Los Angeles, strangely without an NFL team for 21 years, now has it's second. The Chargers team has announced it's relocating to LA, the place of it's birth leaving the San Diego fans with nothing.
The Los Angeles Chargers were a charter member of the AFL in 1960, but moved to San Diego the following season. The fans got to know Lance Alworth, known as Bambi, and WSU alum Keith Lincoln, the moose of the Palouse. Coach Don Coryell brought a passing attack known as "Air Coryell." According to the Seattle Times, the team won the AFL championship in 1963, giving the city it's only major title. Those were the days before the Super Bowl. The San Diego Chargers would later play in the Super Bowl in 1995. losing to the San Francisco 49ers.
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