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This is an original watercolor painting of the 1967 Oakland Raiders uniform.
Click on image to enlarge$550.00 (includes shipping in North America)
This original, one-of-a-kind watercolor painting of the 1967 Oakland Raiders uniform is the original artwork that was used in the creation of this Oakland Raiders uniform evolution print and tens of thousands of other Oakland Raiders products that have been sold across North America. This original piece of art was painted by artist Tino Paolini for Maple Leaf Productions Ltd.
Some History
In 1966, Al Davis Oakland's coach from 1963-65 - is named Commissioner of the AFL. He is replaced by John Rauch, who goes a remarkable 33-8-1 from 1966-68. The Raiders start the 1967 season off by absolutely annihilating Denver 51-0and go on to finish the regular season an amazing 13-1 and thus make the playoffs for the first time in their history! They go on to play the Eastern Division Champion Houston Oilers, and crush them 40-7 to become AFL Champions. Next up? The NFL Champion Green Bay Packers and Vince Lombardis Packers.Before we tell you who won, the years 1966-1969 warrant a bit of explanation. As mentioned earlier, the AFL began in 1960 as an 8 team rival league to the NFL - both leagues competed head to head for players, fans and TV revenue. And thus it was for 5 years, two separate leagues, two separate champions (although few people would have honestly believed that the AFL champion could have beaten the NFL champs).
Then in 1965 the two leagues agreed to merge. It was decided that beginning in 1970 there would be only one league, the NFL, and that between 1966 and 1969 the AFL Champion would play the NFL Champion for the "World Championship". It was only after the first World Championship had been played in 1966 that the name "Super Bowl" came into being. Thus in 1967 the AFL Raiders were actually competing for two titles, the AFL Championship and the Super Bowl Championship. They achieved the first goal, but came up short on the second as they succumbed to the mighty Packers 33-14 in Super Bowl II at the Orange Bowl in Miami.
This black home jersey, as worn by such Raiders greats as Jim Double 0 Otto, Ben Davidson, Daryl Lamonica, George Blanda & Willie Brown, is in the traditional silver & black colours Raiders fans are now so accustomed to. there's no striping, no trim around the numbersjust a black jersey with silver-grey uniform numbers. Nothin fancy, and that's the way the Raiders like things.
Heres one for you: Beginning in 1965, the Raiders had a winning record 19 of the next 20 seasons, and during that span they won 12 division championships and Super Bowls XI, XV and XVIII. The Raiders are the only team to play in the Super Bowl in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. We're also told that in the 30-year period between 1963 and 1992, the Raiders' record 285-146-11 (.661) ranks as the best among all major sports teams.
