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Al Davis dies at 82; Oakland Raiders owner transformed team
Al Davis, the tough-minded owner of the Oakland Raiders who transformed a failing team into a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most successful franchises in professional football only to preside over its dramatic decline in recent years, died...Tags: U.S. Army, Employers, USC Trojans, John McKay, San Diego Chargers
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Newest 49er Weapon
Latimes.com ColumnistThe San Francisco 49ers' new leader, Tim Rattay, in his second NFL start, continued as a big-play quarterback Monday night with possibly the 49ers' longest-ever series of well-placed long and short passes except for some of John Brodie's long ago. To...Tags: Stephen Alexander, Hospitals and Clinics, Kelly Herndon, Feet, Seattle Seahawks
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The Courting of Celebrities
Times Staff WritersThe Church of Scientology uses celebrity spokesmen to endorse L. Ron Hubbard's teachings and give Scientology greater acceptability in mainstream America. As far back as 1955, Hubbard recognized the value of famous people to his fledgling, off-beat...Tags: Comedy (genre), Celebrities, Kirstie Alley, John Travolta, Cults and Sects
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Origins of football's shotgun formation
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Pro Football Hall of Fame traces the origin of the shotgun to the San Francisco 49ers and Coach Red Hickey, who in 1960 unveiled a version of the formation to help stage a series of upsets late that season and again in 1961. At the time, the...Tags: Death, Tom Landry, Football, Defense, San Francisco 49ers
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Bears win: Sayers scores 6 TDs
Tribune staff reporterThe ghosts of Red Grange, Ernie Nevers, George McAfee and Jim Thorpe moved over in football's Valhalla yesterday to make room for a mercurial rookie from Kansas, who tore up the record book and the sodden turf of Wrigley Field with one of the most...Tags: George McAfee, Dave Wilcox, Jimmy Johnson, Mike Ditka, Thanksgiving
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