How did the San Diego Chargers get ther name?

Answer 1

The team's original owner, Baron Hilton, named the Los Angeles Chargers after the Carte Blanche charge card he developed.

The most common theory appears to be that the Chargers were named after the newly introduced Carte Blanche credit card. The first team owner, Barron Hilton, was then the first president of the Carte Blanche credit card company formed in 1959 by his Father Conrad Hilton. Credit cards were still a new thing back then and people who used them were called "Chargers". The credit card company was losing money and he wanted to promote the use of his cards hence the name "Los Angeles Chargers" was born. When the team move to San Diego they kept the Charger name.

Answer 2

The team's original owner, Baron Hilton, named the Los Angeles Chargers after the Carte Blanche charge card he developed.

The most common theory appears to be that the Chargers were named after the newly introduced Carte Blanche credit card. The first team owner, Barron Hilton, was then the first president of the Carte Blanche credit card company formed in 1959 by his Father Conrad Hilton. Credit cards were still a new thing back then and people who used them were called "Chargers". The credit card company was losing money and he wanted to promote the use of his cards hence the name "Los Angeles Chargers" was born. When the team move to San Diego they kept the Charger name.

Answer 3

Team founder Barron Hilton used a credit card and wanted to use the term Charge in the team name.