2020 2020 Relocation to Fabulous Las Vegas On January 22, 2020, it was announced that the Raiders had officially relocated to Las Vegas. Soon after the announcement, the organization donated $500,000 in an effort to eliminate school lunch debt in the state of Nevada. Continue reading Allegiant Stadium Is Almost Ready Allegiant Stadium is a domed stadium under construction, located in Paradise, Nevada, …
Los Angeles Raiders Team History
1982 1983 Move to Los Angeles – Raiders Prior to the 1980 season, Al Davis attempted unsuccessfully to have improvements made to the Oakland Coliseum, specifically the addition of luxury boxes. That year, he signed a Memorandum of Agreement to move the Raiders from Oakland to Los Angeles. The move, which required three-fourths approval by league owners, was defeated 22-0 …
Oakland Raiders Team History
1960 1972 1976 1980 1995 2011 Oakland Team Formation A few months after the first AFL draft in 1959, the owners of the yet-unnamed Minneapolis franchise accepted an offer to join the established National Football League as an expansion team (now called the Minnesota Vikings) in 1961, sending the AFL scrambling for a replacement. At the time, Oakland seemed an …