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Since their induction into the AFL in 1960, the San Diego Chargers have had success almost since the beginning. In fact, their most successful streak was in the AFL where they walked away with five AFC west titles in a period of six years. Even though they were always in the championship mix, the team only walked away with one AFL championship in that time period.
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About The San Diego Chargers
After the AFL-NFL merger, the San Diego Chargers were placed into AFC West division. Unfortunately for the San Diego Chargers, they fell into hard times. In 1971 the general manager stepped down and most of the players from the team's winning era had retired or been traded. Even after acquiring veteran players Deacon Jones and Johnny Unitas the team would struggle, coming in third or fourth in the AFC West every year from 1970-1978.
1979 would mark a huge turning point for the San Diego Chargers ticket holders. They would finally see their team back to their heyday selves. New general manager John Sanders settled into his position with the team. Fouts would set a record with a 300 yard passing game for the fourth consecutive season. The San Diego Chargers ticket holders would watch their team lose however in the playoffs against the Houston Oilers. The 1980 team would also see some mild success. More record passing games from Fouts and big wins against big teams, finishing the season with an 11-5 record. The team fell one win short of making it to Super Bowl XV.
In 1981, the team would go on to win its third straight AFC title, making the San Diego Chargers ticket holders extremely happy yet again with a 10-6 season. The team would struggle through the rest of the decade and through the first half of the 1990's. In 1994 the team finally made their first and only to date appearance at the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. San Diego Chargers ticket holders finally had a team to be proud of, until the team lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl 49-26.
1995 wouldn't be anywhere near as successful as the previous year and the San Diego Chargers ticket holders were left wanting again. The team still managed a trip to the playoffs, but the big game was still out of their reach as they were eliminated by the Colts, 35-20.
1996 would be devastating for the San Diego Chargers ticket holders and players alike. Rodney Culver and his wife were tragically killed in a plane crash. This wasn't the first time the team would deal with the tragic death of an active player. Eleven months earlier David Griggs was killed in a car accident. Over the next couple years, the team would see a change in management and coaching staff. Like most teams going through such turmoil, the team would have a less than successful time as they worked to strengthen their coaching staff.
If the San Diego Chargers ticket holders want to see their team go on to win a fourth straight AFC West title, then the team really needs to prevent a bad start-up this year. Last years success due to an opponents collapse can't be counted on, so the San Diego Chargers really need to go into the season with a do or die attitude. The team has had a relatively good amount of success in the past so lets hope that this year will prove to be a stronger year for the San Diego Chargers.
