(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1960 1960 1961 1968 1970 1995 Houston Oilers Team Formation The Houston Oilers began in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. They were owned by Bud Adams, a Houston oilman, who had made several previous unsuccessful bids for an NFL expansion team in Houston. Adams was an influential member of the …