Oakland Raiders An Imprint of Abdo Publishing www abdopublishing com Big Buddy Books Marcia Zappa
www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Big Buddy Books is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 092014 012015 Cover Photo ASSOCIATED PRESS Interior Photos ASSOCIATED PRESS pp 5 7 8 9 14 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 28 29 Getty Images pp 13 17 20 27 Sports Illustrated Getty Images p 11 Coordinating Series Editor Rochelle Baltzer Contributing Editors Bridget O’Brien Sarah Tieck Graphic Design Michelle Labatt Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zappa Marcia 1985 Oakland Raiders Marcia Zappa pages cm The NFL’s Greatest Teams Audience Age 7-11 ISBN 978-1-62403-590-6 1 Oakland Raiders Football team History Juvenile literature I Title GV956 O24Z37 2015 796 332’640979466 dc23 2014026443
Contents A Winning Team 4 League Play 6 Kicking Off 8 Highlight Reel 10 Halftime Stat Break 14 Coaches Corner 16 Star Players 18 O co Coliseum 22 Go Silver and Black 24 Final Call 26 Through the Years 28 Postgame Recap 30 Glossary 31 Websites 31 Index 32
