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The
San Diego Chargers nicknamed "Bolts" are a
National Football League team based in San
Diego, California. The Chargers were formed
on August 14, 1959 as the Los Angeles
Chargers and a member of the charter
American Football League. Thirty
two-year-old hotel executive Barron Hilton,
was awarded a franchise for Los Angeles in
the AFL. The chargers is one of four teams
that plays in the West Division of the
American Football Conference (AFC) of the
National Football league (NFL). They joined
the NFL in 1970, and settled into the AFC
West division after the NFL merger with the
AFL. The name "Chargers" was picked by, then
general manager Frank Ready. The Chargers
only spent one season in Los Angeles, before
moving to San Diego in 1961. |
In the American football League the
Chargers shone brighter with star
players like wide receiver Lance Alworth,
who in his day set the the pro football
record of consecutive games with a
reception. The Los Angeles/San Diego
Chargers were one of the elements that
made the American Football League the
genesis of modern professional football.
The Chargers in the their ten year life
in the American Football League were
coached by only one man Sid Gillman, a
Hall of Famer who forced his competition
to try to field as professional a
product as the Chargers. With stars such
as Lance Alworth, Paul Lowe, Keith
Lincoln and John Hadl, the Chargers'
offense struck fear into the hearts of
AFL defenders.They also played defense,
as indicated by their professional
football record forty nine pass
interceptions in 1961.The Chargers were
the originators of the term "Fearsome
Foursome" to describe their all-star
defensive line, anchored by Earl Faison
and Ernie Ladd. The phrase was later
appropriated by various NFL teams. The
Chargers franchise appeared in the first
two American Football League
Championship games and five altogether,
winning the AFL title in 1963 with a 51
- 10 thumping of the Boston Patriots. |
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The Chargers of that era were widely
acknowledged as having the most striking
uniforms in the history of pro
football.In all, the Bolts reached the
American Football League (AFL) playoffs
five times and the American Football
League (AFL) Championship four times.
They won the American Football League
(AFL) Championship in 1963 when they
beat the Boston Patriots 51-10 before
30,127 fans at Balboa Stadium. In 34
years since the the American Football
League (AFL) and the National Football
League (NFL) merged in the 1970 season,
the Chargers have made seven trips to
the playoffs and three appearances in
the AFC Championship game. At the end of
the 1994 season, the Chargers faced the
San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX
and fell 49-26. The team’s overall
record is 314-347-11 (.467).The Chargers
have five players and one coach
enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of
Fame in Canton, Ohio: wide receiver
Lance Alworth (1962-1970), quarterback
Dan Fouts (1973-1987), head
coach/general manager Sid Gillman
(1960-69, 1971), wide receiver Charlie
Joiner (1976-1986), offensive lineman
Ron Mix (1960-69) and tight end Kellen
Winslow (1979-1987). |
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The
Bolts uniform consists of the colors Navy
blue, White, and yellow. The helmet design
is a yellow and white lightning bolt on a
blue helmet. The San Deigo Chargers play
their home games at the Qualcomm Stadium
which was opened on October 6, 1975 and has
a seating capacity of 71,000.Qualcomm has
also been known as the San Diego Stadium
(1967-81) and San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
(1981-96).Previous stadiums include Memorial
Coliseum, Los Angeles (92,604) in 1960 and
the Balboa Stadium, San Diego (34,000) from
1961-66. |
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