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K.S. “Bud” Adams Jr. announced mid year in 1959 that Houston would be
receiving an AFL franchise. Adams swiftly named his team the Oilers and
signed on Heisman trophy winner Billy Cannon. The Oilers got off to an
electrifying start, winning back to back AFL Championships in 1960 and
1961, becoming the first franchise to win and AFL title. They missed
picking up a third straight title in 1962 when they lost to the Dallas
Texans in what was at the time the longest played football ever running
just a few seconds shy of 78 minutes. The 1960 and 1961 AFL wins remain
the only league titles the Oilers have won, but they earned several
divisional titles over the years. Many coaches helped see the Oilers to
the post season over the years. They won that first championship in 1960
with head coach Lou Rymkus. Wally Lemm took over in 1961 to lead the
team back to the AFL title. Frank “Pop” Ivy took over as head coach and
in 1967 Wally Lemm returned and led the team to an eastern division
title. “Bum” Phillips and Jerry Glanville both saw the Oilers to 3 post
seasons. In the early 1990’s Jack Pardee held the reigns as head coach
an in 1991 he brought the Oilers to their first Divisional championship
in 24 years.
In 1997 the Oilers packed up and headed to Tennessee, becoming the first
NFL franchise to make the state of Tennessee their home. In 1999 it was
decided that a new name for the team was in order. The name Oilers was
retired and the name Titans was adopted, and on April 13th 1999 the team
unveiled there new uniforms in front of a huge audience. That year saw
the Titans win the AFC Championship and play in Super Bowl XXXIV.
The Titans play at the Coliseum in Nashville Tennessee which was opened
in 1999 at a cost of $290 million. The Coliseum has 3 tiers of seating.
The lower level circles the entire field while the upper two levels run
both sides of the field with the scoreboards set up at both endzones.
There are 144 luxury suites and 9600 club seats. The Coliseum has a
seating capacity of 67,000 has a natural grass surface.
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Tennessee Titans
Accomplishments:
AFL Championships – 1960, 1961
AFC Championships – 1999
AFL Eastern Division Championships – 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967
AFC Central Division Championships – 1991, 1993, 2000
AFC Southern Division Championships - 2002 |
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