San Diego Chargers Tickets

For much of their history, the San Diego Chargers have been providing an air show in the beautiful blue skies of southern California.

The Chargers were one of the American Football League's first successful franchises, thanks to an innovative passing attack developed by Hall of Fame coach Sid Gillman.

Hotel magnate Barron Hilton was awarded an AFL franchise for Los Angeles when the league launched in 1960. Discount San Diego Chargers Tickets. The Chargers spent just a year there before finding a home in San Diego. Sports editor Jack Murphy, a tireless promoter of San Diego as a place for major league sports, helped convince Hilton to move 120 miles south.

The Chargers were an instant success, winning their division in five of the first six years. They bombed the Boston Patriots 51-10 in the 1963 AFL title game. Receivers Lance Alworth and Keith Lincoln keyed the offense, along with running back Paul Lowe and quarterback John Hadl.

The initial success didn't last, though. Gillman was forced to step down in 1969 for health reasons and the Chargers didn't win another division title until 1979.

The coach who brought them back was as fascinated by the passing game as much as Gillman was. Don Coryell brought a wide-open attack that was quickly dubbed 'Air Coryell." Quarterback Dan Fouts ran the offense and piled up statistics that got him and two of his receivers (Charlie Joiner and Kellen Winslow) into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Under Coryell, the Chargers won three AFC West titles and went to a pair of Conference Championship games.

Coach Bobby Ross took San Diego Chargers Schedule to the Super Bowl for the first time, only to lose to the San Francisco 49ers in 1995.

More recent years have seen only modest success. Marty Schottenheimer was hired to get the Chargers back to the San Diego Chargers Tickets postseason.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS FACTS AND INFORMATION

1959 - The AFL awarded a Los Angeles franchise to Barron Hilton on August 14.
1960 - San Diego Chargers won their first regular season game, defeating the Dallas Texans 21-20 on September 10.
1961 - The AFL approved the Chargers move from Los Angeles to San Diego on February 10.
1963 - Paul Lowe became the franchise's first 1,000-yard rusher with 1,010 yards.
1969 - Sid Gillman was forced to resign as coach because of health issues.
1973 - The Chargers acquired quarterback Johnny Unitas from Baltimore on January 22. He became the first quarterback to top 40,000 career passing yards on September 30.
1978 - Receiver Lance Alworth became the first Chargers player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
1980 - Quarterback Dan Fouts had the Chargers' first 400-yard game, passing for 444 yards against the New York Giants on October 19.
1992 - Bobby Ross, formerly of Georgia Tech, was hired as head coach.
1995 - The San Diego Chargers upset the Steelers in Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship game, winning 17-13 on January 15.
1995 - The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX.
2002 - Marty Schottenheimer was hired as the team's 13th head coach on January 29.
2003 - Running back LaDainian Tomlinson became the first player in NFL history to catch at least 100 passes and run for 1,000 yards. He had 100 receptions and 1,645 rushing yards.