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The
Tennessee Titans were formed in 1960 and
were known as the Houston Oilers. The Titans
were charter members and the first Champions
of the American Football League. They would
later Join the National Football League
(NFL) in the 1970 merger. The Titans have
held team names like the Houston Oilers
(1960-1996),Tennessee Oilers (1997-98), the
current name "Titans" was given to them in
February 1999. The team's name was chosen
because in Greek mythology Titans
exemplified the characteristics of power,
strength, knowledge, and excellence.The
Tennessee Titans is one of four teams that
play in the South Division of the American
Football Conference. The team is currently
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The Tennessee Titans began in 1960 as
the Houston Oilers, charter members of
the American Football League. The Oilers
appeared in the first three American
Football League (AFL) championships.
They scored an important victory over
the NFL when they signed LSU's Heisman
Trophy winner, All-America running back
Billy Cannon. Cannon joined other Oiler
offensive stars such as quarterback
George Blanda, flanker Charlie Hennigan,
running back Charlie Tolar, and guard
Bob Talamini. After winning the
first-ever AFL championship over the Los
Angeles Chargers in 1960, they repeated
over the same team (then in San Diego)
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They
lost to the Dallas Texans in the classic
1962 double-overtime AFL championship game,
at the time the longest, and still one of
the best professional football championship
games ever played. The Tennesse Titans have
won the League Championships twice in 1960
(AFL) and 1961 (AFL) They have made only one
Super Bowl appearance (XXXIV), which they
lost in 2000 to the Saint Louis Rams.The
Titans retired Jim Norton's, #43, who lead
and was the all-time American Football
League in interceptions. Players who will
not be forgotten are Billy Cannon, who was
an All-Leaguer as a halfback in 1961 and as
a tight end in 1969, Charlie Hennigan, who
was the first professional football player
to catch more than 100 passes in a season (Oilers,
1964), Bob Talamini, who won two American
Football League (AFL) titles with the Oilers,
AFL and World Championship with the Jets,
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, Bobby Jancik,
Charlie Joiner, Charlie Tolar (1937-2003
("the human bowling ball")), Webster
Slaughter,Warren Moon and Wahoo McDaniel.
The Titans Pro Football Hall of Famers
include Elvin Bethea, Earl Campbel, Ken
Houston,Mike Munchak and George Blanda. Hall
of Famer George Blanda was born in 1927,was
the first player to pass for thirty six
touchdowns in 1961, when the Titans were the
Houston Oilers. |
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The Tennessee Titans uniform consists of
the colors Columbia blue, Sky blue,
White, and Red;The logo design is a
circle with three stars, similar to that
found on the flag of Tennessee; a large
"T"; and blue and red flames.The
Tennessee Titans play their home games
in the The Coliseum, which was opened on
September 12, 1999, it was also known as
Adelphia Coliseum 1999-2001. Previous
stadiums include Jeppesen Stadium,
Houston (23,500) 1960-64, Rice Stadium
(70,000) 1965-67, Astrodome (59,969)
1968-96, Liberty Bowl, Memphis (62,380)
1997, and Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville
(41,600) 1998. |
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