one of the team’s selections in the February redshirt draft.

• The AFL released the official 1964 schedule. The Raiders were to open at home against the Patriots on September 13 and close out the season at home against the Chargers on December 20.

• The AFL released its official scoring statistics today. Art Powell finished second behind Boston’s Gino Cappelletti with 96 points, on 16 touchdowns. Mike Mercer was sixth with 71 points, on 47 extra points and 8 field goals.

• Ground was officially broken on the construction of the new Oakland multi-purpose stadium scheduled to open July 1966.

• Pro Football Illustrated named Al Davis their AFL Coach of the Year. The magazine also named wide receiver Art Powell, center Jim Otto, halfback Clem Daniels, linebacker Arch Matsos, and cornerback Fred Williamson first-team All-AFL.

• General manager Al Davis said he expected to make “one, and possibly several, trades over the next three days” at the league meetings in Kansas City.

• George Ross of the Tribune reported that the Raiders were in the middle of negotiating a four-team trade deal, but he didn’t have any information about either the teams or the players involved.

• The Raiders traded halfback Leroy Jackson to the Bills for tackle Ken Rice.

• The AFL released their complete preseason schedule. They would play the Chiefs and Bills at home, the Broncos in Denver, the Chargers in San Diego, and the Oilers in Las Vegas.

• The Raiders signed their 16th-round pick in the 1963 draft, West Virginia halfback Jim Moss. Moss had spent some time with the Giants last season before being released.

• They also signed free agent Santa Clara fullback Mike Kellogg sometime before this date.

• The team hired former Berkeley Gazette and San Leandro Morning News reporter Bruce Bishop as an assistant in the public relations department under Scotty Stirling.

• The Salinas Californian reported that Sacramento State tackle Gary Quattrin had signed with the team, though it hadn’t been confirmed elsewhere.

• The Chronicle reported that wide receiver Art Powell had requested that the Raiders trade him to the Bills. The story cited Powell as saying that his neighbors at his home in Richmond had been treating Powell, a Black man, and his wife, a white woman, and his kids poorly, and that he wanted to move to Toronto where his wife was from and where they would be subject to less racism. In stories published in the afternoon papers, Powell said he had requested a trade, but not because of his neighbors’ behavior, and simply wanted to live in Canada near his wife’s family. Powell added that he had been treated with nothing but respect by head coach Al Davis, but Davis said he had no plans to trade Powell that the matter was something the team “was not in a position to control.” Powell had suggested that he be traded for Buffalo fullback Cookie Gilchrist and that Gilchrist wanted to go to Oakland.

• Following up on yesterday’s publication of the story that wide receiver Art Powell had requested that he be traded to the Bills for fullback Cookie Gilchrist, Buffalo coach Lou Saban said he had no intention of trading Gilchrist and that any negotiating would be done with Oakland general manager Al Davis, not a player. Davis also said he wasn’t interested in making such a trade.

• The Tribune reported that former Raiders defensive back Rich Mostardi was suing the team $6,195 in unpaid salary and an additional $2,150 in punitive damages. Mostardi, who played for the Raiders in several games in the 1962 season, said he had signed a contract in September 1961 for $8,600, but was injured shortly after and was released by the team in October. Mostardi asserted that he was only paid a little over $2,000 and was owed the remainder of the money.

• Santa Rosa radio broadcaster Dan Galvin was hired to join Bob Blum on Raiders game broadcasts as the color commentator.

• The Berkeley Gazette reported that cornerback Fred Williamson had joined wide receiver Art Powell in requesting a trade. According to the story Williamson was hoping to go to New York and take advantage of the media attention he would garner there.

• The paper also reported that Powell was suing the Chronicle for reporting that he had been experiencing racism from his neighbors in Richmond. The amount of the suit was $1 million.

• Quarterback Tom Flores underwent surgery for a deviated septum.

• Though some sources had reported that Sacramento State tackle Gary Quattrin had signed with the Raiders, the deal had never been completed, and Quattrin signed with Indianapolis in the United Football League instead.

• The Raiders acquired fullback Bo Dickinson from the Oilers in exchange for Oakland’s eight-round pick in the 1965 draft.

• Wide receiver Art Powell and cornerback Fred Williamson continued to lobby to be traded. Powell reportedly sold his Richmond home and planned to move to Toronto, where his wife was from, within days. Williamson, meanwhile, was asking to be traded to an Eastern team or be given a raise in pay.

• The Raiders signed former Los Angeles State halfback Fred Gillett sometime on or before this date.

• The Raiders signed free agent USC guard Britt Williams.

• The Tribune reported that Packers coach Vince Lombardi was laying claim to the rights to Raiders tight end Jan Barrett. The Raiders had signed Barrett off Green Bay’s taxi squad in 1963, ending the Packers’ hold on him, but Lombardi, according to the story, said Barrett had been merely “loaned” to the Raiders and was demanding his return.

• The Raiders signed Bob Levingston and Loran Hunt, both free agent defensive backs out of USC.

• NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle ruled that the rights to the services of rookie Arizona halfback Tony Lorick belonged to the Colts. Both the Raiders and the Colts drafted Lorick and both claimed to have signed him to a contract. Raiders general manager Al Davis argued that his team had signed Lorick first, but Rozelle was unmoved by the argument. Davis said the team “(did) not consider the matter closed.”

• The team waived linebacker Charlie Rieves.

• To get a jump start on training camp Al Davis and the rest of the coaching staff got together with the team’s quarterbacks—Tom Flores, Cotton Davidson, and Ron Calcagno—for some position-specific tutelage.

• Training camp for rookies opened in Santa Rosa at the El Rancho Motel.

• The Raiders signed the following free agents sometime on or before this date: Los Angeles State guard Harold Gray, Arizona defensive back Don Hampton, Morningside College defensive back Roger Hansen, and Penn defensive back Fred Levin.

• The Raiders rookies got their first taste of contact drills in training camp.

• The team's quarterbacks were on hand to throw the ball to rookie receivers, but Cotton Davidson was not among them. During a warm-up run he suffered a minor muscle pull and sat out the rest of practice.

• It was veterans reporting day at training camp.

• Fullback Alan Miller informed the club he would not be reporting to training camp and would sit out the season to attend law school.

• Wide receiver Art Powell, who had requested a trade to Buffalo earlier in the month was also a no-show.

• The team waived defensive end Darnell Haney.

• A pair of guards Harold Gray and Britt Williams voluntarily left camp.

• The team signed their 16th-round draft pick, North Dakota halfback Ron Wilkening.

• Halfback Don Green voluntarily left training camp.

• The team waived defensive back Fred Levin.

• General manager Al Davis denied a report that the team was going to release wide receiver Art Powell for not reporting to training camp.

• The Raiders signed a former Rams redshirt pick, Fresno State tackle Doug Brown.

• Halfback Lloyd Winston, who had been released earlier in the year, was back in camp with the team.

• The full complement of rookies and veterans practiced in full pads for the first time this camp.

• AFL commissioner Joe Foss informed the team that the league could do no more to help in the Tony Lorick matter. Foss said that any future adjudication would have to occur between the Raiders and the Colts and that the AFL was leaving it there.

• Guard Bob Mischak announced his retirement from pro football.

• Head coach Al Davis shifted backs Ron Wilkening and Fred Gillett to tight end on a trial basis.

• The coaching staff conducted the team's first scrimmage of the summer. It was a 75-minute affair.

• Halfback Bo Roberson injured a knee and sat out the remainder of practice. The injury was thought to be mild. Defensive back Loran Hunt and linebacker Bill Budness also suffered minor hurts.

• The Raiders waived defensive back Don Hampton and fullback Mike Kellogg.

• Quarterback Gordon Guest voluntarily left training camp.

• Halfback Clem Daniels injured his shoulder during drills and was expected to miss a few days of practice.

• Other players nursing various hurts were: linebacker Arch Matsos (groin pull), linebacker Clancy Osborne (ribs), tight end Jan Barrett (thigh), defensive back Loran Hunt (knee), and halfback Bo Roberson (knee).

• Wide receiver Art Powell arrived at training camp, nine days late. Powell did not comment on the reason for his absence, though it was assumed it was related to his wife's desire to move to Toronto and Powell's request of a trade to Buffalo. General manager Al Davis said late arrivals by veteran players were not unusual, but that the team would fine Powell an undisclosed amount of money.

• The Raiders signed ex-Chargers linebacker Maury Schleicher.

• Wide receiver Art Powell made his first appearance in practice this season after sitting out camp for a week and a half.

• Linebackers Jackie Simpson and Clancy Osborne returned to the field following absences due to injury.

• AFL commissioner Joe Foss was in Oakland and met with co-owner Wayne Valley and general manager Al Davis in a thirty-minute closed-door meeting. Among the topics was the Tony Lorick. While none of the parties gave a detailed account of the meeting, Valley, in particular, said the team hadn't given up on pursuing Lorick's services through the legal system.

• The coaching staff held a 90-minute scrimmage focusing solely on the running game.

• Linebacker Jackie Simpson suffered a minor knee injury in the scrum.

• Tackles Ken Rice and Proverb Jacobs each sustained leg injuries in a scrimmage. Trainer George Anderson said he didn't think either injury was serious.

• Head coach Al Davis said Cotton Davidson would start the preseason opener against the Chiefs on the 9th at quarterback. Tom Flores would take the second-half snaps.

• Tackle Proverb Jacobs and tight end Jan Barrett were expected to have recovered enough from their injuries to play against the Chiefs on the 9th.

• With middle linebacker Arch Matsos expected to miss the Chiefs game on the 9th with a groin injury, the coaching staff turned the defensive play-calling chores over to rookie Bill Budness.

• The Raiders lost to the Chiefs, 20-14, in their exhibition opener at Frank Youell Field.

• Rookie middle linebacker Dan Conners joined the team after playing in the College All-Star Game against the Bears.

• Head coach Al Davis said Cotton Davidson would play the first half at quarterback against the Broncos on the 14th, with Tom Flores again playing the second half.

• The Raiders released halfback Ron Wilkening and defensive back Roger Hansen.

• Lineman Dan Birdwell left the team temporarily for his home in Texas to be with his sister, who had suffered a medical emergency.

• The team said linebackers Arch Matsos and Jackie Simpson would be healthy enough to see action against the Broncos on the 14th.

• The team was en route from Honolulu to Santa Cruz

• Bill Leiser of the Chronicle reported that Raiders co-owner Robert Osborne said he didn’t have “any doubt in the world about having a(n Oakland) stadium for the Raiders in 1964“ and added it was his “personal belief it will be ready for 1963”

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• The Raiders were en route to Denver for tomorrow night's exhibition contest with the Broncos.

• The Raiders beat the Broncos, 20-7, in a preseason game in Denver.

• Lineman Dan Birdwell, who had left the team two days ago for a family emergency, arrived in Denver prior to the game and played.

• Quarterback Tom Flores was shaken up with three minutes left in the game and Cotton Davidson returned to finish the contest.

• Guard Ken Rice and defensive back Loran Hunt missed the game because of prior injuries. Defensive tackle Dave Costa left the game with a shoulder injury.

• Defensive tackle Dave Costa was projected to miss 7-10 days with a shoulder injury suffered in the Broncos game two days ago.

• Guard Ken Rice was expected to be ready to play against the Bills on the 23rd.

• The coaching staff reassigned the position of several players: JR Williamson was moved to center to backup Jim Otto, Doug Brown went to defensive tackle, Jim Moss to left safety, Claude Gibson to left cornerback, Bill Budness to left linebacker, and Jim McMillin to right safety.

• The Raiders acquired fullback Bob Jackson from the Chargers. The means of acquisition weren't entirely clear. Some reporters speculated that Jackson was simply on loan from San Diego, though Chargers head coach Sid Gillman denied it. Still, none of the stories specified what the Chargers received in return.

• The team waived three defensive backs: Herm Urenda, Bob Levingston, and Roy Peck. They also placed linebacker Maury Schleicher on the taxi squad.

• Guard Bob Mischak, who had announced his retirement from pro football on July 24, returned to the team and said he was ready to play again.

• Defensive tackle Chuck McMurtry announced his retirement from pro football.

• The Raiders acquired ex-49ers halfback Jim Pace from the Bills in exchange for an unspecified draft pick, continent upon Pace's making the team out of camp. Pace had briefly been with the Raiders in the summer of 1961, but left within a week because of a knee injury.

• The Raiders beat the Bills, 34-31, in a preseason game at Frank Youell Field.

• The Raiders waived five players: quarterback Ron Calcagno, halfback Lloyd Winston, fullback Bo Dickinson, defensive back Jim Moss, and defensive back Loran Hunt.

• The Raiders left for Las Vegas, where they would take on the Oilers tomorrow night.

• The team signed quarterback Lee Grosscup sometime on or soon after this date and placed him on the taxi squad.

• The Raiders beat the Oilers, 34-20, in a preseason game at Cashman Field in Las Vegas.

• Guard Bob Mischak suffered a bruised knee in the contest and was expected to be out of commission for about a week.

• Middle linebacker Arch Matsos was hospitalized with what was described as a “viral infection.” He was expected to spend a couple of days there.

• Middle linebacker Arch Matsos was still in the hospital recuperating from a respiratory infection, but was expected to be released tomorrow and could possibly play in the final preseason game on the 5th against the Chargers.

• Guard Bob Mischak (knee) was also expected to be able to go against San Diego.

• Wide receiver Reg Carolan was traded to the Chiefs in exchange for the signing rights to one player released by the Cardinals or Bears in the NFL. Per a league agreement, each AFL team was given the right of first refusal of players released by particular NFL teams–in the Chiefs case, the Cards or Bears. According to the terms of the Carolan trade, the Raiders were given that right for a single player of their choice.

• The Raiders released tackle John Sapinsky.

• The coaching staff moved Fred Gillett from tight end to wide receiver, where he would back up Bo Roberson.

• Defensive tackle Doug Brown pulled his right calf muscle in practice and was expected to miss the Chargers game on the 5th as a result. He was placed on the injury deferred list sometime soon after this date.

• Head coach Al Davis announced Tom Flores would start and play the first half against the Chargers in tomorrow night's preseason finale. Cotton Davidson would play the second half. This was a reversal of the pattern in the Raiders' previous four exhibition contests.

• The Chargers beat the Raiders, 24-10, in the preseason finale for both teams in San Diego. The Raiders finished their exhibition schedule with a 3-2 record.

• Rookie linebacker Dan Conners suffered a dislocated shoulder in the game and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

• The Raiders placed wide receiver Fred Gillett on waivers sometime around this date. He cleared waivers and was placed on the taxi squad sometime soon after.

• The Raiders acquired fullback Billy Cannon in a trade with the Oilers, which sent wide receiver Dobie Craig, fullback Bob Jackson, and guard Sonny Bishop to Houston.

• They also acquired wide receiver Bill Miller from the Bills for an unspecified Oakland draft choice.

• The Raiders released halfback Jim Pace. They also placed middle linebacker Dan Conners on the injury deferred list.

• The Raiders signed defensive end Ben Davidson and placed him on the taxi squad sometime between this date and September 27.

• Head coach Al Davis affirmed that Tom Flores would start at quarterback in tomorrow's regular season opener against the Patriots.

• The other starters on offense were to be: Art Powell and Bo Roberson at receiver, Ken Herock at tight end, Proverb Jacobs and Frank Youso at the tackles, Bob Mischak and Wayne Hawkins at the guards, Jim Otto at center, and Clem Daniels and Glenn Shaw in the backfield.

• On defense, the team planned to start Dalva Allen, Dan Birdwell, Dave Costa, and Jon Jelacic on the line, Arch Matsos, Clancy Osborne, and Jackie Simpson at linebacker, and Fred Williamson, Jim McMillin, Joe Krakoski, and Tommy Morrow in the secondary.

• The Raiders signed defensive back Howie Williams and placed him on the taxi squad sometime between this date and September 27.

• The Patriots beat the Raiders, 17-14, in the regular season opener at Frank Youell Field.

• Middle linebacker Arch Matsos suffered a relapse of the respiratory virus that hospitalized him earlier in the week and he did not suit up for the game. Rookie Bill Budness took his place in the lineup.

• Linebacker Dave Costa broke a finger in the contest. His prognosis wasn't immediately reported.

• The team placed defensive lineman Jim Norris on waivers prior to the game.

• The Raiders waived cornerback Jim McMillin.

• Five players sat out practice with various minor ailments: wide receiver Art Powell (knee), wide receiver Bo Roberson (pulled leg muscle), wide receiver Bill Miller (knee), defensive back Warren Powers (pulled thigh muscle), and middle linebacker Arch Matsos (illness). Powell and Roberson were expected to be good to go for the Oilers game on the 19th. The status of Powers, Miller, and Matsos was less certain.

• The Oilers beat the Raiders, 42-28, in Houston.

• Prior to the game the team activated wide receiver Fred Gillett from the taxi squad. They also added defensive backs Mark Johnston and Louis Guy to the active roster. Johnston and Guy had been waived by the Oilers in the previous few days and had been picked up by the Raiders.

• The team also waived defensive back Warren Powers.

• Despite an 0-2 start, head coach Al Davis said Tom Flores would continue to start at quarterback.

• The Raiders waived three players: cornerback Mark Johnston, fullback Glenn Shaw, and linebacker Jackie Simpson.

• Defensive end Jon Jelacic pulled a groin muscle in practice and was expected to be out for the Chiefs game on the 27th.

• Head coach Al Davis made some shifts in the defensive lineup: Dan Birdwell to right defensive end, Bill Budness to left linebacker, and Rex Mirich to left defensive tackle.

• The Raiders signed free agent fullback Bo Dickinson sometime shortly before this date and placed him on the active list.

• They also reactivated defensive lineman Doug Brown from the injury deferred list.

• The Chiefs scored 14 fourth-quarter points to beat the Raiders, 21-9, at Frank Youell Field.

• Middle linebacker Arch Matsos made his first appearance following illness and injury since early in the preseason.

• Tackle Proverb Jacobs and guard Wayne Hawkins each injured a knee in the game. Neither player's prognosis had yet been determined.

• Wide receiver Art Powell aggravated a pulled leg muscle and was held to two catches for 31 yards.

• Prior to the game, the Raiders waived defensive end Jon Jelacic, who had suffered a groin muscle injury three days ago.

• They activated defensive end Ben Davidson and defensive back Howie Williams off the taxi squad.

• Responding to various injuries head coach Al Davis made some moves on the offensive line. With Wayne Hawkins like to miss the Buffalo game on the 3rd with a knee injury, Ken Rice was slated to take his spot at right guard. With left tackle Proverb Jacobs also dealing with a knee problem, Davis moved Frank Youso from the right to the left side and installed Dick Klein at right tackle.

• The Raiders left town to start their three-week Eastern road trip with stops in Buffalo, New York, and Boston.

• The Raiders fell for the fourth time in four tries with a 23-20 loss to the Bills in Buffalo.

• Ex-Buffalo wide receiver Bill Miller made the trip with the team, but was on the injury deferred list with a knee problem and did not play.

• Middle linebacker Arch Matsos suffered a thigh bruise in the game and his status for next week's game against the Jets was uncertain.

• Wide receiver Art Powell asserted that opponents were trying to knock him out of games by deliberately targeting his injured let.

• Guard Wayne Hawkins had recovered from his knee injury, but head coach Al Davis was keeping his replacement, Ken Rice, in the lineup to preserve offensive line chemistry vs the Jets on the 10th.

• Defensive lineman Dave Costa had recovered sufficiently from a preseason shoulder injury to be back in action against the Jets on the 10th. Middle linebacker Arch Matsos, who suffered a bruised thigh against the Bills on the 3rd, said he was ready to go again.

• Halfback Billy Cannon pulled a leg muscle in practice and his status was uncertain for the Jets game.

• The Raiders' record dropped to 0-5 with a 35-13 loss to the Jets in Oakland's Shea Stadium debut.

• Head coach Al Davis decided to go with Tom Flores starting at quarterback again in a game-time decision. He also tabbed Jan Barrett to start at tight end ahead of Ken Herock.

• Despite a pulled leg muscle, halfback Billy Cannon played and caught six passes for 110 yards.

• Linebacker Bill Budness took a knee to the head in the first quarter and missed the rest of the game. JR Williamson took his place in the lineup.

• Despite a first quarter concussion that knocked him out of the Jets game, linebacker Bill Budness was thought to be available for next week's game against the Patriots.

• Head coach Al Davis named Cotton Davidson as the starter at quarterback in the Patriots game on the 16th. He also moved Howie Williams into the starting right cornerback spot.

• The Raiders signed free agent defensive tackle Stan Fanning on or around this date and placed him on the taxi squad.

• The Raiders and Patriots played to a 43-43 tie in Boston. It was the first tie in Raiders history.

• Cotton Davidson went all the way at quarterback and rookie Bill Budness started at middle linebacker in place of Arch Matsos.

• Linebacker Clancy Osborne left the game with a broken hand after it was stepped on by an opponent. Matsos entered the game as his replacement and intercepted two passes.

• The Raiders claimed fullback Bob Jackson off waivers from the Oilers. To make room for Jackson, the team waived tackle Proverb Jacobs. Jackson had been part of the deal that sent halfback Billy Cannon to the Raiders in September.

• Linebackers Clancy Osborne (hand) and JR Williamson (knee) were expected to be available for the Broncos game on the 25th.

• The Raiders earned their first win of the season, beating the Broncos, 40-7, at Frank Youell Field. Cotton Davidson passed for a team record 419 yards in the contest, with five touchdowns. The team also set a league record with 628 total yards on offense.

• Defensive back Louis Guy injured his knee on a special teams play.

• Defensive back Louis Guy, who suffered a knee injury in the Broncos game was placed on the injury deferred list and would miss the rest of the season.

• The Raiders claimed halfback Gene Mingo off waivers from the Broncos. As part of the deal the Raiders sent a “medium-high” pick in the upcoming draft to Denver and the Broncos also claimed tackle Stan Fanning from the Raiders' taxi squad. Fanning had been picked up by Oakland a couple of weeks ago. The waiver exchange was a work-around to avoid the AFL's already-past trade deadline.

• The Chargers intercepted Raiders quarterback Cotton Davidson six times and won, 31-17, in San Diego.

• Center Jim Otto left the game in the fourth with a minor knee injury. He wasn't expected to miss next week's game against the Chiefs.

• The Raiders committed five turnovers and fell to the Chiefs, 42-7, in Kansas City.

• Linebacker Bill Budness suffered a serious right knee injury requiring surgery and was out for the season.

• Guard Wayne Hawkins left the game with a concussion and wide receiver Art Powell aggravated an existing muscle pull in his thigh.

• The Raiders activated rookie linebacker Dan Conners from the injury deferred list.

• The Raiders released halfback Bo Dickinson.

• Head coach Al Davis made a handful of lineup changes putting Dan Birdwell in at left linebacker for the injured Bill Budness, Claude Gibson at right safety ahead of Tommy Morrow, and Bill Miller at wide receiver in place of Bo Roberson.

• The Raiders beat the Oilers, 20-10, at Frank Youell Field.

• Dick Klein started at left tackle ahead of Frank Youso, who missed the game with foot blisters.

• Prior to the game the Raiders activated defensive back Warren Powers from the taxi squad.

• General manager Al Davis denied a Chronicle story written by Stu Herman that the Raiders had offered Cal quarterback Craig Morton a contract with a total value between $125,000 and $200,000. Davis added that the team hadn't finalized their plans for the AFL draft coming up on the 28th and that Herman's story was completely untrue.

• The Raiders claimed Bills fullback Cookie Gilchrist off waivers, though the deal wouldn't be complete until the 48-hour waiver window was up.

• A day after the Raiders claimed him, the Bills pulled fullback Cookie Gilchrist off waivers. Oakland general manager Al Davis said the Bills offer was a “hoax” from the start.

• The Raiders beat the Jets, 35-26, at Frank Youell Field.

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• Quarterback Cotton Davidson was named Associated Press AFL Player of the Week for his performance in Oakland's 35-26 win over the Jets two days ago.

• With the third overall pick in the 1965 AFL draft, the Raiders took Memphis State tackle Harry Schuh.

• The Raiders and the Broncos met in Denver and settled for a 20-20 tie.

• Cotton Davidson was nursing a sore ankle and did not play except as a holder for placekicks so Tom Flores started at quarterback.

• Prior to the game the Raiders signed three of their picks in yesterday's draft: Memphis State tackle Harry Schuh (1st round), Missouri linebacker Gus Otto (4th round), and Utah State defensive tackle Rich Zecher.

• They also signed Arizona State halfback Larry Todd, their first pick in the redshirt draft conducted after the 20 rounds of the regular draft.

• Head coach Al Davis said Cotton Davidson would start at quarterback against the Bills on the 6th after taking a week off to rest an ankle injury.

• The Raiders signed their third-round draft pick, USC tackle Bob Svihus. They also signed their 14th-round pick, Cal defensive back Loren Hawley.

• Tom Flores hit Art Powell for a one-yard touchdown pass as time expired to give the Raiders a 16-13 win over the Bills at Frank Youell Field.

• Cotton Davidson started the game at quarterback but left late in the second quarter with a rib injury.

• The Raiders signed February redshirt draft pick Carleton Oats, a defensive end out of Florida A&M.

• The Associated Press named center Jim Otto to their first-team All-AFL squad. Wire receiver Art Powell and guard Wayne Hawkins earned second-team honors.

• Defensive end Dalva Allen hurt his wrist in practice but he was considered probable to play against the Chargers on the 20th.

• United Press International named center Jim Otto and cornerback Fred Williamson first-team All-AFL. Wide receiver Art Powell was named to the second team. Guard Bob Mischak, quarterback Cotton Davidson, and safety Tommy Morrow earned honorable mention.

• Guard Bob Mischak (knee) was questionable for the season-ender against the Chargers.

• Head coach Al Davis said guard Bob Mischak (wrist) was definitely out for tomorrow's game against the Chargers. Dick Klein would take his spot in the starting lineup.

• The Raiders finished the 1964 season with a 21-20 over the Chargers at Frank Youell Field. They closed the campaign with a 4-0-1 run and a 5-7-2 mark overall.

• Center Jim Otto and wide receiver Art Powell were named first-team All-AFL in the players vote. They would be joined by halfback Clem Daniels and guard Wayne Hawkins on the Western Division squad at the league's all-star game scheduled for January 16 in New Orleans.

• Fullback Billy Cannon was added to the Western Division all-star game team as a replacement for injured Chargers back Keith Lincoln.

• The team signed Arizona State-Flagstaff tackle Rex Mirich, their 20th-round pick in the 1963 draft.