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Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica, "The Mad Bomber" True fans of the Silver and Black know that the Oakland, Los Angeles and Las Vegas Raiders history at quarterback is amazing, including Daryle Lamonica Author: Apr 12, 2021 Howard Cosell watched Daryle Lamonica play quarterback for the Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football in 1967 and nicknamed him “The Mad Bomber.” Lamonica was not wild about it at first. “I heard it and I said, ‘What a dumb name,’” Lamonica said, before changing his mind shortly afterward. “I didn’t like it at first. It sounds like a guy throwing wildly. But th...

Looking Back on the Foundational 1967 Oakland Raiders Oakland, Los Angeles and now Las Vegas Raiders legacy is immense, but to fully understand you must look back at the foundation laying 1967 team. Author: The 1967 Oakland Raiders were the first great team in franchise history. The Raiders were 6-8, 2-12, and 1-13 in their first three seasons before Al Davis came to town as a coach and general manager and led the Silver and Black to 10-4, 5-7-1, and 8-5-1 records before leaving to become commissioner of the American Football League in 1967 during the AFL-NFL war. John Rauch became the Raider...