they had the greatest uniforms in the NFL and one of the worst owners. I was a season ticket holder after college and going to games were great - except the fucking ingress and egress into the Dome because Bud fucking Adams and the Oilers would not allow tailgating. So everyone tried to time their arrival in time for kickoff. Which meant half the stadium never saw kickoff because of the huge traffic fuck up. Same way for after the game. I'm not a McNair fan at all, but they have created an A+ tailgate environment. Getting in an out of a Texas game is a breeze because of that.
Plus the team had Bum and Earl fricking Campbell, and a cast of characters - Dante, Mauck, Stabler, etc. Dante threw Dale Robertson (Houston Post sportswriter) out of the team locker room at fall camp - literally threw him through the door - great stuff.
Saw The Snake down at least ten drinks at the Bennigans at Baybrook Mall the might before a game one-time. Just sat there by himself and got blasted. He lived in Nassau Bay on the water at the time. He also owned his own bar later near Almeda Mall - The Diamondback Saloon.
Went to an impromptu party in some field one night with thousands of Oilers fans after a road victory. To this day I have no idea where it was. A radio station hosted it. Just grabbed a girl and we drove down some dirt road and until we found it and started partying.
Danced on the tables of Sam's Place the night they beat the Steelers in the wildcard game with Matthews and John Schumacher. Also went to The Men's Club with Shumacher and Gregg Bingham one night. Bingham had on shorts so they would not let him in, so he went out to his car and found a pair of sweats in the trunk. This was after we all attended the Bill Williams Capon Dinner (another great event in Houston that is no longer around).