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The San Diego Chargers started out as the Los Angeles Chargers on August
14th, 1959 when Barron Hilton was awarded an AFL franchise. They started
off with a bang, winning the AFL Western Division Championship in 1960,
but they had no fan support behind them so after much consideration
Hilton relocated the team to San Diego. Their first priority upon
arriving was to expand the Balboa Stadium so it would seat 34,000 fans.
Under head coach Sid Gillmans direction the Chargers became a dominating
force. They won 5 of the first 6 AFL seasons and took the AFL
Championship in 1963. The Chargers stay in San Diego was solidified with
the building of a nearly 69,000 seat stadium in 1967. The Chargers went
into a 13 year slump not winning a title for 13 seasons. As hard as the
Chargers tried, they couldn’t get back the fire they had in the early
1960’s. It wasn’t until 1979 that the team started to have winning
records again, under coach Don Coryell. The Chargers were once again
focused on their forward passing game with quarterback Dan Fouts. They
won a few AFC Western titles and the final 2 AFC Championships. They had
a playoff run in 1982 and then dropped into another slump for the
following 10 years. In 1992 Bobby Ross took over as coach and led the
Chargers triumphantly back to the playoffs and to the Super Bowl in
1995.
The San Diego Chargers home is Qualcomm Stadium. It has a natural grass
field and 10 acres of landscaping and covers approximately 166 acres
overall. In 1997 the stadium underwent a major expansion that cost
roughly $78 million. Over 10,000 seats were added and 34 suites as well.
Two state of the art video screens and a practice field for the Chargers
were also added. Qualcomm stadium currently seats 71, 500.
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San Diego Chargers Accomplishments:
AFL Championship – 1963
AFC Championship – 1994
AFC Western Division Championship – 1979, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1994
AFL Western Division Championship – 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 |
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