Orville Trask
Encyclopedia
Orville Trask is a former American collegiate and Professional Football
player who played defensive tackle for three seasons, two with the American Football League
's Houston Oilers
, where he was on the first two AFL Championship teams in 1960 and 1961. In 1962 he was with the AFL's Oakland Raiders
. He was the Oiler's first team captain. He stopped playing in 1962 due to a shoulder injury. His picture is in the Hall of Fame, receiving the game ball from Bud Adams
after winning the first American Football League championship.
Professional football
In the United States and Canada, the term professional football includes the professional forms of American and Canadian gridiron football. In common usage, it refers to former and existing major football leagues in either country...
player who played defensive tackle for three seasons, two with the American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
's Houston Oilers
History of the Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are the professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the then-Houston, Texas, team began play in 1960 as a...
, where he was on the first two AFL Championship teams in 1960 and 1961. In 1962 he was with the AFL's Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He was the Oiler's first team captain. He stopped playing in 1962 due to a shoulder injury. His picture is in the Hall of Fame, receiving the game ball from Bud Adams
Bud Adams
Kenneth Stanley "Bud" Adams, Jr. is the owner of the Tennessee Titans' National Football League franchise. He was instrumental in the founding and establishment of the former American Football League. Adams became a charter AFL owner with the establishment of the Titans franchise, which was...
after winning the first American Football League championship.