Los Angeles Chargers Trivia

1. The Chargers franchise began it all in the American Football League in 1960. What was their name in that inaugural season?

From Quiz Your San Diego Chargers!

Answer: Los Angeles Chargers

They played as the Los Angeles Chargers for only one season. They went 10-4 in that first season. In 1961, the franchise was in San Diego under head coach Sid Gillman to help create a fan dynasty.

From Quiz The Players of San Diego

Answer: Dan Fouts

In seasons 1979-1982, Dan Fouts passed for 4082, 4715, 4802, and 2883 respectively. He was a 1973 draft pick out of Oregon and was inducted into the 1993 Pro Football Hall of Fame.

From Quiz San Diego Chargers

Answer: Los Angeles

They played their first season in LA, then moved in 1961 to San Diego. Over the years, the Chargers had hinted that the club might choose to move back to its city of origin.

From Quiz Shocked by the Bolt?

Answer: Drew Brees

Drew Brees made a drastic improvment in 2004. His 65.5% completion percentage improved by almost 8% from 2003. His 3,159 passing yards was over 1,000 more yards than what he threw in 2003. His 27 touchdown passes more than doubled his touchdown passes in 2003. His interceptions went down from 15 to only seven. Brees could do it on the ground too. He had 85 yards rushing and two rushing touchdowns in 2004.

From Quiz They Just Might Shock You!

Answer: Sid Gillman

Gillman coached the Chargers all the way through the AFL days of the 1960s, except for the last five games of the 1969 season. He then coached them for the first ten games of 1971. He finished his career with a win/loss record of 87-57-6. Don Coryell was second, winning 72 games from 1978-1986.

From Quiz Your San Diego Chargers!

Answer: 9

After their 10-4 record in Los Angeles in the franchise's first season, they went 12-2 the following season and were led by the arm of Jack Kemp. With John Hadl taking snaps in 1962, the team went only 4-10, but Hadl and the team rebounded well. The team merged with the NFL in 1970.

From Quiz The Players of San Diego

Answer: Lance Alworth

Lance Alworth was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1978 making him the first Charger and the first player to have played in the AFL to be inducted. A 7-time Pro Bowler, his first year out of Arkansas in the big league was in 1962. He played for the Chargers 1962-1970, then the Cowboys 1971-1972.

From Quiz All About the Chargers

Answer: Barron Hilton

Barron Hilton, of the Hilton Hotels family, was the original owner of the Chargers. Hilton sold the team in 1966 to a group led by Eugene Klein and Sam Schulman.

From Quiz Shocked by the Bolt?

Answer: LaDainian Tomlinson

LaDainian Tomlinson led the NFL with 17 rushing touchdowns in 2004. LT set a new NFL record in 2004 with a rushing touchdown in 12 consecutive games, breaking the record previously owned by Emmitt Smith and Priest Holmes.

From Quiz They Just Might Shock You!

Answer: His own

Fouts equalled his own record which he had set two years earlier in a 44-7 win over the New York Giants. At the time of his retirement in 1987, Fouts held many major NFL passing records and virtually every Chargers passing record.

From Quiz Your San Diego Chargers!

Answer: 1960

With their 10-4 record, the Chargers won the AFL West Division. They lost the championship game to the Houston Oilers 24-16.

From Quiz The Players of San Diego

Answer: Fred Dean

Fred Dean came out of Louisiana Tech in 1975. He played for the Chargers 1975-1981, then was traded to the 1981 Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers after a few games into the 1981 season. He finished his career with the 49ers after the 1985 season. He was voted NFC Player of the Year in 1981. He was a 4-time Pro Bowler and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February 2008.

From Quiz All About the Chargers

Answer: Balboa Stadium

After playing their first season in LA at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Chargers moved to San Diego and played six seasons in Balboa Stadium.

From Quiz San Diego Chargers

Answer: Oregon

He threw for 5995 yards in his college career and was drafted in the 3rd round. Although not expected to become a superstar, Fouts eventually would set many NFL records (later passed by the likes of Marino, Favre, and Elway).

From Quiz Shocked by the Bolt?

Answer: Antonio Gates

Antonio Gates earned his first Pro-Bowl selection in the 2004-05 season. That season, he set a new NFL record with 13 touchdowns by a tight end in a single season. In 2004-05, Gates caught 81 passes for 964 receiving yards; averaging about 12 yards per reception.

From Quiz Your San Diego Chargers!

Answer: Paul Lowe

The two-time Pro Bowler rushed for 1010 yards in 1963, and another 1121 yards in 1965. Former USC star Mike Garrett would be the next with 1031 yards in 1972 to surpass the 1000-yard season milestone. In 2001, LaDainian Tomlinson was a Charger rookie, and rushed for 1236 yards.

From Quiz The Players of San Diego

Answer: Charlie Joiner

An 18-year veteran, Charlie Joiner played with the Houston Oilers 1969-1972, Cincinnati Bengals 1972-1975 and the Chargers 1976-1986. He was a 3-time Pro Bowler as a Charger.

From Quiz All About the Chargers

Answer: Sid Gilman

Sid Gilman coached the Chargers 1960-1969. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

From Quiz San Diego Chargers

Answer: 5

They drafted Junior Seau(90), Stanley Richard(91), Chris Mims(92), Darrien Gordon(93), and Ryan Leaf(98). Bobby Beathard didn't believe in building through first round picks, but he had a "sure thing" in 1998 that he couldn't pass up. In fact, the Chargers were slated to pick 3rd in the 1998 draft, but traded up one spot with the Arizona Cardinals (giving the Cards their following season's first round pick and much more).

From Quiz Shocked by the Bolt?

Answer: Lorenzo Neal

With every great running back there is a great fullback blocking for him. That was the case in 2004 when Lorenzo Neal paved the way for 1,000 yard rusher, LaDainian Tomlinson. Neal had a streak of blocking for 1,000 yard rushers from 1997 and continued in 2004.

From Quiz Your San Diego Chargers!

Answer: 1994

The 1994 Chargers were helmed by Bobby Ross, and finished the season with a respectable 11-5 record. They won the AFC West by two games over the Chiefs, then went on to win the Division Championship over the Dolphins, 22-21. Then they won in another squeaker by topping the Steelers 17-13 in the Conference Championship. The Chargers were stopped in a big way in Super Bowl XXIX, 49-26, at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers.

From Quiz The Players of San Diego

Answer: Ron Mix

Ron Mix received a Juris Doctor degree from USC, thus received his nickname. An original Charger, he played 1960-1969 with San Diego, and 1971 with the Oakland Raiders. He was called for only two holding penalties in ten seasons. Mix was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

From Quiz All About the Chargers

Answer: 5

The Chargers went to the AFL Championship in all but one season of their first six. They won the 1963 AFL Championship.

From Quiz San Diego Chargers

Answer: Bobby Ross

After winning a National Championship at Georgia Tech, Ross took over a team that had gone 22-42 the previous 4 seasons. He is possibly the most successful coach in team history. In his five seasons, the team didn't have one year with a losing record. He also owned a respectable 3-3 mark in the playoffs.

From Quiz Shocked by the Bolt?

Answer: Eric Parker

The Chargers were anchored by wide receivers Eric Parker and Reche Caldwell early in the season, but when Caldwell went down with injury, all the Chargers did was sign Pro Bowl wideout Keenan McCardell from Tampa Bay, to propel them the rest of the way.

From Quiz They Just Might Shock You!

Answer: Buffalo Bills

The Chargers beat the Bills 20-14 in a 1980 AFC divisional playoff game to advance to the AFC Championship Game, where they lost 34-27 to the Oakland Raiders.

From Quiz Your San Diego Chargers!

Answer: Dennis Partee

In 1968 when Partee was a rookie Charger, he booted 106 points for the team in the season. It would be the only time that Dennis would top the 100-point mark. He retired in 1974 from the NFL after only six seasons.

From Quiz The Players of San Diego

Answer: Kellen Winslow

Kellen Winslow was drafted out of Missouri in 1979 and played his entire career with the Chargers until 1987. He had 89 receptions in 1980 and 88 in 1981 to the lead the league in back to back seasons. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.

From Quiz All About the Chargers

Answer: Boston Patriots

The 1963 AFL Championship was played in Balboa Stadium in San Diego on January 5, 1964. The San Diego Chargers defeated the Boston Patriots 51-10.

From Quiz San Diego Chargers

Answer: John Jefferson

"JJ" also had an excellent SI photo cover that year. For some reason, the Chargers got rid of him the next year and he never put up similar numbers with Green Bay. Wes Chandler would help fans forget JJ, however no old-timer fan can forget the contribution he made to winning in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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