The Oilers were Houston's NFL team from 1970 until 1996. Their popularity boomed as interest in football grew, and figures like Earl Campbell and head coach Bum Philips helped the team first reach ...

That happened in 1960 when the Houston Oilers were an American Football League charter member. The team won two AFL titles in 1960 and 1961 and lost their bid for a third in 1962, falling to the ...