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The city of Oakland's working-class background and "underdog status" compared to its neighboring city of San Francisco is cited as the foundation of the Raider Nation and its image, as is the influence of "outlaws" such as owner Al Davis and players like Ted Hendricks, John Matuszak, Bob Brown, Ken Stabler, Jack Tatum, and Lyle Alzado in creating a bad boy image.
The Black Hole is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson and produced by Walt Disney Productions.The film stars Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Anthony Perkins and Ernest Borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by Roddy McDowall and Slim Pickens (both uncredited).
The Raider Nation is also known for the Black Hole, originally a specific area of the Coliseum (sections 104–107) frequented by the team's rowdiest and most fervent fans from 1995 until 2019. [147] [148] Al Davis created the phrase Raider Nation in 1968. In September 2009, Ice Cube recorded a song for the Raiders named "Raider Nation". [149]
The Black Hole (sections 104, 105, 106, and 107) during a Raiders home game against the Atlanta Falcons on November 2, 2008. From 1970 to 1972 the stadium hosted three college football benefit games featuring Bay Area schools versus historically black colleges. [citation needed] The Coliseum hosted the 1971 East–West Shrine Game on January 2 ...
— Matt the Warrior/Raider/A’s Fan (6-9(17-18) (@mattgswlvroak) December 28, 2022 Other fans in the NFL suggested maybe Carr should go to their teams. Derek Carr was a top 12 QB almost every ...
Straight Outta L.A., a 2010 documentary film in ESPN's 30 for 30 series directed by Ice Cube, covers the NFL team Raiders' time in Los Angeles, from 1982 to 1994, and how this overlapped with the local hip hop's transition from party jams to gangsta raps, a move led by the group N.W.A, which seized Raiders symbolism.
The Raiders had a 10-3 lead at halftime before the Steelers rallied for the win.
Raider Nation: [350] Las Vegas Raiders fans. The first team in the NFL to be characterized as a "nation". The rest of the teams quickly adopted the title and therefore coined a variety of various team "nations". Red Sea: Fans of the Arizona Cardinals; Steeler Nation: [351] [352] Fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers.