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Qualcomm Stadium
ADDRESS:
Qualcomm Stadium
9449 Friars Road
San Diego, CA 92108
Directions And Parking
PHONE:
Season Tickets (619) 280-2121
1-877-CHARGERS (242-7437)
Hearing Impaired (TTI) (619)-641-3171
Individual Game Tickets 1-800-745-3000 (TicketMaster)
Charger Park (858) 874-4500
ABOUT:
The San Diego Chargers can trace their lineage to
August 1959, when Barron Hilton met with
representatives from five other cities to discuss a
proposed football league, which later became known
as the American Football League (AFL).
The AFL began in 1960 with eight teams, including
Hilton's Los Angeles Chargers, the Denver Broncos,
Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders, New York Titans,
Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills and the Boston
Patriots.
After moving to San Diego in 1961, the Chargers went
on to play nine more years in the AFL. In all, the
Bolts reached the AFL playoffs five times and the
AFL Championship four times. They won the AFL
Championship in 1963 when they beat the Boston
Patriots 51-10 before 30,127 fans at Balboa Stadium.
The AFL and the National Football League (NFL)
merged before the 1970 season, and in 34 years since
then, the Chargers have made seven trips to the
playoffs and three appearances in the AFC
Championship game. At the end of the 1994 season,
the Chargers faced the San Francisco 49ers in Super
Bowl XXIX and fell 49-26. The team's overall record
is 314-347-11 (.467).
The Chargers have five players and one coach
enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in
Canton, Ohio: wide receiver Lance Alworth
(1962-1970), quarterback Dan Fouts (1973-1987), head
coach/general manager Sid Gillman (1960-69, 1971),
wide receiver Charlie Joiner (1976-1986), offensive
lineman Ron Mix (1960-69) and tight end Kellen
Winslow (1979-1987).
Learn more about the team by viewing the Bolts'
All-time Roster, Chargers Hall of Fame members,
Franchise Chronology, Team Records, Head-coaching
List and the Evolution of their uniform.
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