Doug Cline: Houston’s Man in the Middle
By DILLON HOLLOWAY Charles Douglas “Doug” Cline was a standout, durable linebacker for the Oilers…
1960 season
The Oiler Helmet That Sort-Of Almost Kinda Was
By BEN GOSS Despite the Houston Oilers brand’s retirement in 1996, its helmets remain iconic…
Charlie Tolar: The Man of Many Nicknames
By DILLON HOLLOWAY On the surface, one of Charlie Tolar’s dozens of nicknames, “Tank,” might…
Lou “The Battler” Rymkus: Storybook Beginnings
By DILLON HOLLOWAY Well beyond his role as the first coach in Oilers franchise history,…
Bob Talamini: Criminally Underrated
By DILLON HOLLOWAY To most football fans, it’s no secret that offensive linemen almost always…
The Legend of George Blanda
By DILLON HOLLOWAY George Blanda is considered to be a football legend, and with good…
The 1960 Championship Season, Part 5
“The First Championship Game” By ED WETTERMAN PREVIOUSLY – The 1960 Season, Part 1: Birthpains…
Bill Groman: One of “The Long-Distance Twins”
By DILLON HOLLOWAY The story of the Oilers’ AFL glory days could not be told…
The 1960 Championship Season, Part 4
“The First Season” By ED WETTERMAN PREVIOUSLY – The 1960 Season, Part 1: Birthpains PREVIOUSLY…
Charlie Hennigan: The Man with the Hands
By DILLON HOLLOWAY Though his pro football career began 60 years ago, Charlie Hennigan was…