The Raiders started in 1960 in the AFL, which is the American football league, and have won three division titles and one championship. The Oakland Raiders joined the National Football League in 1970, as part of an NFL-AFL merger. Since the Raiders joined the National Football League, the team has won three Super Bowls and twelve division titles, as well as appearing in two Super Bowls. The Oakland Raiders have had thirteen inductions into the American Football Hall of Fame.

The Raiders’ first three seasons struggled on and off the field. Al Davis became head coach and general manager in 1963. The Raiders became winners as soon as Al David joined the team. During Al Davis’ time with the Raiders from 1963 to 2002, they only had seven losing seasons. Al Davis also pioneered the team’s catchphrases such as Commitment to Excellence, Pride and Balance, as well as Just Win Baby, for which Al Davis earned trademarks. Al Davis has been with the Raiders team continuously, except for a brief stint as Commissioner of the American Football League in 1966, as well as managing partner of the franchise.

Al Davis moved the Raiders team after a few years of legal battles in 1982 to California from Oakland. When the Raiders moved to Los Angeles, they won their third Super Bowl and two playoff appearances in the ’80s. Al Davis moved the Raiders team to Oakland in 1995. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden brought the Raiders to a 12-4 record in the 1990 season, which was their first division title. The Raiders team went on a three-year winning streak from that point on in the AFC West Division football seasons. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden in 2000 sent the Oakland Raiders to the AFC Championship game, but fell short in Oakland to the Ravens 16-3. The Oakland Raiders won their second AFC West Division title in 2001 and won 10-6, but the Oakland Raiders came up short against the New England Patriots in the Divisional Round, where it became a controversial game in the snow with the now famous Tuck Rule. 2002 Raiders head coach Bill Callahan faced former Raiders head coach Jon Gruden’s Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII but lost by a score of 48–21. The Oakland Raiders since their loss to the Buccaneers have lost five straight losing seasons. The Raiders in January 2007 named 31-year-old Lane Kiffen as Raiders head coach, his fourth since 2002 after the departure of Jon Gruden.