San Diego Chargers
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Established 1961 Ended 2016 Played in San Diego, California Headquartered in Chargers Park San Diego, California |
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American Football League (1961–1969)
National Football League (1970–2016)
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| Team colors |
Navy Blue, Powder Blue, White, Gold |
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| Fight song | San Diego Super Chargers | ||||
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| Owner(s) |
Barron Hilton (1961–1966) Eugene Klein and Sam Schulman (1966–1984) Alex Spanos (1984–2016) |
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| General manager |
Sid Gillman (1961–1970) Harland Svare (1971–1975) Johnny Sanders (1976–1986) Steve Ortmayer (1987–1989) Bobby Beathard (1990–2000) John Butler (2001–2003) A. J. Smith (2003–2013) Tom Telesco (2013–2016) |
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| Head coach |
Sid Gillman (1961–1969, 1971) Charlie Waller (1969–1970) Harland Svare (1971 –1973) Ron Waller (1973) Tommy Prothro (1974–1978) Don Coryell (1978–1986) Al Saunders (1986–1988) Dan Henning (1989–1991) Bobby Ross (1992–1996) Kevin Gilbride (1997–1998) June Jones (1998) Mike Riley (1999–2001) Marty Schottenheimer (2002–2006) Norv Turner (2007–2012) Mike McCoy (2013–2016) |
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| The Bolts, San Diego Super Chargers | |||||
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Conference championships (1)
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Division championships (14) |
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American Football League (1961–1969)
National Football League (1970–2016)
Navy Blue, Powder Blue, White, Gold
Conference championships (1)
Division championships (14)
This article recites the history of the San Diego Chargers American football team. The Chargers franchise was founded in 1959 as a charter member of the American Football League. The team played the 1960 season in Los Angeles, moving to San Diego in 1961. The Chargers played in San Diego for 56 years. In 2017, the Chargers' owner announced a move to Los Angeles, effective with the 2017 season, taking the "Chargers" name with them.
The team began as the Los Angeles Chargers and was established in 1959 with seven other American Football League teams: the Denver Broncos, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders, New York Titans, Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills, and Boston Patriots.
Frank Leahy, former Notre Dame University football coach, was named the team's first general manager. Gerald Courtney of Hollywood won an all-expenses-paid trip to Mexico City and Acapulco for submitting "Chargers" in a name-the-team contest. In 1960, the Chargers began AFL play in Los Angeles; hotel heir Barron Hilton, the team's original owner and son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton, unveiled the Chargers' uniforms which featured blue and gold with lightning bolts on the sides of the helmets and trousers, at a cocktail party at Hilton's Santa Monica residence. Players Jack Kemp and Ron Mix modeled the new uniforms. The Chargers spent only one season in L.A. before moving to San Diego in 1961. From 1961 to 1966 their home field in San Diego was Balboa Stadium in Balboa Park. As of August 1967 they moved to the newly constructed San Diego Stadium (now called Qualcomm Stadium).
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