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How the Chargers got their name

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How the Chargers got their name

Barron Hilton, the hotel magnate, organized the team to start in the AFL in 1960 inLos Angeles. Fans were asked to submit names. The club's nickname was submitted by Gerald Courtney of Hollywood. Hilton selected 'Chargers' in part because it coincided with the arrival of the new Carte Blanche charge card. [Ref: Total Football].

Another view from Les Land:
For background purposes I was the first Business Manager of the Chargers
- from inception -1960 thru their 1963 Championship season.

As regards the selection of the name, my recollection and understanding is that Barron Hilton selected it because he liked the USC cheer of "CHARGE", and was influenced to some extent by his friend Tom Eddy, who was a graduate of USC; Tom was Barron's front and leg-man during the early formative years. I have never heard Barron indicate that the name was derived because of the credit card name "Carte Blanche".

Barron Hilton was named to the Chargers Hall of Fame in 1980.

charg·ern. A large shallow dish; a platter. Used under the first course at formal dinners, then removed along with the first course dish before the next course is served.

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Chargers' team photographer Mike Nowak has won the Dave Boss Award of Excellence for Photograph of the year [2002] in the 34th Annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Photo Contest. Click here for the story.

GENERAL MANAGERS                       HEAD COACHES
1959 Frank Leahy        1960-71 Sid Gillman      1989-01 Dan Henning
1960 Sid Gillman        1969-70 Charlie Waller   1992-96 Bobby Ross
1971 Harland Svare      1971-73 Harland Svare    1997-98 Kevin Gilbride
1976 John Sanders       1973 Ron Waller       1998    June Jones
1990 Bobby Beathard     1974-78 Tommy Prothro    1999-01 Mike Riley
2001 John Butler        1978-86 Don Coryell      2002-06 Marty Schottenheimer
2003 A.J.Smith          1986-88 Al Saunders     2007 Norv Turner
                         Assistant Coach Tom Bass 64-67, 82-85

George Pernicano, Minority Owner,
named to the Chargers Hall of Fame
in 1996

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The Fearsome Foursome: Ron Nery Earl Faison Ernie Ladd Bill Hudson
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Subject:         Congratulations!
   Date:         04 Nov 99 17:27:09 -0600
   From:         "Dick Butkus Football Network"<info@dickbutkus.com>
     To:         <jerry5@home.com>
SUBJECT:        1999 INTERNET FOOTBALL AWARDS
To:             Respected Football Site Webmaster
From:           Dick Butkus- NFL Hall of Famer and Internet Football Awards Chairman

As Chairman of the Internet Football Awards, I want to congratulate you and
your website being honored as a Dick Butkus Football Network (DBFN) 2000 All
Pro Site. Our DBFN website judging committee has selected only the very best
football sites to receive this coveted award. Every year, we review the top
sites in football and honor the very best based on content excellence. Since
your football website has been awarded a DBFN 2000 All Pro Site Award, your
site will also be eligible for the 1999 Internet Football Awards.

Many jersey numbers were supplied by Charger Tom [ChargerTom@aol.com],
Mark Estep [Patty Estep <pjs10@flash.net>], and Sam Stone.
There is no official list of jersey numbers. You will note that in many cases there are duplicate numbers. We have not been able to verify them.

"San Diego Super Chargers" Song
Written and produced in 1979 by Jerry Marcellino and David Sieff and performed by Captain Q.B. & The Big Boys, "San Diego Super Chargers" hit the airwaves the same year the team went on to win the first of three consecutive AFC West titles behind the potent "Air Coryell" offense led by quarterback Dan Fouts, wide receivers Charlie Joiner and John Jefferson and tight end Kellen Winslow.
The quote above was taken from http://www.chargertom.com/
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THE MIAMI GAME NOT PLAYED
October 27, 2003

The Chargers’ Monday Night Football game against theMiami Dolphins is moved to Arizona’s Sun Devil Stadium while Qualcomm Stadium is used as an evacuation site during the devastating wildfires that ravageSan Diego County. Fans are admitted to Sun Devil Stadium free of charge and volunteers collect donations for fire relief at the gates. More than $225,000 is raised. The Dolphins win the game, 26-10.

NFL Tiebreaking Procedures

Common opponents will now be the third tiebreaker within a division after head-to-head games and division record because each of the four teams will have 14 common games in the 16-game schedule. The owners also moved the strength-of-victory tiebreaker ahead of the strength-of-schedule tiebreaker.
The six postseason participants from each conference will now be seeded as follows:
1. The division champion with the best record.
2. The division champion with the second-best record.
3. The division champion with the third-best record.
4. The division champion with the fourth-best record.
5. The Wild Card club with the best record.
6. The Wild Card club with the second-best record.
The following procedures will be used to break standings ties for postseason playoffs and to determine regular-season schedules.
NOTE: Tie games count as one-half win and one-half loss for both clubs.

TO BREAK A TIE WITHIN A DIVISION
If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division finish with identical won-lost-tied percentages, the following steps will be taken until a champion is determined.
Two Clubs
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
Three or More Clubs
(Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format).
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.

TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM
If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken.
1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tie breaker.
2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps.
Two Clubs
1. Head-to-head, if applicable.
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
4. Strength of victory.
5. Strength of schedule.
6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best net points in conference games.
9. Best net points in all games.
10. Best net touchdowns in all games.
11. Coin toss.
Three or More Clubs
(Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated, tie breaker reverts to step 1 of applicable two-club format.)
1. Apply division tie breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tie breaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify the two Wild-Card participants.
2. Head-to-head sweep. (Applicable only if one club has defeated each of the others or if one club has lost to each of the others.)
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
5. Strength of victory.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in conference games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
12. Coin toss
When the first Wild-Card team has been identified, the procedure is repeated to name the second Wild-Card, i.e., eliminate all but the highest-ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. In situations where three or more teams from the same division are involved in the procedure, the original seeding of the teams remains the same for subsequent applications of the tie breaker if the top-ranked team in that division qualifies for a Wild-Card berth.

OTHER TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES
1. Only one club advances to the playoffs in any tie-breaking step. Remaining tied clubs revert to the first step of the applicable division or Wild-Card tie breakers. As an example, if two clubs remain tied in any tie-breaker step after all other clubs have been eliminated, the procedure reverts to step one of the two-club format to determine the winner. When one club wins the tie breaker, all other clubs revert to step 1 of the applicable two-club or three-club format.
2. In comparing division and conference records or records against common opponents among tied teams, the best won-lost-tied percentage is the deciding factor since teams may have played an unequal number of games.
3. To determine home-field priority among division titlists, apply Wild-Card tie breakers.
4. To determine home-field priority for Wild-Card qualifiers, apply division tie breakers (if teams are from the same division) or Wild-Card tie breakers (if teams are from different ivisions).

TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION MEETING
If two or more clubs are tied in the selection order, the strength-of-schedule tie breaker is applied, subject to the following exceptions for playoff clubs:
1. The Super Bowl winner is last and the Super Bowl loser next-to-last.
2. Any non-Super Bowl playoff club involved in a tie shall be assigned priority within its segment below that of non-playoff clubs and in the order that the playoff clubs exited from the playoffs. Thus, within a tied segment a playoff club that loses in the Wild-Card game will have priority over a playoff club that loses in the Divisional playoff game, which in turn will have priority over a club that loses in the Conference Championship game. If two tied clubs exited the playoffs in the same round, the tie is broken by strength of schedule.
If any ties cannot be broken by strength of schedule, the divisional or conference tie breakers, whichever are applicable

What are Waivers

A list of players who were recently waived (released) by the team they played for. After being waived, a player is generally placed on waivers for a pre-determined period of time. While on waivers, the team with the worst record usually has the first option of adding a player from waivers.

Restricted Unrestricted Free Agents

Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA) are players who have completed four or more accrued seasons of service and whose contracts have expired. They are free to sign with any club through July 22 (or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later). On July 23, their exclusive rights will revert to their original club if that club made a June 1 tender to these players. Teams will have until the Tuesday after the 10th week of the season (November 14) to sign their unrestricted veteran free agents to whom a tender was made on June 1. If the player does not sign by November 14, he must continue to sit out the remainder of the season. If a June 1 tender is not made to a UFA, he continues to be free to sign with any club.
Restricted Free Agents (RFA) are players who have completed three accrued seasons of service and whose contracts have expired. They have received qualifying offers from their old clubs and are free to negotiate with any club until April 21, at which time their rights revert to their original club. If a player accepts an offer from a new club, the old club will have the right to match the offer and retain the player. If the old club elects not to match the offer, it may receive draft-choice compensation depending on the level of the qualifying offer made to the player.
The signing period for unrestricted free agents began March 11 and concludes on July 22 (or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later). The signing period for RFAs also began March 11 but concludes on April 21.
[Dates will change each year.]

Chargers lose another family member
Saturday, Apr 14, 2007 By Casey Pearce, Chargers.com
Former equipment manager Sid Brooks, who spent 27 seasons with the team, passed away Saturday. Brooks reportedly died of a head injury suffered in a fall near his Arizona home.
The news of Brooks’ death adds to what has been a difficult spring for the Chargers. Last weekend, fullback Lorenzo Neal’s sister lost a battle with cancer. In March, former Chargers greats Ernie Wright and Ernie Ladd passed away, and LaDainian Tomlinson’s father Oliver Tomlinson was killed in an automobile accident in late February.
Brooks became the Chargers’ equipment manager in 1973 and held the post until his retirement in 2000. Later that year, he came out of retirement to take a position at the University of Southern California where he worked until 2004. Prior to joining the Chargers, Brooks spent 20 years in the United States Air Force. He served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and earned 28 service medals in addition to a variety of additional honors.
Brooks is survived by his wife Gerri and their four children.

Former Chargers equipment manager Sid Brooks passed away Saturday.