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The Fascinating History of the NFL in Los Angeles

• Author: Justin Chiodo
• September 2nd, 2016

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  CH. 1- The Drama of the Early 1980's

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • September 2nd, 2016

  The NFL actually had several good reasons to block the Raiders’ move. Firstly, the agreement with the Rams should have trumped everything. The Rams would not have moved to Anaheim if they had known it would be possible for another team to take over their long-time home in downtown L.A. Secondly...

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  CH. 1- The Drama of the Early 1980's

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • September 2nd, 2016

  The NFL actually had several good reasons to block the Raiders’ move. Firstly, the agreement with the Rams should have trumped everything. The Rams would not have moved to Anaheim if they had known it would be possible for another team to take over their long-time home in downtown L.A. Secondly...

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  CH. 2- The Raiders hostile takeover of Los Angeles & the Rams Territory

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • September 2nd, 2016

  When the move by the Raiders was blocked by the NFL and NFL owners, The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the League, in which the Raiders were a participant. At the same time, the Oakland Raiders filed their own anti-trust lawsuit. The NFL was facing 2 major....

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  CH. 2- The Raiders hostile takeover of Los Angeles & the Rams Territory

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • September 2nd, 2016

  When the move by the Raiders was blocked by the NFL and NFL owners, The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the League, in which the Raiders were a participant. At the same time, the Oakland Raiders filed their own anti-trust lawsuit. The NFL was facing 2 major....

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  CH. 3- The Raiders Return to Oakland; Leave a Black Hole in L.A.

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • September 3rd, 2016

  Unthinkably, only a few months after the Rams had relocated to St. Louis, Al Davis reached an agreement with the Alameda County Board to return the Raiders to Oakland. Had the Rams known that Raiders would be leaving L.A., the move to St. Louis likely would not have happened....

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  CH. 3- The Raiders Return to Oakland; Leave a Black Hole in L.A.

  • Author: Justin Chiodo
  • September 3rd, 2016

  Unthinkably, only a few months after the Rams had relocated to St. Louis, Al Davis reached an agreement with the Alameda County Board to return the Raiders to Oakland. Had the Rams known that Raiders would be leaving L.A., the move to St. Louis likely would not have happened....

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