The Titans began as the Houston Oilers in the American Football League in 1960. The Oilers and all teams in the American Football League merged with the teams in the National Football League in 1970. The Oilers then moved to Tennessee in 1997 and were called the Tennessee Oilers. In 1999, the name was changed from Oilers to Titans.
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1960. The Oilers went 10-4 and defeated the San Diego Chargers in the first American Football League championship.
The first American Football League championship game was played January 1, 1961 between the Houston Oilers and the Los Angeles Chargers. The Oilers won 24-16.
1970 - they had been in the AFL previously.
The organization won the championship of the American Football League in 1960 and 1961 as the Houston Oilers.
In American professional football, that was the 1968 Houston Oilers who played their home games at the Astrodome.
Ed Biles has: Played Himself - Houston Oilers Defensive Coordinator in "The NFL on NBC" in 1965. Played Himself - Houston Oilers Head Coach in "The NFL on NBC" in 1965. Played Himself - Houston Oilers Defensive Coordinator in "NFL Monday Night Football" in 1970. Played Himself - Houston Oilers Head Coach in "NFL Monday Night Football" in 1970. Played Himself - Houston Oilers Defensive Coordinator in "1978 AFC Championship Game" in 1979. Played Himself - Houston Oilers Defensive Coordinator in "1979 AFC Championship Game" in 1980.
Houston Oilers
Houston Oilers was created in 1960.
George Blanda (September 1927 to September 2010) was an American football player who played 26 seasons of professional football. He played for the Chicago Bears, the Houston Oilers, and the Oakland Raiders.
The Tennessee Titans began play in 1960 as the Houston Oilers and were one of the charter teams of the American Football League. The Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997 and were known as the Tennessee Oilers for the 1997 and 1998 seasons, playing home games in 1997 in Memphis and 1998 at Vanderbilt Stadium. Their new stadium, LP Field in Nashville, was completed before the 1999 season and Bud Adams, the owner of the team, wanted to change the name to reflect power and leadership. Titans was agreed upon, in part because Nashville is known as the 'Athens of the South', and since then the team has been known as the Tennessee Titans.