Oakland Raiders leaving L.A. in 1995...
Item # 726413
June 24, 1995
SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 24, 1995
* Oakland Raiders going back to their roots
* Leaving Los Angeles announcement by Al Davis
* NFL - National Football League
The front page of this section has a heading: "See Ya, Baby!" with subheads and related photo. Much more on the inside pages. Loads of text.
Complete sport's section only with all 12 pages, nice condition.
Background: The Raiders' official announcement to depart Los Angeles for Oakland on June 23, 1995, marked a seminal moment in professional sports history, illustrating the burgeoning era of "stadium blackmail" and the volatile nature of franchise loyalty. Historically, the move signaled the end of a thirteen-year experiment in the nation’s second-largest market, where, despite winning Super Bowl XVIII, Al Davis felt the team was a "tenant" in the aging, cavernous L.A. Memorial Coliseum rather than a priority. By returning to their spiritual home in the East Bay, the Raiders became the first modern NFL team to leave a city and then return to it, a move fueled by Oakland’s promise of $220 million in stadium renovations and lucrative luxury suites. This transition had a profound ripple effect: it left the massive Los Angeles market without an NFL team for twenty-one years and burdened the city of Oakland and Alameda County with immense public debt—largely due to the construction of the massive "Mount Davis" seating block—which ultimately failed to prevent the team's eventual second departure to Las Vegas in 2020. This event remains a case study in the complex intersection of municipal finance, fan tribalism, and the relentless pursuit of modernized revenue streams that defines the business of the NFL.
* Oakland Raiders going back to their roots
* Leaving Los Angeles announcement by Al Davis
* NFL - National Football League
The front page of this section has a heading: "See Ya, Baby!" with subheads and related photo. Much more on the inside pages. Loads of text.
Complete sport's section only with all 12 pages, nice condition.
Background: The Raiders' official announcement to depart Los Angeles for Oakland on June 23, 1995, marked a seminal moment in professional sports history, illustrating the burgeoning era of "stadium blackmail" and the volatile nature of franchise loyalty. Historically, the move signaled the end of a thirteen-year experiment in the nation’s second-largest market, where, despite winning Super Bowl XVIII, Al Davis felt the team was a "tenant" in the aging, cavernous L.A. Memorial Coliseum rather than a priority. By returning to their spiritual home in the East Bay, the Raiders became the first modern NFL team to leave a city and then return to it, a move fueled by Oakland’s promise of $220 million in stadium renovations and lucrative luxury suites. This transition had a profound ripple effect: it left the massive Los Angeles market without an NFL team for twenty-one years and burdened the city of Oakland and Alameda County with immense public debt—largely due to the construction of the massive "Mount Davis" seating block—which ultimately failed to prevent the team's eventual second departure to Las Vegas in 2020. This event remains a case study in the complex intersection of municipal finance, fan tribalism, and the relentless pursuit of modernized revenue streams that defines the business of the NFL.
Category: The 20th Century
