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LAS VEGAS · OAKLAND COLISEUM

The Raiders,
archived.

Vintage Las Vegas Raiders sweatshirts and jerseys, filed by era. Super Bowl XI, XV, and XVIII champions as Oakland/LA Raiders; Al Davis era. The uniform and shield barely changed after 1963, so read the city: Los Angeles Raiders gear dates to 1982-94, while Oakland fits 1963-81 or 1995 on.

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Brown · 90s
─── A Signature Era ───

Back to Oakland

An AFC title game lost 51–3 in Buffalo in January '91, then back to Oakland in '95. Tim Brown catches through all of it.

Years
1990–1999
Wore
#81
Tells
Los Angeles or Oakland city name
NO. 01 · DATING RAIDERS GEAR: LOGO & UNIFORM TIMELINE
  1. 1960The Oakland Raiders began in black, gold and white with a helmeted pirate logo.
  2. 1963Al Davis switched the team to silver and black and added the shield logo to the helmet.
  3. 1964The shield's background changed from silver to black; the logo has had only minor color tweaks since.
  4. 1982The team moved to Los Angeles.
  5. 1995The Raiders returned to Oakland.
NO. 02 · THE RAIDERS INDEX
1960–1979

60s–70s

Oakland Raiders · Snake
1980–1989

80s

Los Angeles Raiders · Silver and Black
1990–1999

90s

Raiders · Back to Oakland
2000–2009

2000s

Oakland Raiders · Gannon
NO. 03 · IN THE DESIGN ARCHIVE

Specific Raiders designs, one page each, with every past eBay example we found.

Super Bowl XVIII (1984) →2001 Pro Bowl →2002 AFC Championship →

NO. 04 · FIELD NOTES
✓Tag check: does the maker and the country of manufacture fit the era the seller claims?
✓Print check: do the logo, wordmark and any copyright date match that year's team identity?
✓Fit check: ask for pit-to-pit and length in inches; vintage tag sizes run differently.

How to date vintage NFL apparel →