Raiders History
Raiders in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Howie Long
DE-DT, VILLANOVA, 13 YEARS, JOINED RAIDERS: 2ND ROUND DRAFT CHOICE, 1981
INDUCTED INTO PRO FOOTBAL HAL OF FAME: JULY 29, 2000
Played 13 National Football League seasons, all with the Raiders and made eight Pro Bowl appearances
in pro career...Moved into starting role with the Raiders beginning in the fifth game of the strikeshortened
1982 season...Just the second Raider defensive lineman
to make a Pro Bowl...First- or secondteam
All-Pro choice in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1989, was also named All-AFC four times...In 1985,
posted 10 sacks, with at least one in eight games and was selected as Raider Lineman’s Club Defensive
Lineman of the Year by his teammates...Although he missed much of the 1988 season due to injury, he
still managed to record three sacks and intercept the first pass of his career, which he returned 73 yards
in a game against Houston...Member of the NFL’s All-Decade team of the 1980s, recorded 84 career
sacks, not including 7.5 sacks in 1981 before the sack was an official NFL stat...Raiders second-round
pick in 1981 NFL Draft and the 48th player selected overall...
Four-year letterman at Villanova and MVP
in the 1980 Blue-Gray Game...Has served as studio host for NFL pregame show on FOX.
Ronnie Lott
DB, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 14 YEARS, JOINED RAIDERS: FREE AGENT, 1991
INDUCTED INTO PRO FOOTBAL HAL OF FAME: JULY 29, 2000
Played 14 National Football League seasons— including two with the Raiders—and made 10 Pro Bowl
appearances in pro career at three positions: cornerback, free safety and strong safety...Named All-Pro
eight times, All-NFC six times, and All-AFC once, selected to play in 10 Pro Bowls and was named to the
NFL’s 75th Anniversary Team...In his first NFL season, led a young secondary that helped the 49ers to win
Super Bowl XVI...Became the second rookie in NFL history to return three interceptions for touchdowns
and
finished second to Lawrence Taylor for Rookie of the Year honors...Used at both left and right cornerback
positions and as a free and strong safety during his 14-year career...In 1986, played 14 games at the free
safety
position before an injury forced him to miss the final two games of the season...Still led the league
with a career
most 10 interceptions, recorded 77 tackles, three forced fumbles and two sacks...During his
career with the 49ers (1981-90), Los Angeles Raiders (1991-92) and the New York Jets (1993-94), recorded
63 career interceptions and twice led the league...Surpassed the 1,000-career tackle mark in 1993 and had
five seasons of at least 100 tackles...In his 10 seasons
with the 49ers, San Francisco won eight NFC Western
Division titles and four Super Bowls...In 20 playoff contests
(all starts), he recorded nine interceptions, 89
tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two touchdowns...
San Francisco 49ers first-round draft
pick and the eighth player chosen overall in the 1981 NFL Draft following
All-American college career at
Southern California.
Dave Casper
TE, NOTRE DAME, 11 YEARS, JOINED RAIDERS: 2ND ROUND DRAFT CHOICE, 1974
INDUCTED INTO PRO FOOTBAL HAL OF FAME: AUGUST 3, 2002
Played 11 years in the NFL, seven-and-a-half with the Raiders...During that time, named All-Pro and
All-AFC four times and was selected to play in four Pro Bowls...Traded to the Houston Oilers for a firstround
and two-second round draft picks midway through 1980 season, finished the season with 56
receptions and was named to his fifth Pro Bowl...In 1984, after a brief stint with the Minnesota Vikings,
returned to the Raiders, finishing his career with 378 receptions for 5,216 yards and 52 touchdowns...
Outstanding play contributed to Raiders success and 32-14 victory against Vikings in Super Bowl XI...
Outstanding blocker as well as receiver...Caught winning 10-yard touchdown pass in 1977 doubleovertime
AFC playoff game...“Ghost to the Post,” in reference to his 42-yard reception, set up the tying
field goal at the end of regulation... All-America as an offensive tackle in 1972 and an All-America tight
end in 1973 at Notre Dame... Second-round pick by the Raiders in the 1974 NFL Draft.
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