Super Bowl XV saw the Raiders—still in Oakland—play the Philadelphia Eagles. Oakland became the first wild-card team to win a Super Bowl. The Raiders were 11-5 under Tom Flores in the regular ...

He was 74. “The Raiders Family mourns the passing of John Vella, a standout on the dominant Raider offensive lines of the 1970s and a starter on Oakland’s Super Bowl XI Championship team ...

"The Raiders Family mourns the passing of John Vella, a standout on the dominant Raider offensive lines of the 1970s and a starter on Oakland's Super Bowl XI Championship team," the team said in a ...

John Vella, who spent eight seasons in the NFL and helped the Oakland Raiders to their first Super Bowl championship in the 1976 season, has passed away at the age of 74. On Wednesday, the Las ...

"The Raiders Family mourns the passing of John Vella, a standout on the dominant Raider offensive lines of the 1970s and a starter on Oakland’s Super Bowl XI Championship team," the statement read.

The football world is mourning the death of a former Super Bowl champion who passed away this week. John Vella, a stalwart on the offensive line for the then-Oakland Raiders whom he played with ...

John Vella, a former offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders and one-time Super Bowl champion, has died. The Raiders released the statement concerning their former right tackle, but didn’t ...

Former Raiders offensive lineman John Vella, a starter on their Super Bowl 11-winning team, died at the age of 74, the team said Wednesday. A cause of death was not announced. Vella played guard ...

John Vella, an offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders, has died at the age of 74. The Raiders announced his passing on social media.

The Eagles' first appearance was Super Bowl XV when it lost 27-10 to the Oakland Raiders in New Orleans (Louisiana Superdome) Jan. 25, 1981. They also lost in XXXIX to the Patriots 24-21 in ...

Winning a Super Bowl is the pinnacle of every NFL player’s career. But winning Super Bowl MVP? That’s the kind of honor that cements your legacy forever. It’s what separates a great ...

The first two were losses — 27-10 to the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XV following the 1980 season and 24-21 to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX following the 2004 season.