Houston Oilers

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defunct sports team professional American football team

The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in the AFL and later the NFL before relocating and becoming the Tennessee Titans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports team →
professional American football team →
became Tennessee Titans →
cityNowRepresentedBy Houston Texans →
conference East Division (AFL) →
surface form: "AFL Eastern Division"
country United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
division AFC Central →
East Division (AFL) →
surface form: "AFL Eastern Division"
divisionTitle AFC Central 1991 →
AFC Central 1993 →
finalSeasonAsHoustonOilers 1996 →
founded 1960 →
founder Bud Adams →
homeCity Houston →
homeStadium Houston Astrodome →
Jeppesen Stadium →
Rice Stadium →
homeState Texas →
joinedLeague 1960 AFL season →
league American Football League →
National Football League →
location Houston →
surface form: "Houston, Texas"
logo oil derrick →
mascotTheme oil industry →
movedToLeague NFL in 1970 →
nickname Luv Ya Blue →
notableCoach Bum Phillips →
Jerry Glanville →
notableGame 1992 AFC Wild Card Game vs Buffalo Bills →
notablePlayer Earl Campbell →
Warren Moon →
owner Bud Adams →
playoffAppearances multiple in 1970s and 1980s →
relocatedTo Tennessee →
relocationYear 1997 →
renamedAs Tennessee Titans in 1999 →
retiredNumber 1 →
34 →
rival Cleveland Browns →
Dallas Cowboys →
Pittsburgh Steelers →
sport American football →
successorFranchise Tennessee Titans →
teamColors Columbia blue →
red →
white →
temporaryNameAfterMove Tennessee Titans →
surface form: "Tennessee Oilers"
wonChampionship 1960 AFL Championship →
1961 AFL Championship →
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AFL Championship Game → firstChampion → Houston Oilers →
Tennessee Titans → formerName → Houston Oilers →
Tennessee Titans → formerName → Houston Oilers →
this entity surface form: "Tennessee Oilers"
AFC East → formerTeam → Houston Oilers →
Colts–Titans rivalry → formerTeam2Name → Houston Oilers →
Tennessee Titans → foundedAs → Houston Oilers →
AFC Central → hadTeam → Houston Oilers →
American Football League → hadTeam → Houston Oilers →
East Division (AFL) → includedTeam → Houston Oilers →
AFC Central → initialTeam → Houston Oilers →
Chuck Cecil → memberOfSportsTeam → Houston Oilers →
Houston Texans → predecessorTeamInCity → Houston Oilers →
Houston Astrodome → primaryTenant → Houston Oilers →
this entity surface form: "Tennessee Oilers"
this entity surface form: "Tennessee Oilers"
this entity surface form: "Houston Oilers relocated to Tennessee in late 1990s and became Tennessee Titans"
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