Tennessee Titans All - Time Team

The Minnesota Vikings travel this weekend to Tennessee to play the Titans tomorrow. In another iteration, the Tennessee Titans were the Houston Oilers and an original member of the American Football in 1960. The Oilers were an immediate hit as they won the rival league’s first two championships. After nearly a decade of competing for players and fans, the Oilers and the rest of the AFL’s teams agreed to a truce in 1966 and fully merged with the NFL in 1970. The Oilers fielded wildly entertaining teams in the late 1970s and early 1990s. Led by the remarkable running of Earl Campbell and a strong defense, the 1970s Oilers had the great misfortune of playing in the same division as the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 1978 and 1979 seasons were ended by those Steelers in the AFC Championship game. The 1990s Oilers were a high-flying, high-scoring offensive juggernaut led by Warren Moon. Unfortunately, those entertaining teams were repeatedly confounded in the playoffs. The wild popularity of those fun teams made the departure in 1997 for Nashville heartbreaking. The team played as the Tennessee Oilers in 1997 and 1998 and became the Titans in 1999. The Tennessee Titans have had spotty success. The highlight of their time is easily the 1999 season that ended in Super Bowl XXXIV. Led by Steve McNair, the Titans were a yard short of either tying the St. Louis Rams and forcing overtime or winning in regulation. Instead, they lost the big game 23-16. Over their 27 years in Tennessee, the Oilers/Titans have made the playoffs ten times and won their division five times. On the eve of the big game, here is a look at some of the best players in the occasionally fun history of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oiler/Tennessee Titans. 

Offense

Quarterback

Warren Moon

Running Backs

Earl Campbell

Derrick Henry

Wide Receivers

Charley Hennigan

Kenny Burrough

Tight End

Frank Wycheck

Offensive Tackles

Brad Hopkins

Michael Roos

Offensive Guards

Bruce Matthews

Mike Munchak

                               

Center

Carl Mauck

Defense

Defensive Ends

Elvin Bethea

William Fuller

Defensive Tackles

Ray Childress

Curley Culp

Linebackers

Robert Brazile

Gregg Bingham

George Webster

Cornerbacks

Chris Dishman

Samari Rolle

Safeties

Ken Houston

Blaine Bishop

Special Teams

Kicker 

George Blanda

Punter

Brett Kern

Returner

Billy “White Shoes” Johnson