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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.
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–)
Houston Oilers (1978–1984) New ... ESPN named him the 7th best college football player of all time. Campbell was declared an official State Hero in 1981 by the ...
Despite all odds -- he was small, slow and overshadowed by his older brother Tony -- he made it to the Houston Oilers as a safety. He was traded to the San Francisco 49ers, and four games into the ...
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 ...
Blanda would cede playing time at quarterback to the 25-year-old Don Trull, though Blanda continued to serve as the team's primary kicker. [9] A four-time AFL All-Star, Blanda's already-long career seemed over when he was released by the Oilers on March 18, 1967.
In the early 1960s, Floyd was among the best, using a combination of strength and speed to establish a presence to be accounted for by the opposition on every play. He played in four American Football League Championships, helping the Oilers win the league's first two titles in 1960 and 1961. Don Floyd is on the Oilers' All-Time Team.
The 1978 Houston Oilers season was the franchise's 19th overall and the ninth in the National Football League (NFL). Led by Rookie RB Earl Campbell , who won both the Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Offensive Player of the Year, who rushed for 1,450 yards, the Oilers made the playoffs with a 10–6 record, making the playoffs for the first ...