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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) | "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) | ||
| - | "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, | + | "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, |
| "We have our work cut out for us. There is much to be done." (quote, Oakland Tribune, 63) | "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' | "(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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| "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' | "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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| photo, San Francisco Examiner, 47 | photo, San Francisco Examiner, 47 | ||
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| [[february-1-1960|Feb 1, 1960]] | [[february-1-1960|Feb 1, 1960]] | ||
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| [[february-7-1960|Feb 7, 1960]] | [[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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