Ebook: Cheating Is Encouraged: a Hard-Nosed History of the 1970s Raiders

Halftitle; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; First Half: 1970-1974; Al Davis: The Defiant Owner; John Madden: The Creative Coach; Training Camp: A Explosive Mix of Testosterone, Alcohol, and Insanity; Oakland Night Life: One for All and All for One; Rivals, Enemies, and Foes; Oakland Raiders Highlights, 1970-1974; Second Half: 1975-1980; A Colorful Cast of Misfits: Players, Nicknames, Superstitions, and the Two Coke Cups; That Incredible 1976 Season and Super Bowl XI; More Unforgettable Games: Sea of Hands, Ghost to the Post, and the Holy Roller.;Straight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black, Cheating Is Encouraged recapitulates the many as infamous stories from the last team to play #x93;outlaw" football. Regardless of whether you loved or hated them, the Oakland Raiders of the 1970s were an amusing cast of outlaws, misfits, and anomalies that made up one of the greatest pro football teams of their era. The Raiders' roster consisted of a collection of mavericks and rebels, some with behavioral issues, such as John #x93;Tooz" Matuszak and Lyle Alzado, as well as castoffs like the aging George Blanda and the sandlot player Oti.