HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 12081970 - 70-831 I 'HE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of urging the }
Oakland Raiders to join with the }
San Francisco 49'ers in consent- }
ing to lift the TV blackout for } RESOLUTIONNUMBER} ER 70/831
the :December 20, 1970 gamy; }
between the two teams . }
WHEREAS the Oakland. Raiders and. San Francisco 49ers will
be playing an important professional football league game on
December 20, 1970 at the Oakland Coliseum; and.
WHEREAS there is an understandable professional football
league policy to have a TV blackout in the home area, to insure
Barre attendance; and
WHEREAS the San Francisco 491ars and Oakland. Raiders game
is a complete sellout and thousands of interested .fans are
unable to obtain tickets ; and
WHEREAS a precedent has been set for lifting the blackout
ba.n when the New York Giants and New York Jets both consented to
televise a sellout game in their home area under similar circum-
stances on November 1, 1970; and
WHEREAS the San Francisco 49'ers have consented to lift
said ban for the December 20, 10703 game; and
�AMEREAS the consent of the Oakland Raiders is also needed
in order to have the TV blackout lifted; and
W'I EIREAS the lifting of the TIT blackout it this instance
would retain for the Oakland Raiders and. the San Francisco 9 'ers
the good will of thousands of football fans in the Saar Area.;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY T1141—h BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that it urges the Oakland
:Raiders football team to join with the San Francisco 49ters in
consenting, to lift the TV blackout to allow the many thousands of
football fans who are unable to obtain ticketsoto view the
'december 20, 10/70 game between the two teams .
PASSED ATNM ADOPTED this 8th day of December, 1970 by the
following vote of the Board :
AYES: Supervisors J. P. fenny, A. M. Dias,
J. E. Mloriarty, E. A. Li.nscheid,
T J. Coll .
NOES: None .
ABSENT: None
ESC)LUT70 NUMBER 70/831