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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.
The Chargers only spent one season in Los Angeles before moving to San Diego in 1961 due to the popularity of the Rams. [16] Initially denied in December, 1960, [17] but announced in late January, 1961, owner Barron Hilton relocated the Chargers down the coast to a soon-to-be expanded Balboa Stadium at Balboa Park in San Diego for the 1961 season, [18] [19] [20] their home field until 1966.
The Chargers were founded in Los Angeles in 1959, and began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). They spent their first season in Los Angeles before relocating to San Diego in 1961 to become the San Diego Chargers. [ 1][ 6] The team joined the NFL as a result of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970.
Their stadium is located in Inglewood, California. There have been 18 coaches in San Diego and Los Angeles franchise history, including Sid Gillman, who coached the Los Angeles Chargers' first and only season in 1960 before the team's move to San Diego, California in 1961. The current head coach is Jim Harbaugh, who was hired on January 24, 2024.
The Los Angeles Chargers are an American football franchise who play in the National Football League (NFL). They began play in Los Angeles in 1960 as charter members of the American Football League (AFL), [1] switched cities to San Diego the following season, [2] and returned to Los Angeles in 2017. [3]
This category contains all professional football players who played for the San Diego Chargers during their existence in both the American Football League and National Football League. There are separate categories for each identity of the franchise: Category:San Diego Chargers players (AFL, 1961–1969; NFL, 1970–2016)
The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The club was founded in 1959 by Barron Hilton and played the 1960 season in Los Angeles as part of the American Football League (AFL). [1] In the next season, the Chargers moved to San Diego. [2]
Lance Dwight "Bambi" Alworth (born August 3, 1940) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.