I was born in ‘63 and remember the A’s, but I was a football fan. The Raiders will never be anything other than the Oakland Raiders to me, regardless of where they call home. Al Davis was the type of man that one either loved or hated. I admire people like that because they are winners and successful. I enjoyed watching this production very much. Nostalgia is the sentimentality this production drew out of me.
I'm 63 and from Oakland, this brings back so many memories!!! And let's not forget that the Warriors moved to Oakland in 75' and won their 1st NBA Title after leaving S.F. with coach Al Attles...............Oakland had it going on.
Stumbled on your post. Back in the 80s I got to spend parts of a weekend around Wilt Chamberlain, who was one of my athletic heros. I asked him who his favorite teammate was to play with (not his best buddy) and he said Al Attles without hesitation. Said he was always going 100%, always thinking, always competing.
That is correct, as the Warriors led by Rick Barry swept the Bullets in 4 games to become NBA Champs in 1975. Sadly Oakland no longer has any of the 3 teams because it is such a small market.
Indeed! My uncle told me how they partied in Jack London when the Raiders, Warriors and A’s won championships. Oakland was thriving in Sports during the 70’s
@@RevitUp81 Not to take a cheap shot at Hanks... but if I was him and had his money and influence the Raiders would have had a good chance on not leaving the for the 2nd Time. What do the "A" list stars make, 25 million per film? And what do you need in actual money? The twerp responsible for moving the Forty Niners to Levi Stadium came up 11 billion in bonds for getting the place built. But how much in REAL cash did he have? That's my point.
@@RevitUp81yes it was I loved the early Oakland A's with the players wearing the throwback handlebar mustaches. '71-'73 I think it was. Those guys were household names to baseball aficionados like myself: Monday, Rudy, Fingers, Vida Blue, Blue Moon Odom, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Tennace, Campenaris and those green&gold uniforms were hot.
Thank You for reminding me of My past I have Smiles on Tears, about my beloved past players of My team Once a Raider always a Raider we Who lived in Oakland CA, will die a Raider Nation Forever..to best Friend Ronnie Fulcher
Damn, didn't know Reggie loved Oakland so much. Those 70's As teams were juggernauts. Remember seeing Reggie driving his Porsche on Hwy 24 just before the Caldecott tunnel on a beautiful Sunday afternoon grinning and waving at everyone on the freeway - he loved the attention.
Im typing this the night of the last A’s game in Oakland. I’m so sad while watching this. I wish I could have watched the raiders and A’s back in the 70’s. There were some good times in the 80’s and early 2000’s. I went to a whole bunch of games from 2015-2020 when I lived in Oakland. It truly is a sad day in Oakland
I lived in Alameda. A small Island sandwiched in between Oakland & San Francisco. These were golden days of the Raiders. I became a fan in 1967 & never looked back. However, becasue they moved around so much they lost the "blue collar: image. Alnd the chip on their shoulder. They will never be the same. Mark Davis, as did his dad, are trying to get this team feeling back. It won't ever happen again. These were the most exciting days ever to hit the Bay Area. I was sorry when we moved to L.A. but they followed me anyway. Now I live in Las Vegas. Iwas incredulous when they moved here!! RF4L!!
Great documentary. These were teams from a town that didnt have a big money market. Just played hard and for the love of the game both on baseball and football and most importantly for the city of oakland. Sports now adays is al about the money and marketing of their brand. Not about the game sad. Tank you for these great memories 70s raiders and coach madden.
I'm a Marylander and know what its like to lose a team, but always respected The Rebs of Oakland, Now , As Jim McKay said in Munich, "They're All Gone"
This video actually made me cry. From the age of 11 to 16, my city was the center of the sports world with the A's, Raiders, and Warriors winning championships during those 5 years. With the A's abandoning us next year it makes me sad of where we are now, but this video did bring back such great memories of my youth. Thank you to whoever produced this!
Watched this the day after the A’s last home game ever in Oakland. Went to both the Raiders and A’s last games in Oakland. Felt like going to 2 funerals. Miss them already.
This is a great documentary. What other two teams from the city deserves a doc like this. The Raiders and A’s were my two favorite teams in the early ‘70s, and still are, when they were both dominant.
I was born in 1971, obviously I was too young to remember the Oakland A's, but heard alot of the great dynasty that the Oakland A's were in MLB from 1972 thru 1974! I was also too young to remember the Oakland Raiders, but watching this documentary, I could imagine the agony of the Oakland Raiders finally winning the Super Bowl in 1976. Also, too young to remember, the NBA'S Golden State Warriors won the NBA CHAMPIONSHIP in 1975, but watched a separate documentary about Coach Al Attles. What a great era in the early to mid 1970's in professional sports in Oakland, California that sadly will never see again. Thanks for uploading this documentary on RUclips!
@@markreed3160 - Yes exactly and especially at home. I was at the game played at Berkley when they stopped the Miami Dolphins undefeated win streak. Very low scoring game, all defense, but I loved every minute of it as they beat the hated Dolphins.
I was stationed at, Alameda. They would bus, us to 0akland stadium. Fans would, send beer down, to drown the coastie we'd get back to base, d. O. A., lots of fun.
I've been a Raiders fan and A's fan forever and always will. Lived-in the area from 1967 to 1976 Pinole Valley. Dad and I went to all the games seen alot loved it all and still do. Just win baby. RAIDERS! 4ever. Seen 72 73 74 world series. Charlie O ballgirls instead of boys. I can go on and on.
I remember younger years hearing friends talk about how dirty that the Raiders played. My favorite team ever since. Second favorite team is whoever is playing the Dallas Cowboys
I’m here because the Athletics was unanimously moved to Las Vegas. It is really sad to the people of Oakland. First the Warriors (when they moved back to San Francisco), second the Raiders (when they moved to Las Vegas and their 2nd time the left Oakland) and now the A’s. As a Raider fan, even though I really love the Raiders when they played in Los Angeles because of Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson, I really believe that Oakland (1st and 2nd stint) was always the best fans in football.
I love Villipiano as a player, nfl storyteller/historian, and as a person..not that I know him personally or anything. However, the ball DID NOT hit Fuqua's shoulder -- the replays show and prove that. Every time a Raider cries over the Immaculate Reception, an angel (or demon?) gets its wings.
Before I even watch this "The Autumn Wind Is a Raider". The 70's It was just a Great Time to be an OAKLAND Raider's fan. The Team itself with AL Davis was a Novel filled with Redemption, Second Chances and a Brutal Swagger still spoken of today.
What was so coincidental to me was that I started kindergarten in 1982……that was the year Al Davis officially gave the middle finger to the city of Oakland and moved the Raiders to LA. When I graduated from high school in 1995, Al Davis decided to give Oakland another chance and bring the Raiders back. Too bad he couldn’t bring them back to glory.
A unique story: 1988 NBA finals, the LA Lakers defeated the Detroit Pistons in 7 games. In game 6, Pistons guard Isiah Thomas injured his ankle. When he came to the Forum to rehab his ankle, "Magic" Johnson had him refused entrance. So Isiah went to the LA Memorial Coliseum, there he met up with the NFLs Maverick, Al Davis. He told Isiah that he hoped that the Pistons win because he said that the Pistons reminded him of his football team. The next year, Boxes arrived at the Palace of Auburn Hills that had t-shirts that had a shield and crossed swords around a basketball with the name 'Detroit Raiders'. Along with it was a letter from Al Davis encouraging the Piston to win it all. Midway through the season, Isiah spoke to the team and asked them should we change our image or run with it. The team said GO WITH IT! Isiah then said 'Okay, we'll be like the Oakland Raiders.' The NBA then said hello to the 'Bad Boys'. The result was a 62-19 record and blaze through the playoffs against Milwaukee, Boston and Chicago. The Lakers were waiting and little did they know what they were in store for, the result: The Pistons won their 1st NBA title, blanking the Lakers 4-0. GO RAIDERS!/GO PISTONS!
The 70’s Oakland Raiders the Oakland A’s were greatest teams in the Bay Area. The Raiders with greatest football players even. The Oakland A’s with greatest baseball players even.
“We’re not just going to prove that we’re smarter than you, we will do anything to prove that we’re smarter than you.” It doesn’t sound like THAT guy was able to prove he was smarter than ANYONE.😂😂
Da Raiders used to do spring training at the Colluseum. When they would do two-a-days (lift in the morning, football in the afternoon), you could get into the Colluseum for a DOLLAR A HEAD (PARKING was FOUR DOLLARS A CAR), so if you were a kid you could get on the AC transit bus for about .60 to get there. Watching the Raiders ATACK the weight pile, in the morning. The A's..... everybody HATED Charlie-O, the baseball games were always about half empty for most of seasons. The greatest part was that NO ONE would PAY field level tickets at home. By the fourth inning, the ushers would go away. There might be 13,000 people in the whole stadium, but by the fifth inning stretch, all of us would on the bottom!
I too suffer from Addiction Kenny Stabler and John M. I met in Oakland CA I think I should be dead by Now but I don't have the Money they had to play with 😢😂😢. RIP My Brothers
Let us not forget the Golden State Warriors. The Oakland As won championships in '72, '73, '74, The Golden State Warriors won the NBA title in '75, and the Oakland Raiders in '76. 5 years of dominance. Now the city is nothing but a ghost town.
That's a damn shame, Oakland should've built that stadium, I saw a diagram of the proposed stadium and it was futuristic state of the art with an old skool feel to it, broke my heart everytime Raiders left Oakland
The A,s won those divisions with 90-95 wins not like a lot of dynasties have a couple of 100+win seasons and being on the west coast wasn't as familiar as the east coast powers: Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles. So for that they are slighted because of the Big Red Machine.
@45:10 it was the Raiders turn, Pittsburgh v Oakland was the most heated rivalry a game that would keep you in suspense. I remember Lambert picking teammates from off the ground after plays were over, trying to rally the troops while the game was not quite decided, The three year run for the Steelers playing at the highest level of professional football competition had taken it's toll and it was over. The Steel Curtain was threatening to three 'peat. I still remember Lambert helping his teammates up off the ground. Lambert definitely one of the top 5 mib of all time.
A lot of what happened to Reggie Jackson sounds like what happened to Eddie Murphy in Baltimore with Edward Bennett Williams and his nonsense pot shots at Murray
WACHING THIS, CLINT DUNCAN GROW UP IN OAKTOWN CA. IT IS F. !! That THE CITY OF OAKTOWN. COUID Not BUILD A New STADIUM FOR THE RAIDERS OR A's. They both made History In OAKTOWN. !!
47:57 I've never liked Ray RATto's writing and here's yet ANOTHER reason... He is absolutely wrong about San Franciscans "ignoring" Oakland, especially that '76 Raiders team. All of us that watched football in my Richmond District junior high school rooted for the '76 Raiders. Dave Casper is still my favorite all time TE "Bipartisan" support for all of the region's clubs was customary, at least on this side of the bay and that meant following and wishing good luck for the Raiders, the A's the Seals, the Warriors, the Stompers, the Invaders and Cal. He just hates Frisco...
no it wasn't and isn't; in fact in other areas its even worse. Philly fans dont like pittsburgh sports; cincy and cleveland; Giants, jets or the mets and yankees. you were the exception. 49ers and raider fans did NOT like one another in the least.
@jamest927 "RAT" definitely hated the Forty Niners. I am right about that. I remember listening to his smears and thinking to myself, "What is this MF's problem?!" Now I know... And NO I wasn't "The exception" As I said, over here, on this side; the locals in my neighborhood automatically enquired about the Raiders, A's etc. scores after hearing that of the Forty Niner's and Giants... AUTOMATICALLY! I have discussed this with fellow Sharks supporters at the tank, and the one's who are long enough in tooth and sparse of hair remember those days similarly. So much so that you used to see guys wearing those 1/2 & 1/2 hats in the early 80's. Remember those? Half A's/ Half Giants caps. Yes, I had run across lunatic East Bay knavies in the 80's with this described psychotic inferiority complex intact, but what I said isn't wrong because up until the late 80's early 90's continuing to present day, THOSE people were the exception.
@jamest927 I was just reminded about something while I was commenting on the 71-72 A's The A's along with the 71-72 Dolphins were both considered the coolest teams in my neighborhood because of their uniforms and because of their "Look" Big hair, big mustaches and goatees etc. As soon as the Giant's were eliminated we followed and rooted for Oakland. I had four posters and two magazine covers taped to my bedroom walls from 1971 to 1974; Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds, Reggie Jackson and a vintage 1968 illustrated Forty Niner team poster, the 1971 Giant's program cover of Mays and Bonds colliding at right center in 1970, Mays made the catch! and it was my very first Giant's game at Candlestick, and... the TV Guide cover of the Sonny & Cher Show. [Self Edit] (I also had the "Findley's Heroes" LP, and '71 Giant's '45 rpm with Lon Simmons R.I.P.) My mother worked at AFTRA in the late 50's and knew Bono before he was famous and used to team up with him and beat some other people bowling, and she went back to work there for a while in the mid 1960's. I guess it was just different over there for you guys...
This was my childhood, now both of them are all gone. But, but those men and those teams were the best. Thanks for the memories
I was born in ‘63 and remember the A’s, but I was a football fan. The Raiders will never be anything other than the Oakland Raiders to me, regardless of where they call home. Al Davis was the type of man that one either loved or hated. I admire people like that because they are winners and successful. I enjoyed watching this production very much. Nostalgia is the sentimentality this production drew out of me.
I'm 63 and from Oakland, this brings back so many memories!!! And let's not forget that the Warriors moved to Oakland in 75' and won their 1st NBA Title after leaving S.F. with coach Al Attles...............Oakland had it going on.
Stumbled on your post. Back in the 80s I got to spend parts of a weekend around Wilt Chamberlain, who was one of my athletic heros. I asked him who his favorite teammate was to play with (not his best buddy) and he said Al Attles without hesitation. Said he was always going 100%, always thinking, always competing.
I was there.. saw the A’s and Raiders play.. actually the Warriors were champs too.
Great times!
Grew up in Stockton in the 70's i remember all of this
That is correct, as the Warriors led by Rick Barry swept the Bullets in 4 games to become NBA Champs in 1975.
Sadly Oakland no longer has any of the 3 teams because it is such a small market.
Thanks for this. One of the best sports documentary's ever.
Indeed! My uncle told me how they partied in Jack London when the Raiders, Warriors and A’s won championships. Oakland was thriving in Sports during the 70’s
@@RevitUp81
Not to take a cheap shot at Hanks... but if I was him and had his money and influence the Raiders would have had a good chance on not leaving the for the 2nd Time.
What do the "A" list stars make, 25 million per film?
And what do you need in actual money?
The twerp responsible for moving the Forty Niners to Levi Stadium came up 11 billion in bonds for getting the place built.
But how much in REAL cash did he have?
That's my point.
10O% Agree 🙂😁🤙 Loved it...👍
@@RevitUp81yes it was I loved the early Oakland A's with the players wearing the throwback handlebar mustaches. '71-'73 I think it was. Those guys were household names to baseball aficionados like myself: Monday, Rudy, Fingers, Vida Blue, Blue Moon Odom, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Tennace, Campenaris and those green&gold uniforms were hot.
Thank You for reminding me of My past I have Smiles on Tears, about my beloved past players of My team Once a Raider always a Raider we Who lived in Oakland CA, will die a Raider Nation Forever..to best Friend Ronnie Fulcher
Damn, didn't know Reggie loved Oakland so much. Those 70's As teams were juggernauts. Remember seeing Reggie driving his Porsche on Hwy 24 just before the Caldecott tunnel on a beautiful Sunday afternoon grinning and waving at everyone on the freeway - he loved the attention.
Im typing this the night of the last A’s game in Oakland. I’m so sad while watching this. I wish I could have watched the raiders and A’s back in the 70’s. There were some good times in the 80’s and early 2000’s. I went to a whole bunch of games from 2015-2020 when I lived in Oakland. It truly is a sad day in Oakland
Two of my favorite teams. Go A's and just win baby!!!
Thanks for this recording! Grew up with the 70 OAKLAND RAIDERS! ✌️
wow; it will never be the same but for a time in our lives Oakland ruled the sports world.
Liev Scheiber’s narration makes this good documentary great.
I lived in Alameda. A small Island sandwiched in between Oakland & San Francisco. These were golden days of the Raiders. I became a fan in 1967 & never looked back. However, becasue they moved around so much they lost the "blue collar: image. Alnd the chip on their shoulder. They will never be the same. Mark Davis, as did his dad, are trying to get this team feeling back. It won't ever happen again. These were the most exciting days ever to hit the Bay Area. I was sorry when we moved to L.A. but they followed me anyway. Now I live in Las Vegas. Iwas incredulous when they moved here!! RF4L!!
Great documentary. These were teams from a town that didnt have a big money market. Just played hard and for the love of the game both on baseball and football and most importantly for the city of oakland. Sports now adays is al about the money and marketing of their brand. Not about the game sad. Tank you for these great memories 70s raiders and coach madden.
They will be Olkland Raiders to me forever!!
Be who?
What’s sad watching this is knowing that Oakland may not even have a team left.
I’m feel you
@Cold HEARTED they are trying to
@@IHBro12 I definitely miss seeing the sunsets from the Coliseum on a clear afternoon in December after the games were over.
It's both sad and funny.
I'm a Marylander and know what its like to lose a team, but always respected The Rebs of Oakland, Now , As Jim McKay said in Munich, "They're All Gone"
This video actually made me cry. From the age of 11 to 16, my city was the center of the sports world with the A's, Raiders, and Warriors winning championships during those 5 years. With the A's abandoning us next year it makes me sad of where we are now, but this video did bring back such great memories of my youth. Thank you to whoever produced this!
HBO did this doc back in the early 2000s
Watched this the day after the A’s last home game ever in Oakland.
Went to both the Raiders and A’s last games in Oakland.
Felt like going to 2 funerals.
Miss them already.
I missed Oakland Raiders
I miss the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and early 00’s raiders
Great documentary of the Oakland As@the Oakland raiders ❤😮
Tom Hanks is very funny, and looks like he is enjoying himself remembering the good times 😆
This is a great documentary. What other two teams from the city deserves a doc like this. The Raiders and A’s were my two favorite teams in the early ‘70s, and still are, when they were both dominant.
Why did they delete the part about John Matuszak ?
I had to mark this 42:30 Jim Otto opinion of Swann
AMAZING!
I was born in 1971, obviously I was too young to remember the Oakland A's, but heard alot of the great dynasty that the Oakland A's were in MLB from 1972 thru 1974! I was also too young to remember the Oakland Raiders, but watching this documentary, I could imagine the agony of the Oakland Raiders finally winning the Super Bowl in 1976. Also, too young to remember, the NBA'S Golden State Warriors won the NBA CHAMPIONSHIP in 1975, but watched a separate documentary about Coach Al Attles. What a great era in the early to mid 1970's in professional sports in Oakland, California that sadly will never see again. Thanks for uploading this documentary on RUclips!
Wow, what an incredible documentary!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Went to at least 40 Raider games during the 70’s and loved every one of them. Hardly ever saw them lose. Great times.
they hardly lost back then🎉
@@markreed3160 - Yes exactly and especially at home. I was at the game played at Berkley when they stopped the Miami Dolphins undefeated win streak. Very low scoring game, all defense, but I loved every minute of it as they beat the hated Dolphins.
VIDA BLUE! #35, Oakland A's⚾👍
I was stationed at, Alameda. They would bus, us to 0akland stadium. Fans would, send beer down, to drown the coastie we'd get back to base, d. O. A., lots of fun.
Served in the Navy back in 88-92 and we would steam up to San Francisco and Oakland all the time. I always had a great time. Loved it.
From Kansas City To Oakland ............ Always liked This Ball CLUB..............Plus , Terrific Uniform Colors ...... Still Today .....
I've been a Raiders fan and A's fan forever and always will. Lived-in the area from 1967 to 1976 Pinole Valley. Dad and I went to all the games seen alot loved it all and still do. Just win baby. RAIDERS! 4ever. Seen 72 73 74 world series. Charlie O ballgirls instead of boys. I can go on and on.
I remember younger years hearing friends talk about how dirty that the Raiders played. My favorite team ever since. Second favorite team is whoever is playing the Dallas Cowboys
“Whoever is playing against the Cowboys.” HELL YEAH BROTHER!
Great Film of a Town and Team. Which symbolized the 1970's.
The Hells Angels interviewee is wild 😅😅😅😅😅😅 dope as hell true Raiders style
Wow Oakland man! we had the Raiders the A's the hells angels Black panthers and the East bay Dragons what a town to live in back in the day
I’m here because the Athletics was unanimously moved to Las Vegas. It is really sad to the people of Oakland. First the Warriors (when they moved back to San Francisco), second the Raiders (when they moved to Las Vegas and their 2nd time the left Oakland) and now the A’s. As a Raider fan, even though I really love the Raiders when they played in Los Angeles because of Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson, I really believe that Oakland (1st and 2nd stint) was always the best fans in football.
Great video!
Awesome video.
Fan since 1974. This really stings in 2023 with what they call the LV Raiders today.
Poor Reggie never missed a chance to brag. Can’t deny his greatness though.
OAKLAND RAIDERS FOREVER
Some of this was hilarious
I love Villipiano as a player, nfl storyteller/historian, and as a person..not that I know him personally or anything. However, the ball DID NOT hit Fuqua's shoulder -- the replays show and prove that. Every time a Raider cries over the Immaculate Reception, an angel (or demon?) gets its wings.
When Stabler went to Oakland . Being from Bama.
We became members of the Raider Nation. And still am today!
That was hilarious when the guy threw the bat at the pitcher 😂😂
Campy Campaneris
Campy was the engine of those A's teams. Very underrated....The A's need to retire his number.
billy martin the tiger manager ordered his pitcher to hit him.
I might be a westbay kid but I always like the Raiders and the A's
The Warriors won it all in 75 so Oakland had a World Champion in every sport from 1972 through 1976.
This is great thank you
I watch this for fun
Great documentary about Oakland and it's sports team. Sadly, the city has lost both teams to Las Vegas.
Before I even watch this "The Autumn Wind Is a Raider".
The 70's It was just a Great Time to be an OAKLAND Raider's fan. The Team itself with AL Davis was a Novel filled with Redemption, Second Chances and a Brutal Swagger still spoken of today.
Oakland proud.. Bay Area Proud that is !
What was so coincidental to me was that I started kindergarten in 1982……that was the year Al Davis officially gave the middle finger to the city of Oakland and moved the Raiders to LA.
When I graduated from high school in 1995, Al Davis decided to give Oakland another chance and bring the Raiders back.
Too bad he couldn’t bring them back to glory.
I knew all the games talked about. I was born in 59 in berkeley.
The immaculate deception
Tremendous words to the wise: 1. Be on time; 2. Pay attention; 3. Play like hell 😁
Good old days
Thank you.
Same here
Oakland Forever/ Forever Oakland
I want this dvd
This is an HBO or SHO doc about Oakland 70's, its as much about the As as the Raiders. And its sad as both are gone.
It’s HBO lol Sho didn’t do productions like this with Liev Schreiber as a master narrator
The city of Oakland should have fought harder to keep their only original team in Oakland.
I have this DVD and can't find it. Ughhhhhh
Mark Davis should sell the team to someone with enough money to build a stadium in Oakland. Return the Raiders to Oakland!!
Yawn
The ship has sailed. lol next you’re gonna say the Dodgers should sell so someone can return them to Brooklyn! It’s OVER
A unique story: 1988 NBA finals, the LA Lakers defeated the Detroit Pistons in 7 games. In game 6, Pistons guard Isiah Thomas injured his ankle. When he came to the Forum to rehab his ankle, "Magic" Johnson had him refused entrance. So Isiah went to the LA Memorial Coliseum, there he met up with the NFLs Maverick, Al Davis. He told Isiah that he hoped that the Pistons win because he said that the Pistons reminded him of his football team. The next year, Boxes arrived at the Palace of Auburn Hills that had t-shirts that had a shield and crossed swords around a basketball with the name 'Detroit Raiders'. Along with it was a letter from Al Davis encouraging the Piston to win it all. Midway through the season, Isiah spoke to the team and asked them should we change our image or run with it. The team said GO WITH IT! Isiah then said 'Okay, we'll be like the Oakland Raiders.' The NBA then said hello to the 'Bad Boys'. The result was a 62-19 record and blaze through the playoffs against Milwaukee, Boston and Chicago. The Lakers were waiting and little did they know what they were in store for, the result: The Pistons won their 1st NBA title, blanking the Lakers 4-0. GO RAIDERS!/GO PISTONS!
Pistons fans would wear Raiders jerseys at the games.
The 70’s Oakland Raiders the Oakland A’s were greatest teams in the Bay Area. The Raiders with greatest football players even. The Oakland A’s with greatest baseball players even.
It's sad that the Oakland fans lost the Raiders, Warriors and soon the Athletics! A great fan base that were betrayed by greedy money hungry owners!
“We’re not just going to prove that we’re smarter than you, we will do anything to prove that we’re smarter than you.” It doesn’t sound like THAT guy was able to prove he was smarter than ANYONE.😂😂
Da Raiders used to do spring training at the Colluseum. When they would do two-a-days (lift in the morning, football in the afternoon), you could get into the Colluseum for a DOLLAR A HEAD (PARKING was FOUR DOLLARS A CAR), so if you were a kid you could get on the AC transit bus for about .60 to get there. Watching the Raiders ATACK the weight pile, in the morning.
The A's..... everybody HATED Charlie-O, the baseball games were always about half empty for most of seasons. The greatest part was that NO ONE would PAY field level tickets at home. By the fourth inning, the ushers would go away. There might be 13,000 people in the whole stadium, but by the fifth inning stretch, all of us would on the bottom!
I too suffer from Addiction Kenny Stabler and John M. I met in Oakland CA I think I should be dead by Now but I don't have the Money they had to play with 😢😂😢. RIP My Brothers
Let us not forget the Golden State Warriors. The Oakland As won championships in '72, '73, '74, The Golden State Warriors won the NBA title in '75, and the Oakland Raiders in '76. 5 years of dominance. Now the city is nothing but a ghost town.
That's a damn shame, Oakland should've built that stadium, I saw a diagram of the proposed stadium and it was futuristic state of the art with an old skool feel to it, broke my heart everytime Raiders left Oakland
The A,s won those divisions with 90-95 wins not like a lot of dynasties have a couple of 100+win seasons and being on the west coast wasn't as familiar as the east coast powers: Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles. So for that they are slighted because of the Big Red Machine.
@45:10 it was the Raiders turn, Pittsburgh v Oakland was the most heated rivalry a game that would keep you in suspense. I remember Lambert picking teammates from off the ground after plays were over, trying to rally the troops while the game was not quite decided, The three year run for the Steelers playing at the highest level of professional football competition had taken it's toll and it was over. The Steel Curtain was threatening to three 'peat. I still remember Lambert helping his teammates up off the ground. Lambert definitely one of the top 5 mib of all time.
How about the Golden seals?😂
Oakland was the city of champions from 1972 to 1976.
you ever notice , they never show the ball actualy hitting the ground. 🤔
When I was young I found a good team that was bad. Badass
@29:05 I forgot how good John Matlock
How about giving Sammy white some credit for holding on to that ball!!
That warriors team won in the 70’s too they didn’t even bring it up
Al Davis. Ii😊ved in piedmont
JUST WIN BABY 💪
This day, February 11,2024 is the Sunday Bowl The K.C. Cheesecakes are playing in L V Raiders' 🏟..A😱 pure nightmare 👻4 Any True Raider.
Tom Hanks always said he’s from Cleveland.
He is full of it.
tom hanks is from hayward and was a coke cola usher at the coliseum.
Still have my $20.00 Super Bowl ticket.
A lot of what happened to Reggie Jackson sounds like what happened to Eddie Murphy in Baltimore with Edward Bennett Williams and his nonsense pot shots at Murray
Eddie Murphy?
Rebels Rule!
Where on their helmet did the Raiders have a skull and crossbones?
Hbo does it right.
Ground Zero Oakland Alameda Coliseum. Y que .
I feel bad watching something like this someone needs to fix Oakland
terms like community and loyalty are foreign to those with any power to do so. Its all about money these days.
Three professional sports franchises left one city in four years. What is wrong with these people?!
WACHING THIS, CLINT DUNCAN GROW UP IN OAKTOWN CA. IT IS F. !! That THE CITY OF OAKTOWN. COUID Not BUILD A New STADIUM FOR THE RAIDERS OR A's. They both made History In OAKTOWN. !!
It's not the teams it's the city of Oakland fault
Now they're just a Vegas night club act😢
.it's a tragedy how disgusting both cities are today
Black panthers before the CIA took over
im not from oakland and still they we're both still oakland
Try English next time
They were definitely rebels no question. They were also the dirtiest team in the history of the NFL.
Incredible, way to go Raiders, Oakland that is.
Tom Hanks likes kids
I don't think you're on the right video
47:57 I've never liked Ray RATto's writing and here's yet ANOTHER reason...
He is absolutely wrong about San Franciscans "ignoring" Oakland, especially that '76 Raiders team.
All of us that watched football in my Richmond District junior high school rooted for the '76 Raiders.
Dave Casper is still my favorite all time TE
"Bipartisan" support for all of the region's clubs was customary, at least on this side of the bay and that meant following and wishing good luck for the Raiders, the A's the Seals, the Warriors, the Stompers, the Invaders and Cal.
He just hates Frisco...
no it wasn't and isn't; in fact in other areas its even worse. Philly fans dont like pittsburgh sports; cincy and cleveland; Giants, jets or the mets and yankees. you were the exception. 49ers and raider fans did NOT like one another in the least.
@jamest927
"RAT" definitely hated the Forty Niners. I am right about that.
I remember listening to his smears and thinking to myself, "What is this MF's problem?!" Now I know...
And NO I wasn't "The exception"
As I said, over here, on this side; the locals in my neighborhood automatically enquired about the Raiders, A's etc. scores after hearing that of the Forty Niner's and Giants... AUTOMATICALLY!
I have discussed this with fellow Sharks supporters at the tank, and the one's who are long enough in tooth and sparse of hair remember those days similarly.
So much so that you used to see guys wearing those 1/2 & 1/2 hats in the early 80's.
Remember those?
Half A's/ Half Giants caps.
Yes, I had run across lunatic East Bay knavies in the 80's with this described psychotic inferiority complex intact, but what I said isn't wrong because up until the late 80's early 90's continuing to present day, THOSE people were the exception.
@jamest927
I was just reminded about something while I was commenting on the 71-72 A's
The A's along with the 71-72 Dolphins were both considered the coolest teams in my neighborhood because of their uniforms and because of their "Look"
Big hair, big mustaches and goatees etc.
As soon as the Giant's were eliminated we followed and rooted for Oakland.
I had four posters and two magazine covers taped to my bedroom walls from 1971 to 1974; Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds, Reggie Jackson and a vintage 1968 illustrated Forty Niner team poster, the 1971 Giant's program cover of Mays and Bonds colliding at right center in 1970, Mays made the catch! and it was my very first Giant's game at Candlestick, and... the TV Guide cover of the Sonny & Cher Show.
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(I also had the "Findley's Heroes" LP, and '71 Giant's '45 rpm with Lon Simmons R.I.P.)
My mother worked at AFTRA in the late 50's and knew Bono before he was famous and used to team up with him and beat some other people bowling, and she went back to work there for a while in the mid 1960's.
I guess it was just different over there for you guys...