John Vella, an offensive lineman who started for the Super Bowl XI-winning Oakland Raiders ... California that exclusively sold Raiders merchandise. This was the predecessor of the “Raider ...

Standing 6-foot-4, Vella was considered instrumental in the Raiders’ 32-14 victory over the Vikings at the 1977 Super Bowl ... The Raiders Locker Room merchandise store in San Francisco.

I was in there one time, and he let me try on his Super Bowl ring." Per the Spun's ... team following his playing career. Vella sold Raiders merchandise and memorabilia at a chain of stores ...

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 ...

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John Vella, who spent eight seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Raiders, died on Wednesday, the team announced. He was 74. “The Raiders Family mourns the passing of John Vella ...

The Oakland Raiders left their mark on New Orleans at Super Bowl XV. If ever an NFL team was made to enjoy the temptations and trappings of the city's fabled French Quarter, it was the Raiders.

"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.