Clifford Branch Jr. was an American professional football wide receiver who played for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders during his entire 14-year National Football League (NFL) career. He won three NFL championships with the Raiders in Super Bowl XI, XV, and XVIII. He was selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 1972 NFL draft after playing college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was posthumously elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
Napoleon Ardel McCallum is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. McCallum played college football for the Navy Midshipmen, and then played professionally for the Los Angeles Raiders of the NFL. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Donald Howard Mosebar is an American former professional football player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. Mosebar was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders.
Jay Brian Schroeder is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, after which he was selected in the third round of the 1984 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played for four seasons. He then played for the Los Angeles Raiders for five seasons and spent one season each with the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals.
Ronald Leslie Botchan was an American football player, coach, and official. He played professionally as a linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) from 1960 to 1962. As an official, Botchan worked as an umpire for nearly his entire NFL career and wore the number 110. Regarded as the "NFL's best umpire" by the media, Botchan was assigned to a record-number five Super Bowls: XX in 1986, XXVII in 1993, XXIX in 1995, XXXI in 1997, and XXXIV in 2000. He was also an alternate in Super Bowl XXVI in 1992, and Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002. He ascended to the NFL ranks after nine years of officiating high school and college games.
Mervyn L. Fernandez, nicknamed "Swervin' Mervyn", is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Los Angeles Raiders in the National Football League (NFL).
Bruce Allen is an American former football executive. He served as general manager in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2004 to 2008 and the Washington Redskins from 2010 to 2019. He first joined the NFL as a senior executive with the Oakland Raiders in 1995.
David Merle Dalby was an American professional football player who was a center for his entire 14-year career with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.
Malcolm Barnwell is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, the New Orleans Saints and the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders. Barnwell was traded by the Raiders to the Redskins on August 26, 1985, in exchange for the Redskins' second-round pick in the 1986 NFL draft. His best season was 1984, when he totaled 45 receptions for 851 yards, an 18.9 avg. and two touchdowns, all career highs.
Gregory Townsend Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Long Beach City before transferring to TCU and was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the fourth round of the 1983 NFL draft. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Joseph Winston Kelly Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for six different teams. He played college football for the Washington Huskies under head coach Don James and was the team's MVP as a senior in 1985. In his junior season in 1984, the Huskies finished second in the polls after upsetting Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.
Anthony Dewitt Bell is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and then was selected with the fifth overall pick in the first round of the 1986 NFL draft by the St. Louis Cardinals as the first linebacker selected in that year's draft under new Cardinals coach Gene Stallings.
John Robert Buczkowski was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1986 and 1987, as well as the Phoenix Cardinals and the Cleveland Browns. He was selected by the Raiders in the first round of the 1986 NFL draft. He played college football for the University of Pittsburgh. He attended Gateway Senior High School in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
Derrick Luther Gainer is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Raiders, and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Florida A&M University. He won two Super Bowls back-to-back with Dallas over the Buffalo Bills.
Robert Terrence Flagler is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Phoenix Cardinals. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors in 1986. He was selected by the 49ers in the first round of the 1987 NFL draft with the 25th overall pick.
Frank Bush is a former American football linebacker and coach who is the linebackers coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL draft. He played college football at North Carolina State.
Zephrini Lee is a former American football player who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Raiders. He was selected by the Raiders in the ninth round of the 1986 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Southern California and attended Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco, California. Lee was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Sacramento Attack, Arizona Rattlers and Miami Hooters.
Kevin Leander Belcher was an American football offensive tackle who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Raiders and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Raiders in the seventh round of the 1985 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and attended Bassick High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The Los Angeles Raiders were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994 before relocating back to Oakland, California, where the team played from its inaugural 1960 season to the 1981 season and then again from 1995 to 2019.
Byron Keith Lee is a former American football linebacker who played for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ohio State. He was drafted by the New Jersey Generals in the 1986 USFL Territorial Draft, but did not sign with the team, as he was also drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1986 NFL draft. He was waived by the Eagles during final roster cuts on August 19, 1986, but was re-signed on October 15. He played for the Eagles in 1986 and 1987, and was an offseason member of the Los Angeles Raiders in 1988. He played for the Columbus Thunderbolts of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 1991.
