[2] Soda played a major role in the development of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex and as a minority owner of the California Seals, was instrumental in the relocation of the team to Oakland.

[2] Soda was one of eight founding partners in the Raiders, others including F. Wayne Valley and Donald Blessing.

"[3] The new name was subject to much ridicule in the press, with particular attention given to the misspelling of the plural of "señor" and to the lack of a tilde over the "n", and was overruled less than two weeks after it had been announced.

[4] Soda's involvement in the team was limited to its first year; immediately after the 1960 season, he resigned as general manager.

Two weeks later, Valley, Ed McGah, and Robert Osbourne bought out Soda and the other partners' shares in the franchise.