Today in History

Probably the only Raider I ever liked. Running over Brian Bosworth was priceless.

 May 7, 1982 - The Oakland Raiders officially move to Los Angeles. Raiders owner Al Davis had been trying to move the Raiders for two years, but the NFL had taken action to prevent the move from happening. A U.S. Federal District Court Jury found that the Raiders should be able to move. They would win a Super Bowl in two years, but after that things were never all that good for the Silver and Black in L.A. Davis never got the stadium he wanted and eventually moved the Raiders back to Oakland in 1995. Rapper Ice Cube directed an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the Raiders' time in L.A. and their impact on the city, titled Straight Outta L.A. More info on the film can be found here: http://espn.go.com/30for30/film?page=straight-outta-la