The quarterback on this team was future MLB shortstop Tim Foli Vella played college football at the University of Southern California and was All-America in 1971, and was a member of the baseball team that won the 1970 College World Series.
Joining the Oakland Raiders as a second round pick, Vella started his career as a backup on an offensive line that featured four future Hall of Famers, including tackles Art Shell and Bob Brown.
Vella was part of the Super Bowl XI championship team that dominated the Vikings.
The idea was for a retail store that sold only Raiders gear, novelties and collectibles, and catered to the die-hard fan that he remembered from his playing days.
He quickly realized he had found a niche, and when the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995, his business boomed.