Doug Cline: Houston’s Man in the Middle
By DILLON HOLLOWAY Charles Douglas “Doug” Cline was a standout, durable linebacker for the Oilers for most of seven seasons. ...
1960 season
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,...
Charlie Tolar: The Man of Many Nicknames
By DILLON HOLLOWAY On the surface, one of Charlie Tolar’s dozens of nicknames, “Tank,” might seem ill-fitting. Standing at a...
Lou “The Battler” Rymkus: Storybook Beginnings
By DILLON HOLLOWAY Well beyond his role as the first coach in Oilers franchise history, Lou Rymkus will forever be...
Bob Talamini: Criminally Underrated
By DILLON HOLLOWAY To most football fans, it’s no secret that offensive linemen almost always fly well below the radar....
The Legend of George Blanda
By DILLON HOLLOWAY George Blanda is considered to be a football legend, and with good reason. Blanda was already a...
The 1960 Championship Season, Part 5
"The First Championship Game" By ED WETTERMAN PREVIOUSLY – The 1960 Season, Part 1: Birthpains PREVIOUSLY - The 1960 Season,...
Bill Groman: One of “The Long-Distance Twins”
By DILLON HOLLOWAY The story of the Oilers’ AFL glory days could not be told without a chapter about one...
The 1960 Championship Season, Part 4
"The First Season" By ED WETTERMAN PREVIOUSLY – The 1960 Season, Part 1: Birthpains PREVIOUSLY - The 1960 Season, Part...
Charlie Hennigan: The Man with the Hands
By DILLON HOLLOWAY Though his pro football career began 60 years ago, Charlie Hennigan was one of the most sure-handed...