San Diego Chargers facts for kids

San Diego Chargers
	Established 1961; Ended 2016
Logo	Wordmark
League/conference affiliations
	American Football League (1961–1969) Western Division (1961–1969); ; National Football League (1970–2016) American Football Conference (1970–2016) AFC West (1970–2016); ;
	Uniform
Team colors	Navy blue, powder blue, gold, white;
Fight song	San Diego Super Chargers
Personnel
Owner(s)	Barron Hilton (1961–1966); Eugene Klein and Sam Schulman (1966–1984); Alex Spanos (1984–2016)
General manager	Sid Gillman (1961–1970); Harland Svare (1971–1975); Johnny Sanders (1976–1986); Steve Ortmayer (1987–1989); Bobby Beathard (1990–2000); John Butler (2001–2003); A. J. Smith (2003–2013); Tom Telesco (2013–2016)
Head coach	Sid Gillman (1961–1969, 1971); Charlie Waller (1969–1970); Harland Svare (1971 –1973); Ron Waller (1973); Tommy Prothro (1974–1978); Don Coryell (1978–1986); Al Saunders (1986–1988); Dan Henning (1989–1991); Bobby Ross (1992–1996); Kevin Gilbride (1997–1998); June Jones (1998); Mike Riley (1999–2001); Marty Schottenheimer (2002–2006); Norv Turner (2007–2012); Mike McCoy (2013–2016)
Team history
	Los Angeles Chargers (1960, 2017–present); San Diego Chargers (1961–2016);
Team nicknames
	The Bolts, San Diego Super Chargers
Championships
	League championships (1); AFL Championships: (1); 1963;
	Conference championships (1) AFC: 1994;
	Division championships (14) AFL West: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965; AFC West: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009;
Playoff appearances (17)
	AFL: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965; NFL: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013;

The professional American football team now known as the Los Angeles Chargers previously played in San Diego, California as the San Diego Chargers from 1961 to 2017 before relocating back to Los Angeles where the team played their inaugural season. The Chargers franchise relocated from Los Angeles to San Diego in 1961. The Chargers' first home game in San Diego was at Balboa Stadium against the Oakland Raiders on September 17, 1961. Their final game as a San Diego-based club was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego at the end of the 2016 season against the Kansas City Chiefs, who defeated them 37–27.

Images for kids

Kellen Winslow in 2008
The Chargers hosting a pre-season game at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium in 1987.
The Chargers drafted running back LaDainian Tomlinson in 2001.
Qualcomm Stadium, where the Chargers played their home games from 1967 to 2016.