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january-30-1960

January 30, 1960

News

• 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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