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| ====== Chet Soda ====== | ====== Chet Soda ====== | ||
| Yster Charles Soda\\ | Yster Charles Soda\\ | ||
| - | Born March 15, 1908 in Oakland\\ | + | Born March 15, [[1908 calendar|1908]] |
| - | Died March 12, 1989 in Oakland, age 80\\ | + | Died March 12, [[1989 calendar|1989]] in Oakland, age 80\\ |
| For the team’s first year, Chet Soda was the face of Oakland Raider ownership. Through the ties he formed in the construction industry, Soda helped put together the coalition that would acquire the last of the American Football League’s charter franchises. Tension and disagreements among the group appeared almost from the beginning and after that first year, Soda was out, but he remained a major player in the Oakland business and sporting scene for the rest of his working life. While his tenure as Raiders owner was short, his work laid the foundation on which the team would be built at least until the coming of Al Davis. | For the team’s first year, Chet Soda was the face of Oakland Raider ownership. Through the ties he formed in the construction industry, Soda helped put together the coalition that would acquire the last of the American Football League’s charter franchises. Tension and disagreements among the group appeared almost from the beginning and after that first year, Soda was out, but he remained a major player in the Oakland business and sporting scene for the rest of his working life. While his tenure as Raiders owner was short, his work laid the foundation on which the team would be built at least until the coming of Al Davis. | ||
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| By the end of the decade, now in his 70s, he had stepped back from public life, but began to receive a number of humanitarian awards from the community. In 1983 Helen died. They had had no children together. He remarried, to a woman named Rosemary, but in 1989 he entered the hospital for an unspecified surgical procedure, and soon after, on March 12, died at the age of 80. | By the end of the decade, now in his 70s, he had stepped back from public life, but began to receive a number of humanitarian awards from the community. In 1983 Helen died. They had had no children together. He remarried, to a woman named Rosemary, but in 1989 he entered the hospital for an unspecified surgical procedure, and soon after, on March 12, died at the age of 80. | ||
| - | ==== Professional Front Office | + | [[1960 calendar|1960]] Oakland Raiders, general partner |
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| - | |1960|Oakland Raiders|General Partner | + | |
| - | * Jan 30 - Member of eight-man ownership group awarded the Oakland franchise by the AFL | + | [[january-30-1960|Jan 30, 1960]] |
| - | =====Logbook Mentions===== | + | awarded AFL franchise\\ |
| - | [[january-30-1960|Jan 30, 1960]]\\ | ||
| [[january-31-1960|Jan 31, 1960]] | [[january-31-1960|Jan 31, 1960]] | ||
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| + | "None of us needs a franchise or its problems in order to make a living. We felt a strong group was needed if Oakland was to obtain a pro football franchise so we went out and formed what we believe to be such an organization. This could be the beginning of a new era in Oakland. We are all prepared to put this thing over. (quote, Oakland Tribune, 57) | ||
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| + | "I think this decision was brought about by indecision on the part of some of the owners. That is, I think there was some indecisive thinking on the part of a number of the owners of the other seven franchises. Hilton was a tremendous help. He had told me earlier, 'Chet, I'm not giving up until you get the franchise.'" | ||
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| + | "We have our work cut out for us. There is much to be done." (quote, Oakland Tribune, 63) | ||
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| + | "(The franchise is) a great thing for the city, the East Bay, San Francisco, the whole area. How well we do depends a whole lot on how soon we get off the ground. Right at the moment we can't announce anything because so many things are indefinite. All I'm doing is answering phone calls from all over the country. Naturally, we've formed some general plans, but nothing is definite. In the next day or so we'll come up with some statement indicating which direction we're going to go and how we'll handle the whole thing, but right now, with some of the people being out of town for the weekend and all, we haven' | ||
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| + | Proposing the nickname " | ||
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| + | "It (a place to play) isn't entirely up to us but probably will depend on what dates are available in what stadiums when we get down to actual scheduling. It appears that (Kezar and Candelstick are the only options), but we have possible plans for one other location. This is more or less in the tentative stages and there' | ||
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| [[february-1-1960|Feb 1, 1960]] | [[february-1-1960|Feb 1, 1960]] | ||
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| + | elected board chair\\ | ||
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| + | [[february-2-1960|Feb 2, 1960]] | ||
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| + | [[february-7-1960|Feb 7, 1960]] | ||
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| + | [[january-2-1961|Jan 2, 1961]] | ||
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| + | resigned general manager post | ||
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| + | [[january-15-1961|Jan 15, 1961]] | ||
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| + | sold share of team | ||
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