Table of Contents
Foreword Tim Brown ix
1 Lincoln Kennedy: "Let's Hear It, Raider Nation!" 1
2 Jim "Pops" Otto: The Quintessential Raider 15
3 Lincoln Kennedy: There Are 31 Teams in the NFL, and Then There Are the Raiders 21
4 Paul Gutierrez: Cutting My Journalistic Teeth on the Raiders 39
5 Mark Davis: Raiders Custodian 55
6 Lincoln Kennedy: Straddling Lines 61
7 Jon Gruden: I Never Wanted to Leave 75
8 Lincoln Kennedy: Black Sunday 83
9 Steve Wisniewski: Tenacious, Not Dirty 99
10 Canton Club: A Hall of Fame Museum 111
11 Tom Flores: Trailblazing Ice Man 137
12 Lighting the Al Davis Torch: An Honor and Privilege 149
13 Bob Romanski: Keeping It All in the Family 161
14 Lincoln Kennedy and Paul Gutierrez: Memorable Games We've Played In and Covered 169
15 Marc Badain: From Training Camp Intern to Team President 217
16 Lincoln Kennedy: A Cast of Unique Characters 231
17 Violator: A Hall of Fame Super Fan 267
18 Lincoln Kennedy: Gettin' Tucked 275
19 Rich Gannon: Red-Ass Raider 285
20 Paul Gutierrez: Viva Las Vegas 297
Acknowledgments 335