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San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL). The Chargers played in San Diego from 1961 until 2016, before relocating back to the Greater Los Angeles area, where the franchise played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now known as the Los Angeles Chargers.

History, Early history (1961–1977) & Los Angeles (1960)

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Founded
1961
Fight song
San Diego Super Chargers
Folded
2016
General manager
Sid Gillman (1961–1970) Harland Svare (1971–1975) Johnny Sanders (1976–1986) Steve Ortmayer (1987–1989) Bobby Beathard (1990–2000) John Butler (2001–2003) A. J. Smith (2003–2013…
Head coach
Sid Gillman (1961–1969, 1971) Charlie Waller (1969–1970) Harland Svare (1971–1973) Ron Waller (1973) Tommy Prothro (1974–1978) Don Coryell (1978–1986) Al Saunders (1986–1988) Da…
Headquartered
San Diego Stadium San Diego, California

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Overview

Los Angeles (1960)

Move to San Diego

Early history (1961–1977)

Air Coryell era (1978–1986)

Changing head coaches (1986–1993)

1994–2005

2006–2012: Rise of Philip Rivers

Final years in San Diego (2013–2016)

Return to Los Angeles (2017–present)

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San Diego Chargers

Nodes312
Edges311
Triples46
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00641
Components1

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San Diego Chargers

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related to 1970–1977: joining the NFL · 21
San Diego Chargers → AFC West, AFL, Baltimore Colts, Bambi, Chargers, Charlie Waller, Dan Fouts, Deacon Jones, Duane Thomas, Gillman, He, In, Johnny Unitas, NFL, On May, Pettis Norman, Ron East, The, The Chargers, Tony Liscio
related to Air Coryell era (1978–1986) · 17
San Diego Chargers → AFC West, Air Coryell, Charlie Joiner, Coryell, Dan Fouts, Don Coryell, Fame, In, Kellen Winslow, National Football League, NFL, Pro Football Hall, San Diego, The Chargers, They, Under, With Dan Fouts
Colors · 1
San Diego Chargers → Navy blue, powder blue, gold, white .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.…
Fight song · 1
San Diego Chargers → San Diego Super Chargers
Folded · 1
San Diego Chargers → 2016
Founded · 1
San Diego Chargers → 1961
General manager · 1
San Diego Chargers → Sid Gillman (1961–1970) Harland Svare (1971–1975) Johnny Sanders (1976–1986) Steve Ortmayer (1987–1989) Bobby Beathard (1990–2000) John Butler (2001–2003) A. J. Smith (2003–2013…
Head coach · 1
San Diego Chargers → Sid Gillman (1961–1969, 1971) Charlie Waller (1969–1970) Harland Svare (1971–1973) Ron Waller (1973) Tommy Prothro (1974–1978) Don Coryell (1978–1986) Al Saunders (1986–1988) Da…
Headquartered · 1
San Diego Chargers → San Diego Stadium San Diego, California
Owners · 1
San Diego Chargers → Barron Hilton (1961–1966) Eugene Klein and Sam Schulman (1966–1984) Alex Spanos (1984–2016)

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San Diego ChargersFight songSan Diego Super Chargers1.00infobox
San Diego ChargersFolded20161.00infobox
San Diego ChargersFounded19611.00infobox
San Diego ChargersGeneral managerSid Gillman (1961–1970) Harland Svare (1971–1975) Johnny Sanders (1976–1986) Steve Ortmayer (1987–1989) Bobby Beathard (1990–2000) John Butler (2001–2003) A. J. Smith (2003–2013…1.00infobox
San Diego ChargersHead coachSid Gillman (1961–1969, 1971) Charlie Waller (1969–1970) Harland Svare (1971–1973) Ron Waller (1973) Tommy Prothro (1974–1978) Don Coryell (1978–1986) Al Saunders (1986–1988) Da…1.00infobox
San Diego ChargersHeadquarteredSan Diego Stadium San Diego, California1.00infobox
San Diego ChargersOwnersBarron Hilton (1961–1966) Eugene Klein and Sam Schulman (1966–1984) Alex Spanos (1984–2016)1.00infobox
San Diego Chargersrelated to 1970–1977: joining the NFLIn0.60section
San Diego Chargersrelated to 1970–1977: joining the NFLAFC West0.60section
San Diego Chargersrelated to 1970–1977: joining the NFLNFL0.60section
San Diego Chargersrelated to 1970–1977: joining the NFLAFL0.60section

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