The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence. It was more successful than earlier rivals to the NFL with the same name, the 1926, 1936 and 1940 leagues, and the later All-America Football Conference.
Daryle Pasquale Lamonica was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the Oakland Raiders. He spent his first four seasons mostly as a backup for the Buffalo Bills, who selected him in the 24th round of the 1963 AFL Draft. Lamonica played his next eight seasons as the primary starter of the Raiders, including after they joined the NFL through the AFL–NFL merger.
Thomas Raymond Flores is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a quarterback for nine seasons in the NFL, primarily with the Oakland Raiders. After his retirement as a coach, he was a radio announcer for more than twenty years.
Allen Davis was an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) for 39 years, from 1972 until his death in 2011. Prior to becoming the principal owner of the Raiders, he served as the team's head coach from 1963 to 1965 and part owner from 1966 to 1971, assuming both positions while the Raiders were part of the American Football League (AFL). He also served as the commissioner of the AFL in 1966.
Ronald Jack Mix is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle. He is a member of the American Football League (AFL) All-Time Team, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
James Edwin Otto is an American former professional football player who played as a center for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He played college football at the University of Miami for the Miami Hurricanes.
William Ferdie Brown was an American professional football player, coach, and executive. He played as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL). Following his playing career, Brown remained with the Raiders as an assistant coach. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Long Beach in 1991, the final season before the school's football program was terminated. Brown was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1984. At the time of his death he was on the Raiders' administrative staff.
Marlin Oliver Briscoe, nicknamed "the Magician", was an American professional football player who was a quarterback and wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). In October 1968, after being drafted by the AFL's Denver Broncos, he became the first black starting quarterback in professional football, and established a Denver rookie record of 14 touchdown passes that season. He played professionally for nine years.
John Rauch, also known by his nickname "Johnny Rauch", was an American football player and coach. He was head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the team's loss to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II in early 1968.
Wayne Allen Hawkins was an American professional football player who was a guard for ten seasons in the American Football League (AFL). He played for the Oakland Raiders from its founding in 1960 until 1969, having earlier played college football at the University of the Pacific. Drafted as an offensive guard by the Denver Broncos in the AFL's first draft in 1960, he joined the Raiders through the allocation draft before the start of the first AFL season.
Arthur Louis Powell was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans.
Tamerlane Lincoln Kennedy is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies, and was recognized as a consensus All-American.
Rodney Jarvis "Rod" Sherman is a former American football wide receiver who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL).
Donald Alan Heinrich was an American football player, coach, and announcer. He played professionally as a quarterback in National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys, and in the American Football League (AFL) for the Oakland Raiders. Heinrich played college football at the University of Washington.
Peter Falconer Beathard is a former American football quarterback who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL), the National Football League (NFL), and the World Football League (WFL). He is the younger brother of former NFL executive Bobby Beathard and is current Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback C. J. Beathard’s great-uncle.
Edward J. Erdelatz was an American collegiate and professional football player and coach who served as head football coach of the U.S. Naval Academy for nine years. He was drafted in the third round of the 1936 NFL Draft.
Claude "Hoot" Gibson is a former American football player and coach. A defensive back and kick returner, he played college football at North Carolina State University, and professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders.
Francis Marion "Cotton" Davidson was an American professional football player who was a quarterback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL).
Jacque Harold MacKinnon was an American professional football player who was a tight end, playng most of his career in the American Football League (AFL) with the San Diego Chargers. He also was a member of the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL) and the Southern California Sun in the World Football League (WFL). He played college football at Colgate University.
Dean Earnest Philpott, nicknamed the Anaheim Assassin, is a former American football fullback who played one season with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cardinals in the eleventh round of the 1958 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State University and attended Anaheim High School in Anaheim, California. Philpott was also a member of the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL).
