On March 2, 2005, Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss was traded to the Oakland Raiders for linebacker Napoleon Harris and the Raiders ' first round draft pick.

) However, Vikings running back Brent McClanahan fumbled the ball while being tackled by Raiders linebacker Phil Villapiano and linebacker Willie Hall recovered the ball for Oakland.

However, Oakland linebacker Ted Hendricks was penalized for running into the punter on the play, giving Minnesota a first down.

Oakland linebacker Rod Martin intercepted Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski's first pass of the game and returned it 17 yards to Philadelphia's 30-yard line, setting up Jim Plunkett's 2-yard touchdown pass to Cliff Branch 7 plays later.

* Phil Villapiano ( born 1949 ), former NFL linebacker who played in four Pro Bowls and was a part of the Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XI winning team.

* Phil Villapiano ( born 1949 ), NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders.

* Travian Smith, Oakland Raiders linebacker

Oakland linebacker Tim Johnson then blocked Tupa's punt, and linebacker Eric Johnson returned the ball 13 yards for a touchdown.

Then on third and 18 from the Oakland 29-yard line, Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks intercepted a pass from Gannon and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown, giving the Buccaneers a 41-21 lead with only 1: 18 left.

* Tim Johnson, former National Football League linebacker, Baltimore Ravens and Oakland Raiders

* J. R. Williamson ( John Robert Williamson, born 1942 ), linebacker for the Oakland Raiders and the Boston Patriots

Among them were ambidextrous quarterback and former University of Houston star D. C. Nobles and several American Football League veterans: quarterbacks Mike Taliaferro and Don Trull, fullback Jim Nance, wide receivers Don Maynard and Rick Eber, tight end Willie Frazier, former Houston Oiler and All-AFL tackle Glen Ray Hines, linebacker Garland Boyette, defensive end Al Dotson, defensive backs Daryl Johnson, Richmond Flowers, Jr., John Mallory and Art McMahon, and rookie linebacker John Villapiano, brother of Oakland Raiders defender Phil Villapiano.

A linebacker, he graduated from Rockville High School in 1984, Boston College in 1988 ( with academic honors and Scanlan Award Recipient ), and then went on to a 16-year career in the NFL, playing for the San Francisco 49ers ( 1988 – 1993 ), Philadelphia Eagles ( 1994 – 1995 ), Denver Broncos ( 1996 – 2001 ), and Oakland Raiders ( 2002 – 2003 ).

Ray Nitschke ( Bogdanski ) was a middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978, four years after the movie was released, and Pervis Atkins ( Mawabe ) played for the Los Angeles Rams, the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders.

Patrick Travis Swilling ( born in Toccoa, Georgia ) is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions, and Oakland Raiders, and a former delegate in the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Theodore ( Ted ) Paul Hendricks ( born November 1, 1947 ) is a former American football linebacker who logged 15 seasons for the Baltimore Colts ( 1969 – 73 ), the Green Bay Packers ( 1974 ) and the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders ( 1975 – 83 ) in the National Football League.

* Bill Fairband, NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, 1967-68.

Barton was adopted and met his brother, Aaron Curry, a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, and his birth mother, Chris Curry, for the first time October 30, 2010.

As Brady dropped back to pass, he lost the ball while being tackled by former college teammate Charles Woodson, and Oakland linebacker Greg Biekert recovered it with 1: 47 left.

But on their second play of the drive, Oakland linebacker Phil Villapiano intercepted Griese's pass at the Raiders 45-yard line, allowing his team to run out the rest of the clock.

Oakland linebacker Monte Johnson had 20 tackles and finished the game with a broken vertebrae in his neck.

Among the team's players were the XFL's most well-known, Rod Smart ( later with the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers, and the Oakland Raiders ), who went by the nickname of " He Hate Me ", which appeared on the back of his jersey.

Rod Woodson played 16 seasons with Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Baltimore, and Oakland, and holds the NFL record for most interceptions returned for touchdowns in an NFL career with 12.

Later in the final period, Oakland receiver Rod Sherman made an 82-yard touchdown reception to seal the victory.

* Rod Martin, former All-Pro player Oakland Raiders

He collected 17 career interceptions, besting the previous school career record mark of 11 set by Rod Woodson, who also played for the Oakland Raiders.

Lemon led the Yankees to the 1981 World Series but did not make it to the ' 82 All-Star Game as manager after again being fired by Steinbrenner, so Billy Martin, skipper of the 1981 AL runner-up Oakland Athletics, led the All-Star squad.

While attending Berkeley High School, Martin tried out for and began playing for the Oakland Junior Oaks, affiliated with the Pacific Coast League's Oakland Oaks club.

Martin, an East Bay native born and raised in Berkeley, resurfaced with the Oakland Athletics, where he perfected a style of play that became known as " Billyball " ( characterized as featuring aggressive base running ).

Living in Oakland at the beginning of the 20th century, Martin Eden struggles to rise above his destitute, proletarian circumstances through an intense and passionate pursuit of self-education, hoping to achieve a place among the literary elite.

However, Oakland Athletics manager Billy Martin noticed something was amiss and asked plate umpire Bill Kunkel to investigate.

Upon graduation, Wiley earned a position at the Oakland Tribune, where he coined the famous phrase " Billyball " to describe the managerial style of Billy Martin.

James Blanco " Jim " Martin ( born July 21, 1961, in Oakland, California ), known professionally as Big Jim Martin, is an American guitarist best known for his membership in the rock band Faith No More from 1983 to late 1993.

*" If It's You "- Tony Martin ( music & lyrics by Ben Oakland, Artie Shaw & Milton Drake )

Martin arrived in Oakland to represent the team, only to find out that the owners hadn't sent the required $ 30, 000 bond.

Granderson, Robinson Cano, and Russell Martin all hit grand slams in a game against the Oakland Athletics on August 25, the first time a team had three grand slams in one game.

Shortly afterwards, he signed with former Yankees skipper Billy Martin and the Oakland Athletics, and posted a far more respectable 3. 34 ERA with their Pacific Coast League affiliate, the Tacoma Tigers.

McDermott was eventually hired by Billy Martin, his former teammate, as a scout for the Oakland A's.

The role was previously going to be given DePodesta's name and to be played by Demetri Martin, but DePodesta did not want his name or likeness to be used in the movie ; instead the character of " Peter Brand " was created as a composite of Beane's deputies in Oakland, as the character is not an accurate representation of any specific real-life person.

The Principal was filmed at what is locally referred to as " Old Tech ", located at 5700 Martin Luther King Way ( formerly 5700 Grove Street, site of the old University High School, now part of the campus of Children's Hospital Oakland.

From the beach there are also views of the San Francisco skyline and the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge.

The Rockies also traded away Matt Holliday to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Huston Street and Greg Smith, and outfielder Carlos González.

The Colts 1977 playoff loss in double overtime against the Oakland Raiders was famous for the fact that it was the last playoff game for the Colts in Baltimore and is also known for the Ghost to the Post play.

By saying " between anchorages ", the bridge could be considered longer than the Golden Gate Bridge and also longer than the suspended western section of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge.

The innovative uniforms only increased after the team's move to Oakland, which also came at the time of the introduction of polyester pullover uniforms.

The name also vaguely suggested the name of the old minor league Oakland Oaks, which were alternatively called the " Acorns.

The Bay also continues to serve as a major international shipping port, served by a large container facility operated by the Port of Oakland, and two smaller facilities in Richmond and San Francisco.

The Broncos, led by Morton and the Orange Crush Defense, made their first Super Bowl appearance after also posting a 12-2 regular season record and postseason wins over the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders.

Carnegie Mellon students and faculty also have access to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh libraries through the Oakland Library Consortium.

CMU students and faculty also have access to the University of Pittsburgh library system, as well as the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, through the Oakland Library Consortium.

The Central Pacific also established one of its largest rail yards and servicing facilities in West Oakland, which continued to be a major local employer under the Southern Pacific well into the 20th century.

The Key System's investors ( incorporated as the " Realty Syndicate ") also established two large hotels in Oakland, one of which survives as the Claremont Resort.

From 1904 to 1929, the Realty Syndicate also operated a major amusement park in north Oakland called Idora Park.

It was also during the 1960s that the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club began to grow into a formidable motorcycle gang and organized crime syndicate.

The Oakland Raiders of the NFL won Super Bowl XI in 1977, Super Bowl XV in 1981, and after the 1983 season ( their second season since the temporary LA move ), they defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII to capture a third championship, while also appearing in Super Bowl II in 1968 and Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003.

Tone !, and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day also emerged from Oakland.

The eastern span of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge also sustained damage and was closed to traffic for one month.

The two also won the tournament in Oakland and the year-end Chase Championships together.

Besides putting up monster numbers during his nine years with the Athletics, including 254 home runs, Jackson was also no stranger to controversy or conflict in Oakland.

The Union Pacific Railroad mainline between Oakland and Sacramento also passes through Dixon.

The Warriors also introduced a modernized version of " The City " logo, with a rendition of the new eastern span of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge in the logo and returning to the original colors of royal blue and gold.

Oakland County is also home to Oakland University, a large public institution that straddles the Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills border.

* Dothan is home to Gabe Gross, a former QB and baseball All-American for the Auburn Tigers, who also enjoyed a major league career with the Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Oakland Athletics before retiring in 2011.