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This category is all NFL players who played for the Houston Oilers, now known as the Tennessee Titans. There are separate categories for these eras of the franchise: Category:Houston Oilers players (AFL seasons 1960–1969, and 1970–1996) Category:Tennessee Oilers players (1997–1998) Category:Tennessee Titans players (1999–)
However, the Oilers won 10–3 on the strength of a tough defense that held the San Diego Chargers to no points until late in the fourth quarter, and Blanda made a field goal and threw a touchdown pass to Billy Cannon in the win. Of all players to throw five interceptions or more in a playoff game, Blanda is the only one who did not lose the ...
The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1960 to 1996.The Houston Oilers began play as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and won two AFL championships before joining the NFL in the AFL–NFL merger of the late 1960s.
The 1993 season was the Oilers' best with Moon, but was his last with the team. Despite a drama-filled 1–4 start and early struggles from Moon, Houston went 12–4 and won the AFC Central division crown, but lost to Joe Montana and the Kansas City Chiefs 28–20 in the divisional round of the playoffs .
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team ; Titans/Oilers Ring of Honor; Tennessee Titans No. 34 retired; Heisman Trophy (1977) Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy (1977) SN Player of the Year (1977) Chic Harley Award (1977) Unanimous All-American ; First-team All-American ; 3× First-team All-SWC (1974, 1975, 1977) Texas Longhorns No ...
One of the most popular figures in the early days of the AFL, the 5-5, 200-pounder had dozens of nicknames, including "the Human Bowling Ball", and was named to AFL All-Star teams in 1961, 1962 and 1963. Tolar helped the Houston Oilers win the first American Football League championship in 1960 and repeat in 1961. The team finished as runners ...
Courtesy Bo Eason In 1969 at the age of 9, Bo Eason mapped a 20-year plan to be the best football safety in the world and to play in the Super Bowl. Despite all odds -- he was small, slow and ...
That year, the Oilers signed free agent center Mark Stepnoski, and as a result, Matthews moved to left guard. [22] He spent the majority of the rest of his career at the position, occasionally filling in for injured players along the offensive line. During this time, the Oilers left Houston for Tennessee after the 1996 season.