Between 1967 and 1981, NFL defenders experienced real fear when they spied Gene Upshaw headed in their direction. Upshaw was a guard for the Oakland Raiders who thrived on dispensing brute force and bad intentions on opponents. https://twitter.com/VanderlansJim/status/1559147499201257472 On the flip side, teammates loved carrying the ball behind the clear … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Gene Upshaw (Story)
Oakland Raiders History
The Life And Career Of Ray Guy (Story)
The Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders' Ray Guy was arguably the greatest punter in National Football League history. Without a doubt, Guy set the bar high for punters of his era and beyond. His punting excellence eventually gave birth to the term "hang time." Guy, a seven-time Pro Bowler and six-time First-Team All-Pro selection, led the NFL in punting yardage in … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Ray Guy (Story)
The Life And Career Of Rich Gannon (Story)
There’s a saying that opportunity only knocks once. In professional sports, that’s not quite true. For Rich Gannon, opportunity knocked several times before he finally showed his potential. A fourth-round pick in the 1987 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots, Gannon spent most of his first decade in the NFL as a backup. In 1999, he signed with the Oakland … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Rich Gannon (Story)
The Life And Career Of Art Shell (Story)
Art Shell was one of the greatest offensive tackles in Oakland Raiders history. When Shell joined forces with Gene Upshaw, Bob Brown, Jim Otto, and Ron Mix in the early 1970s, the Raiders led the AFC in offense during the first few years of the John Madden era in Oakland. Nine years into Shell's iconic pro football career, he played a perfect game against the … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Art Shell (Story)
The Life And Career Of Matt Millen (Story)
Former Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders middle linebacker Matt Millen made an indelible mark on the franchise during his memorable nine-season tenure from 1980 to 1988. Millen, who grew up idolizing Ray Nitschke, Dick Butkus, Alex Karras, and Willie Lanier, promptly followed in their footsteps when he entered the NFL at the turn of the 1980s. Millen's ferocious, … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Matt Millen (Story)