San Diego Chargers
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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 the end of the 2016 season, before relocating back to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now known as the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Established 1961 Ended 2017 Played in San Diego Stadium San Diego, California Headquartered in Chargers Park San Diego, California | |||||
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American Football League (1961–1969)
National Football League (1970–2017)
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Team colors | Navy blue, powder blue, gold, white | ||||
Fight song | San Diego Super Chargers | ||||
Personnel | |||||
Owner(s) | Barron Hilton (1961–1966) Eugene Klein and Sam Schulman (1966–1984) Alex Spanos (1984–2017) | ||||
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) Tom Telesco (2013–2017) | ||||
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) Dan Henning (1989–1991) Bobby Ross (1992–1996) Kevin Gilbride (1997–1998) June Jones (1998) Mike Riley (1999–2001) Marty Schottenheimer (2002–2006) Norv Turner (2007–2012) Mike McCoy (2013–2017) | ||||
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Championships | |||||
League championships (1)
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Conference championships (1)
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Division championships (14) | |||||
Playoff appearances (17) | |||||
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The Chargers' first home game in San Diego was at Balboa Stadium against the Oakland Raiders on September 17, 1961. Their final game as a San Diego-based club was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego at the end of the 2016 season on January 1, 2017, against the Kansas City Chiefs, who defeated them 37–27.[1]