Led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw and the Steel Curtain defense, the Steelers advanced to their first Super Bowl after posting a 10-3-1 record season record and playoff victories over the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders.

Oakland linebacker Rod Martin also intercepted Philadelphia quarterback Ron Jaworski three times for a Super Bowl record.

Plunkett was signed by Oakland to be their backup quarterback, and thus he did not see much playing time, throwing no passes in 1978 and just 15 passes in 1979.

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.

* Ronald Curry, professional football player for the Oakland Raiders, former Hampton High School star football quarterback

It is the hometown of various professional athletes, including former Auburn Tigers and current Oakland Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell.

* Heath Shuler-Former quarterback for the University of Tennessee ( 1990 -' 93 ), New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins.

* Charlie Frye, American football quarterback of the NFL ( Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders )

* Marc Wilson, former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders and the New England Patriots.

But 6 plays later, Tampa Bay defensive end Simeon Rice sacked Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon on third down, forcing Oakland to settle for kicker Sebastian Janikowski's 40-yard field goal to give them a 3-0 lead.

* First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores ( Oakland Raiders, AFL )

Oakland initially recovered the ball, but, citing the " tuck rule ," which states that any forward throwing motion by a quarterback begins a pass even if the quarterback loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body, referee Walt Coleman overturned the call on instant replay, ruling it an incomplete pass rather than a fumble.

After Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler scored a touchdown on a 30-yard run with 1: 17 left, the Pittsburgh Steelers trailed the Oakland Raiders 7-6, facing fourth-and-10 on their own 40-yard line with 22 seconds remaining in the game and no time-outs.

The injury was first feared as season-ending, but after missing five games, Dawson went on to lead the Chiefs to road playoff victories over both the defending champion New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, and was the Sporting News selection as the 1966 All-AFL quarterback.

The turning point in the season, however, was during a home game in Week # 8 ( Sunday, April 24 ) against the Oakland Invaders when backup quarterback Bobby Lane took the reins of the Stallions offense from Collier, who struggled with injuries and inconsistency.

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.

The Spokane Shockers started the 1968 season with a young quarterback named Ken Stabler, who later achieved great success with the Oakland Raiders of the NFL.

James William " Jim " Plunkett ( born December 5, 1947 ) is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders.

* In a National Football League game on November 1, 1970, the Kansas City Chiefs led the Oakland Raiders 17 – 14, and a long run for a first-down run by quarterback Len Dawson apparently sealed victory for the Chiefs in the final minute when Dawson was speared by Raiders defensive end Ben Davidson, who dove into Dawson with his helmet as he lay on the ground, provoking Chiefs ’ receiver Otis Taylor to attack Davidson.

People began to take notice of the brand when a front page photo of USA Today featured Oakland Raiders quarterback Jeff George wearing an Under Armour mock turtleneck.

Carson Hilton Palmer ( born December 27, 1979 ) is an American football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ( NFL ).

But on October 18, 2011, after being contacted by the Oakland Raiders who had just lost starting quarterback Jason Campbell for the season and who were desperate to negotiate for Palmer, the Bengals agreed to trade the disgruntled Palmer.

William Jeffrey Hostetler ( born April 22, 1961 ) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins.

Reed Johnson and Jim Edmonds were added early on and Rich Harden was acquired from the Oakland Athletics in early July.

Rich was a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles.

During the Buccaneers 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII, he returned an interception off of Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon 44 yards for a touchdown.

Siragusa was fined $ 10, 000 for an illegal hit on Oakland Raiders QB Rich Gannon in the 2000 AFC title game, injuring Gannon ’ s shoulder.

Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns as Oakland pulled away from a 10-10 halftime tie by forcing four consecutive turnovers and scoring twenty consecutive second half points.

Oakland called only one running play in the first three quarters of the game, choosing to rely almost exclusively on the passing of 37-year old quarterback Rich Gannon.

Kennedy pitched in the bullpen for Oakland before being pressed into the starter role in September when Rich Harden was injured.

Morris, Walter, Daniel and Dick Rich are all buried at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.

A third version of the song, featuring Oakland rappers Dru Down, Shock G, Richie Rich, E-40, and Spice 1, also gained radio airplay.

The Raiders then ended George's Oakland tenure when they signed free-agent quarterback Rich Gannon.

On July 8, 2008, Murton was traded along with three other Cubs prospects to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin.

On November 6, 2003, Johnson signed with the Oakland Raiders, who were seeking replacements for injured quarterbacks Rich Gannon and Marques Tuiasosopo.

After giving up 34 points, Oakland finally managed to drive 82 yards down the field and score on a 39-yard touchdown pass from Gannon to wide receiver Jerry Porter.

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.

Gannon struggled in the old style system but found great success with the Oakland Raiders and the West Coast system run by head coaches Jon Gruden and Bill Callahan.

Gannon played with the Washington Redskins in 1993, the Kansas City Chiefs from 1995 to 1998, and the Oakland Raiders from 1999 to 2004.

On third down from the Oakland 20-yard line, Plunkett threw the ball to running back Kenny King at the 39-yard line as he was scrambling around in the backfield to avoid being sacked.

He had one last great moment on June 29, 1990, when he threw a 6 – 0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals just hours after the Oakland Athletics ' Dave Stewart had thrown one against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Then-Vice President Richard Nixon threw out the first baseball on the opening day of Candlestick Park on April 12, 1960, and the Oakland Raiders played the final three games of the 1960 season and their entire 1961 American Football League season at Candlestick.

* On July 19, 1974, flawless through 3 innings, Cleveland Indians pitcher Dick Bosman, handling a grounder off the bat of Oakland Athletic Sal Bando, threw over the first baseman's head.

During the 1972 American League Championship Series, Oakland Athletics shortstop Bert Campaneris threw his bat at Detroit pitcher Lerrin LaGrow after being hit by a pitch.

( In the 2009 MLB season, 3. 1 % of starts were complete games ) To put this in perspective, as recently as the 1980s, 10 – 15 complete games a year by a star pitcher was not unheard of, and in 1980, Oakland Athletics pitcher Rick Langford threw 22 consecutive complete games.

On July 7, 2011, firefighter Lt. Shannon Stone from Brownwood, Texas was attending the Rangers game against the Oakland Athletics with his six year old son, Cooper Stone, when outfielder Josh Hamilton threw him a ball, as the father had asked.

In Brady's first playoff game, against the Oakland Raiders, he threw for 312 yards and led the Patriots back from a ten-point fourth-quarter deficit to send the game to overtime, where they won on an Adam Vinatieri field goal.

That August 13, Palmer threw a no-hitter against Oakland, just four days after coming off the disabled list.

In 1949 Jensen, who batted and threw right-handed, left college after his junior year and signed with the Oakland Oaks in the Pacific Coast League.

Finally, after Leinart threw 3 interceptions within a matter of minutes versus the Oakland Raiders in the third preseason game, Kurt Warner was named the opening-day starter.

Lansford, who played for the California Angels ( 1978 – 80 ), Boston Red Sox ( 1981 – 82 ) and Oakland Athletics ( 1983 – 92 ), batted and threw right-handed.

Oakland kicker George Blanda made a 31-yard field goal, while quarterback Ken Stabler threw two touchdown passes in the first half, one for 9 yards to Mike Siani and an 8 yard one to Bob Moore.

Oakland lined up three tight ends as if they were to run the ball, but quarterback Ken Stabler threw a play action pass to Warren Bankston for a touchdown to give the Raiders a 17-7 lead at halftime.

Oakland did not score again until the fourth quarter when Plunkett threw a 44-yard touchdown to Arthur Whittington, followed by Bahr's 37-yard field goal.

Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers threw a record 58 and two-thirds consecutive scoreless innings, and Catfish Hunter of the Oakland Athletics threw the first American League perfect game in 12 years during the 1968 season.