Slingin’ Sammy Baugh: The Fourth Head Coach in Oiler History
By DILLON HOLLOWAY Back in the olden football days of leather helmets, no facemasks, and not many forward passes, along...
Month: October 2020
The 1964 Season, Part 1
"Whatcha Gonna Do When The Well Runs Dry?" By ED WETTERMAN Once champions of the AFL, the Oilers had fallen...
The Oiler Helmet That Sort-Of Almost Kinda Was
By BEN GOSS The 1966 Houston helmet with the iconic blue derrick Despite the Houston Oilers brand’s retirement in 1996,...
Pop Ivy: Third Head Coach in Oiler History
By DILLON HOLLOWAY Born January 25, 1916, in Skiatook, Okla., Lee Frank “Pop” Ivy served as a player, coach, and...
The 1963 Season, Part 3
"The See-Saw Season Bottoms Out" By ED WETTERMAN PREVIOUSLY - The 1963 Season, Part 1: “The Beginning of the End...
Jim Norton: The Dual Defensive Threat
By DILLON HOLLOWAY Some football players probably could plug their talents into any era of football and still find success....
The 1963 Season, Part 2
"A See-Saw Start to the Season" By ED WETTERMAN PREVIOUSLY - The 1963 Season, Part 1: "The Beginning of the...