How did the Tennessee Titans football team get its name?

Answer 1

Nashville is called The Athens Of The South, and the Titans were guardians of Athens, so the name Titans was resurrected after it was dropped from New York's AFL/AFC, which had used the Titans name until changing to the New York Jets.

Answer 2

The name is derived from ancient mythology. In 253 b.c. it was said that what is today is known as Tennessee was the land of the giants.... which later became known as the land of the titans. In 1999 team owner Kenneth "Bud" Adams retired the name Oilers and used the name Titans for the franchise as it opened its new stadium, known as The Coliseum (today as LP Field).

The reason Adams chose the Titans was twofold. 1. The Titans was a nickname for one of the original AFL teams which Adams helped start. 2. Nashville is the "Athens of the South" a nickname given to it based on the large amount of educational institutions in the city. The city even buit a full size replica of the Geek Parthenon to honor this nickname. As the above poster said the term Titans is derived from Greek mythology therefore the connection.

Answer 3

The original franchise name was the Houston Oilers then the Tennessee Oilers and now currently the Tennessee Titans.

Answer 4

The Tennessee Titans began play in 1960 as the Houston Oilers, a charter member of the American Football League. The team's first season in Tennessee was 1997.

Answer 5

The name is in honor of Nashville's status as "The Athens Of The South."

Answer 6

Their original name of Oilers made no sense for Tennessee (which is not an oil-producing state) and the name Titans was chose in homage to Nashville's reputation as "The Athens Of The South."

Answer 7

As a reflection of Tennessee's reputation as "the Athens of the South."

Answer 8

The city of Nashville is considered the Athens of the South and the Titans personifies the power of Athens.

Answer 9

The Tennessee Titans moved to Tennessee from Houston, Texas in 1997.