Straight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black,
Cheating Is Encouraged offers the stories of the most infamous
football team in NFL history, the Oakland Raiders of the 1970's
Regardless of whether you loved or hated them, the Oakland Raiders of
the 1970s were an amusing cast of outlaws, misfits, and anomalies that
made up one of the greatest pro football teams of their era.
The Raiders' roster consisted of a collection of mavericks and rebels,
some with behavioral issues, such as John "Tooz" Matuszak and Lyle
Alzado, as well as castoffs like the aging George Blanda and the sandlot
player Otis Sistrunk, who were passed over or disregarded by other NFL
teams. To say that this group of outlaws had "attitude" would be a gross
understatement. They were the Oakland Raiders, the Silver and Black, and
Al Davis's dream of "Just win, baby."
Gridiron characters (such as the Snake, Foo, the Assassin, the Hit Man,
Dr. Death, and many others) chronicle the notorious on- and
off-the-field exploits, away-game adventures, and the party-hard
attitudes that are reflected in the team's intimidating and glorified
mix of renegades. Cheating Is Encouraged defines an era that can only
be considered the last days of "real football played by real men."
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