(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1960 2017 Los Angeles Chargers Team Formation The San Diego Chargers were established with seven other American Football League teams in 1959. In 1960, the Chargers began AFL play in Los Angeles. The Chargers’ original owner was hotel heir Barron Hilton, son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton. According to the official site of the …