AP Photo. It was the Oakland Raiders first game in December of 1970 and the race towards the first post-merger postseason was in full swing. While the Jets were out of the hunt, the Raiders were ...

Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders by Peter Richmond Harper Collins, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0061834301 Love them or hate them, the 1970s Oakland Raiders ...

In 1970, Hubbard had two of his breakout games against the Chiefs, gaining 98 yards on 18 carries in a 17-17 tie and then gaining 93 yards on 16 carries in the second game, won by the Raiders 20-6.

It was the morning of some long-ago, forgotten, preseason road game in the late 1970s, and the Oakland Raiders were gathered ... a giggle that turned into a full-throated chortle.

This team would capture Super Bowls VII and XVIII while winning 18 consecutive games during the 1970s. However, the Oakland Raiders would make the Dolphins wait another year to reach the Super ...

“The Raiders Family mourns the passing of John Vella, a standout on the dominant Raider offensive lines of the 1970s and a starter on Oakland ... He played 84 games with 48 starts across ...