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  Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California, near the campus of the University of Southern California.
Los Angeles county voters are generally disinterested in appropriating tax revenues toward a new stadium, which would put the costs of renovation on any future tenant.
Another factor is its location at the edge of South Central Los Angeles, which is perceived by many potential fans as a somewhat unsafe part of the city, although the area is considerably safer than it was when the stadium housed two NFL teams.
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 Encyclopedia: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles, meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers.
The Los Angeles Express was a team in the United States Football League, an attempt to form a second major professional football league in the United States to compete with the established National Football League.
South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the south and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California.
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 San Diego Chargers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers were one of the elements that made the American Football League the genesis of modern professional football.
The Chargers were the originators of the term "Fearsome Foursome" to describe their all-star defensive line, anchored by Earl Faison and Ernie Ladd.
The Chargers of that era were widely acknowledged as having the most striking uniforms in the history of pro football.
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 San Diego Chargers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chargers were the originators of the term "Fearsome Foursome" to describe their all-star defensive line, anchored by Earl Faison and Ernie Ladd (the latter also dabbled in professional wrestling).
Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts and Dolphins quarterback David Woodley both threw for more than 400 yards, and Chargers tight end Kellen Winslow caught 13 passes and blocked a crucial field goal despite suffering from heat-induced fatigue and cramps.
The underdog Chargers lost to the 49ers, led by quarterback Steve Young and wide receiver Jerry Rice, 49-26.
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 Los Angeles Chargers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The 1961 Chargers' uniforms were the most favorite of most NFL fans.
The 1961 season was the only in which white pants were worn, after their move to San Diego, yellow pants were added.
Many feel the Chargers should have worn their throwback uniforms to the Superbowl as the 49ers did.
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 New Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The NFL says the Los Angeles Coliseum is no longer the sole site under consideration for the league's 32nd and final franchise, giving hope to Houston officials that professional football could return to their city.
The Los Angeles City Council decided against a measure that would require voter approval before committing tax money toward renovation of the Los Angeles Coliseum for a new NFL team, but the council also did not put any money on the table.
That's the rumor that is being discussed in Los Angeles and Houston as Davis' representatives meet with NFL officials.
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 USATODAY.com - Inside Slant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Chargers have struggled all year defending the pass and if they are asked to do so on a steady basis, it will be a long day against the Eagles.
Chargers pass rush, which has recorded seven sacks in the last two games, vs. QB Donovan McNabb and the Eagles' pass protection.
Chargers secondary, which is hobbled by injuries, vs. the Eagles' passing game, which is ranked No. 1 in the NFL.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/chargers/home.htm   (2102 words)

  
 The Dream Season: "Week 20: The Original Clutch City"
Charger safety Jim Sears spent most of the game creeping closer and closer to the line of scrimmage in an effort to help stop the Oilers' rushing attack.
Los Angeles drove deep into Houston territory late in the game, but were turned back by a relentless defense.
Because the AFL allowed for the two-point conversion, the Chargers were in position to tie, but as they had all day, the Oilers' defense stiffened, and held on for the win, stopping Los Angeles on fourth down.
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 Los Angeles Chargers (1960)
The Los Angeles Chargers are among 8 teams in the new rival American Football League.
The Chargers would struggle early losing 3 of their first 5, but they would quickly turn it around winning 8 of their last 9 to win the AFL Western Division with a 10-4 record.
The season would turn out to be the only one in Los Angeles as small crowds at the Coliseum, led to the Chargers moving down the coast to San Diego.
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 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
For many years, it served as the home football stadium for both the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans, although in 1982 UCLA moved its home games to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
Some of the removed seats, which were primarily in the end zone, were replaced with new bleachers far closer to the end lines of the playing field.
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a tremendously historical sports venue and probably should be preserved on that basis alone.
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 Pro Football Hall Of Fame, Canton Ohio: San Diego Chargers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Chargers were born on August 14, 1959, when Barron Hilton, a 32-year-old hotel executive, was awarded a franchise for Los Angeles in the new American Football League.
Even though they won the AFL Western division championship in 1960, the Los Angeles Chargers received meager fan support so Hilton, buoyed by the encouragement of San Diego sports editor Jack Murphy, moved his team 120 miles south to San Diego in 1961.
The Chargers' uniform was unveiled on March 20, 1960.
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 LA Chargers SD Chargers
The Chargers also played defense, as indicated by their professional football record 49 pass interceptions in 1961.
was an original Los Angeles Charger in 1960.
His greatest coaching success came after he was persuaded by Barron Hilton, then the Chargers' majority owner, to become the head coach of the American Football League franchise he planned to operate in Los Angeles.
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 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Chargers agree to transfer lawsuit from L.A. to San Diego
The Chargers said their decision was based on an unrelated appeals court decision in Northern California that supports the city's argument.
City Attorney Casey Gwinn said it also may have been spurred by the city notifying the Chargers a week ago that if they didn't agree to transfer the suit, the city would file a motion in Los Angeles seeking attorney fees and court costs.
Chargers spokesman Mark Fabiani said he thinks the appellate decision will ultimately be reversed by the California Supreme Court.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/20031230-1738-fbn-chargerssuit.html   (561 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > Chargers -- Los Angeles weighs pros, cons of subsidized stadium
LOS ANGELES – Backers of a proposed 64,000-seat National Football League stadium say they want to model their project's finances after those of Staples Center, the arena built three years ago for the Los Angeles Kings, Lakers and Clippers using taxpayer loans.
In Los Angeles, the stadium coalition composed of Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz, AEG President Tim Leiweke and several other business leaders is requesting a $150 million loan from the National Football League and a loan of up to $100 million from the city.
The proposal, which is still in the conceptual stages, could require the city to issue bonds for the purchase of stadium land and collect repayment from sales tax, parking fees or other stadium-generated revenue.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/chargers/20020520-9999_1n20stadium.html   (932 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Change of venue for Chargers stadium suit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Chargers filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court in late November asking a judge to determine whether the team has met a complicated financial formula, known as the trigger clause.
That clause would allow Chargers officials to renegotiate their lease at Qualcomm Stadium and free them to either pursue a proposed new stadium or leave town.
Shortly after that motion was filed, the appellate court, in a separate case, supported the city's argument and reversed a trial court decision that supported the Chargers' argument.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/chargers/2003-12-31-chargers-stadium-lawsuit_x.htm   (510 words)

  
 Los Angeles News
The Art Institute of California in Los Angeles is seeking high school seniors interested in applied arts and design to participate in its 2006 scholarship competition.
Los Angeles Daily News Books, television and restaurants are all on the menu You can't miss Mario Batali.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 -- Muslims from throughout the Southland will gather on 'Skid Row' in downtown Los Angeles to host the 4th Annual Humanitarian Day...
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 Sports History
Butler attended Los Angeles City College before transferring to UCLA where he had 25 receptions for 584 yards in 1977.
He attended Los Angeles City College and then was All Conference at USC in 1966.
Williams lettered at Los Angeles State from 1951-53, rushing for 896 yards and passing for 1015 yards during his career.
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 San Diego Chargers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The early AFL years of the San Diego Chargers were highlighted by the outstanding play of (Click link for more info and facts about wide receiver) wide receiver (Click link for more info and facts about Lance Alworth) Lance Alworth.
The Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers were one of the elements that made the (Click link for more info and facts about American Football League) American Football League the genesis of modern professional football.
The Chargers were the originators of the term "Fearsome Foursome" to describe their all-star defensive line, anchored by (Click link for more info and facts about Earl Faison) Earl Faison and (Click link for more info and facts about Ernie Ladd) Ernie Ladd.
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 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is one of the greatest --and largest-- stadiums in America.
October 31, 1996 - Los Angeles Daily News - In sharp reversal of its earlier postion, an NFL committee told Los Angeles officials to move ahead with plans to try to revive the Coliseum as a potential home for a professional football team.
After a 90-minute presentation yesterday to the NFL's stadium committee, league and local officials said it is now up to the city to find a private group of investors who would be able to finance the Coliseum's remodeling and be able to support an NFL franchise.
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 NFL timetable for Los Angeles market would exclude Chargers | The San Diego Union-Tribune
If the league sticks to that timetable, that team won't be the Chargers, even if they reach agreement with the city of San Diego on a renegotiated lease.
Under the proposal, the Chargers can't begin shopping the team to other cities until Jan. 1, 2007, and cannot leave before the end of the 2008 season.
The league, which has not had a team in the Los Angeles area since the 1994 season, has been working with groups representing sites at Carson, the Coliseum and the Rose Bowl.
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 Donations San Diego   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Chargers now annually wear throwback uniforms from the 1960's that are sentimental favorites'' :Helmet design: A yellow and white lightning bolt on a blue helmet.
By the time the conflict was resolved in the fall of 1974, it was too late for a weakened franchise that had been forced to play, in the interim, at such bandboxes as Peterson Gym (3,200 seats) and Golden Hall, a mere ballroom.
But the Lakers sued to block their former star from playing for his new team; relegated to a sideline role, Chamberlain was reduced to an indifferent, 7-foot-1-inch sideshow who once skipped a game in favor an autograph session for his recently published autobiography.
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 Boi From Troy » What’s next, the Los Angeles Chargers?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
I’d imagine, if the NFL does not award L.A. a franchise, the Chargers will be the next pro team to go retro with their tem name.
I can’t believe that the team’s ownership honestly believes that the ‘Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’ is a more marketable name.
Even though the terms of their agreement with Anaheim are somewhat vague, I think that the city has a good shot to keep the Angels name.
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 DenverBroncos.com — Official Web Site of the Denver Broncos
After the Chargers’ defense forced Denver into another 4th-down situation, the Broncos opted to go for it, and the result was a 33-yard touchdown strike from Plummer to wide receiver Ashley Lelie to give the Broncos a 20-10 advantage.
He is a former Charger having spent his entire 11 years in the NFL with San Diego prior to moving to Denver this offseason.
He was brought on board by Bill Arnsparger, the Chargers' defensive coordinator during their Super Bowl season in 1994, who returned to San Diego in 2002 as the team's Associate Head Coach-Defense.
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 San Diego Chargers Tickets - Chargers NFL Football - Chargers Ticket Brokers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The result was a turnaround to a 12-4 record in 2004 and a first-place finish in the AFC West.
From 1960 to 1965 the Chargers won five division championships and one league crown in the American Football League (AFL).
Founded by hotel magnate Barron Hilton, the Los Angeles Chargers were one of six charter members of the AFL in 1960.
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 Los Angeles Hotel and Travel, Los Angeles California Hotel and Travel Information, Los Angeles California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Los Angeles California Hotel and Travel Guide - Known as the “City of Angels”, Los Angeles definitely provides you with a heavenly experience.
Greater Los Angeles offers a very diverse look at the population.
The allure of spotting a movie and television definitely keeps the crowds coming and you can even feel closer to them when you visit one of their celebrity-owned establishments.
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