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-<fs x-small>Photo: //Oakland Tribune//, September 7, 1960 
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 ====== Harvey Binns ====== ====== Harvey Binns ======
  
 Harvey Clay Binns\\ Harvey Clay Binns\\
-Born May 11, 1914, Reno, Nevada\\ +Born May 11, [[1914 calendar|1914]], Reno, Nevada\\ 
-Died January 4, 1982, San Francisco+Died January 4, [[1982 calendar|1982]], San Francisco, age 67
  
 Salesman, discount store executive, restaurateur, politician, private detective, bon vivant, and for a short while, Raider owner, Harvey Binns lived a full life. A born entrepreneur with the gift of gab he was the center of attention wherever he went and while he didn’t last long as a pro owner, he was a perfect fit for the spirit of the early AFL and it’s a shame he didn’t stick around to see it grow. Salesman, discount store executive, restaurateur, politician, private detective, bon vivant, and for a short while, Raider owner, Harvey Binns lived a full life. A born entrepreneur with the gift of gab he was the center of attention wherever he went and while he didn’t last long as a pro owner, he was a perfect fit for the spirit of the early AFL and it’s a shame he didn’t stick around to see it grow.
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 On January 4, 1982, he died at the age of 67 “after a long illness,” survived by his daughters Carolyn and Pamela. On January 4, 1982, he died at the age of 67 “after a long illness,” survived by his daughters Carolyn and Pamela.
  
-[[1960-calendar|1960]] Oakland Raiders, general partner+[[1960 calendar|1960]] Oakland Raiders, general partner
  
 =====Raiders Career===== =====Raiders Career=====
  
-[[january-30-1960|Jan 30, 1960]]+**1960**
  
-awarded AFL franchise\\ +January 30 - awarded AFL franchise\\ 
- +April 26 - sold his share of team
-[[january-31-1960|Jan 31, 1960]] +
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-franchise "greatest thing ever to happen to Oakland. I'm sure happy and I want to point out that Bob Osborne was the prime mover in this thing and deserves most of the credit for our success. I was disheartened when I heard the AFL voters favored Atlanta by a 6-1 vote, but I'm just as much up in the air now as I was downcast earlier. It was a tough battle landing the franchise, but there's a bigger battle ahead. The work has just begun." (quote, Oakland Tribune) +
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-[[april-26-1960|Apr 26, 1960]] +
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-sold his share of team+
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