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San Diego Chargers facts for kids
| San Diego Chargers | |||
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| Established 1960 | |||
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American Football League (1960-1969)
National Football League (1970–present)
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Current uniform
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| Team colors | Navy, Gold, Powder Blue, White | ||
| Fight song | San Diego Super Chargers | ||
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| Owner(s) | Alex Spanos (George Pernicano, minority owner with 3% share) |
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| General manager | Tom Telesco | ||
| Head coach | Mike McCoy | ||
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| [Bolts], Super Chargers | |||
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League championships (1)
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Conference championships (1)
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Division championships (13)
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The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. They are currently part of the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). They were first called the Los Angeles Chargers, the team was started in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. The club spent its first season in Los Angeles, California before moving to San Diego in 1961.
As of 2013, Phillip Rivers is the quarterback. The original team logo was a charging horse. Over time, the logo evolved into a lightning bolt, a play on a different meaning of "charge". The team wears navy blue jerseys and white pants for most home games, white jerseys and navy pants for road games, and powder blue jerseys with white pants for designated home games. There is a gold bolt on the jersey that is outlined in both powder blue and navy.
Images for kids
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Kellen Winslow in 2008
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The Chargers hosting a pre-season game at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium in 1987.
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The Chargers drafted running back LaDainian Tomlinson in 2001.
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Qualcomm Stadium, where the Chargers played their home games from 1967 to 2016.