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The good, the bad, and the ugly Oakland Raiders : heart-pounding, jaw-dropping,
Travers, Steven.
Adult Nonfiction 796.33264 T
Travers, Steven.
Adult Nonfiction 796.33264 T
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| Contents | Page |
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| Foreword | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xvi |
| Introduction | p. xvii |
| Stadium Stories | p. 1 |
| The San Francisco Raiders? | p. 1 |
| Daddy Dearest: Al Davis and the Ownership Group | p. 5 |
| The Good | p. 11 |
| Football's Napoleon | p. 11 |
| "The Mad Bomber" | p. 14 |
| Double Zero | p. 19 |
| The Promised Land | p. 23 |
| "Guys Do Stuff" | p. 29 |
| "The Greatness That Is the Raiders" | p. 33 |
| Kings of Tinsel Town | p. 38 |
| The Bad | p. 43 |
| Merger | p. 43 |
| So Close, and Yet So Far | p. 47 |
| No Repeat in '77 | p. 52 |
| The Ugly | p. 59 |
| "The Immaculate Reception" | p. 59 |
| Hunter Thompson, the Hell's Angels, and the Criminal Element | p. 66 |
| The Assassin | p. 72 |
| In the Clutch | p. 77 |
| 1963-1965: Saving the Oakland Franchise | p. 77 |
| The Miracle Worker | p. 82 |
| "The Sea of Hands" | p. 88 |
| "Home of Champions" | p. 94 |
| Snake | p. 99 |
| The Best Slow Hall of Fame Receiver Money Can Buy | p. 104 |
| It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over | p. 108 |
| Commitment to Excellence | p. 108 |
| The Heidi Game | p. 113 |
| Knockin' on the Door of Greatness | p. 119 |
| "Just Win, Baby!" | p. 123 |
| Amazing Grace | p. 128 |
| Rich Gannon and the 2002 Super Bowl Team | p. 133 |
| Winners | p. 139 |
| Upshaw | p. 139 |
| Flores and Shell | p. 143 |
| The Real Willie Brown | p. 147 |
| Golden Boy | p. 151 |
| Howie, Stork, Raiderettes, and the "Five-Oh" | p. 155 |
| Ronnie Lott | p. 159 |
| The King of Them All | p. 161 |
| A Little Intrigue | p. 165 |
| Football's CIA | p. 165 |
| The Raiders Plunder the 'Niners | p. 169 |
| All-Time Raiders Team | p. 174 |
| Defense | p. 174 |
| Offense | p. 174 |
| Special Teams | p. 176 |
| Trivia Answers | p. 177 |
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