Houston Oilers Homecoming 1979

[@pbennett13]

I'm a lifelong Steelers Fan... but I had a lot of respect for Bum's Oilers... this video is a reason why.. Houston fans rocked!! YOU WILL RECOVER.. GOD BLESS HOUSTON!

[@kylearchbold5189]

Somewhere in this crowd is my dad who past away a year ago due to covid.(got sick before the vaccine was widely available). I like to watch this to remind myself that he lived a full life with his own ups and downs. Helps me get threw my own ups and downs. Oilers fans were truly the best people around and I’m glad I have this piece of my dads history to look back on and smile.

[@madelynmoye1503]

omg it is even more amazing because the Oilers didn't win the championship but the fans where still there to greet them

[@gonzolio666]

No shit stupid, that’s literally what the video is about

[@Badmoon_risin]

Why did I start crying while watching this?.... Miss ya Blue!

[@Denebreus]

I know, right?

[@reginadelahoussaye853]

It was an amazing night. The Dome was moving.

[@lionsfan7500]

I'm a lifelong Metro Detroit resident and a diehard Lions fan for 43 years and counting but as a kid I loved the Oilers almost as much as the Lions and I use to love watching Oilers home games, cuz I loved the Oilers fight song. HOUSTON OILERS NUMBER 1!

[@chrissingeltary4866]

Real fans! You stand by your team regardless! When the oilers got moved that was it for football in Houston.

[@ronvorpe4048]

Chris Singeltary I miss the Houston Oilers my family were Steelers fans but at 12 years old I knew the Oilers were cooler and had a team of fighters.NFL today not worth the watch

[@HellhammerSS]

One of my favorite friendly rivalries. Pittsburgh and Houston. Gladiators fighting with a smile.

[@hotforxx]

I use to live in Houston, Tx and I was a HUGE Oilers fan. I remember watching this on TV. Long live the Houston Oilers and Dan Pastorini and the Earl of Cambell.

[@MrPapageorgio10]

Lifelong Steeler fan myself, and Bum Phillips is my all-time favorite coach. We can agree that the Oilers players and fans had class and great passion, and those traits were epitomized by their leader Bum Phillips. R.I.P. coach, you'll never be forgotten.

[@ldw47]

Thanks for the kind words ! I will also give a shout out to Chuck Noll and the GREAT Steeler teams of the 70`s!

[@Tyler_Kent]

One of the best forgotten rivalries. It didn't last long but it was a lot of fun. I remember the Oilers all talked about how much respect they had for the Steelers and the Steelers said the same about the oilers. The issue we (the Oilers lol) had was we couldn't get that title game in the dome. Credit to the Steelers for having home field advantage both times. And also the Mike Renfro's beautiful TD catch incorrectly called out of bounds hurt too ;)

[@sloukanis]

The day the Oilers left Houston for Tennessee was the last time I watched football. It made me so sick to see this kind fan betrayed for money. I just don't have the heart to invest anything into sports ever again there are much more important things that really matter. But that's just me I live in Packard country now with people who have not known such fan betrayal; however this video brought back some memories of a more innocent time.

[@sz1989sz]

You could blame Drayton McLane

[@PittsburghMarky]

Anyone or any thing that moves to Tennessee is flawed by definition.

[@justinuptonn261]

I'm not even an Oilers fan (Jets) and I know what it feels to be beat up and kicked around. I have never been sadder for the fans of a franchise than for Oilers fans having that team stolen from then. The Texans will never fill that hole in the heart of Oilers fans Bum said it best. Cowboys may be Americas team...I don't care the Oilers are TEXAS' team

[@GeorgiaKev]

I hear you!

[@Baltimorehop]

This is truly remarkable footage. If we didn't have KZbin on the internet, I just don't know. So educational and entertaining. Bless you for this post!

[@reginadelahoussaye853]

We not only did not have the internet back then, there was no such thing as a personal computer. This had to be filmed on a VHS recorder or 8mm or a professional camera which was a big thing.

[@longhorn2615]

As Bum Said, the cowboys were Americas's team but the Oilers were Texas team!

[@UncleJimsTarot]

Cowboys never had the heart to do this.

[@HellhammerSS]

White collar team and blue collar team of texas

[@freshprince512]

@@HellhammerSS 5 super bowls vs 0 super bowls.

[@ronvorpe4048]

You can still feel the love and electricity through this video.I miss the Houston Oilers 😢❤

[@jdtitan]

Whoever filmed this was maybe 100' away from where I stood that night as a four year old, my first ever trip to the Dome. Let's just say it had a lasting impression. Seeing this is amazing, like it was ripped from my memory.

[@voxianguy]

I was 14 and I was also at this wonderful event. The air was literally electric. I remember the anticipation of waiting for about 3 hours, and then the excitement as we were told the buses were just outside. No sad faces, just proud fans loving their team. If I remember correctly, only100 people were at the airport to greet the team, and players said they were worried they had lost the support of the town. Heheh...we were all HERE!!! No fans will ever match the love of Oiler's fans! LUV YA BLUE!

[@MrDONTEATUS]

This made me cry. I was there with my BFF. We had our signs and our pom poms. I will never forget that night.

[@toddhill6373]

This is why sports are so special. I remember growing up in Detroit and I'm still a diehard lions fan but as a kid watching the highlights of this I got goosebumps and even teared up because it was so special

[@grxengine]

Thanks for posting this. For those too young to remember and angrily comment with no prior knowledge....this moment is STILL the most important moment in NFL history in this city. To see this crowd and the cheering you would not know that we'd lost the game in Pittsburgh. We were so proud of that football team. Now, having said that....GO TEXANS!,

[@Squee_Dow]

Y'all, this was the most fun I ever had as a sports fan! There will never be anthing like those Luv Ya Blue days.

[@PrimaryVector]

Me and Dad in the crowd somewhere , it was amazing . RIP Old Man

[@siberangel]

My husband and I were there. Good TImes!

[@brettshepherd5240]

I'm an LA RAMS FAN but I loved this era of EARLERS FOOTBALL. ..COME ON AND LET THE TEXANS HAVE THE NAME OILERS

[@laurenhutton596]

AMEN BROTHER!!!!

[@aprotosimaki]

Not happening: Amy Adams Strunk has said no, and she is the owner of the Titans. The Titans are the Oilers. I would much prefer the Titans to revert back to their original name: Tennessee Oilers. Houston can eat it.

[@sz1989sz]

@@aprotosimaki you said it perfectly

[@lionsfan7500]

Amen the Texans should be the Oilers!

[@tericoleman5621]

I so remember this. Was not there but watched it on TV and cried,,seeing so so many fans waiting for the team so late at night. Great moment. Shame on anyone wanting to tear down the Astrodome. I watched it being built .

[@PittsburghMarky]

This proves to me the Steelers of the 1970s were the greatest football team- NAY- TEAM- of all time. Because if you're getting a crowd of this size and enthusiasm just for having the guts to show up against the Pittsburgh Steelers . . . simply incredible!

[@Denebreus]

We were SO proud of our guys giving their all to the champs.

[@gil6114]

I was thirteen and loved the Oilers. I watched this on TV and felt so proud to be an Oilers fan. When they moved Houston football has never been the same. Those fans in dome were amazing. If i was a player getting off the bus I would have started crying. How much sweeter it would have been if we had beaten the Steelers. Regardless it was a historic moment in NFL history. Go Oilers!!

[@bobking3730]

No city ever loved a team the way Houston loved the Oilers while Bum was their coach. They were outmanned (except for Earl and maybe Brazile), but they played on guts and love for one another, and the city was smitten and all-in. That they could not beat the Steelers was a sad reality, but they pushed Pittsburgh to its physical limits and earned the admiration of the Steelers players. God bless Bum, and Earl, and Dante, and all of them. ps Houston is no longer capable of this kind of love. Even in victory the Astros never experienced anything remotely like this.

[@PittsburghMarky]

Way to go Bud Adams for destroying something this magnificent and romantic!

[@lodimcmillan]

Thank you for posting this! We were in the ramps of the Dome when this was happening, singing our hearts out anyway. What a night.

[@keltchlinda]

This was Houston spirit! We were there and it was fantastic!!

[@MrKLC42]

This was the first year I watched sports as a child, and this team was the reason I became a passionate sports fan. LUV YA BLUE!!!

[@1z1q]

Nobody tells this story better than Dan Pastorini.. gives me goosebumps thinking about it..

[@HouTown1]

Some cities are dealt successful seasons and spoiled with SuperBowl wins. That was not the case with Houston and our beloved Oilers but, the bond that Houston had with the Oilers was nothing less. The "Columbia-blue" pom-poms, Luv Ya Blue placards, "Houston Oilers #1 blaring from the speakers above...those that did not live here then, will never understand. We didn't have one SuperBowl to show for all the Oilers' years here but, that did not diminish the love and enthusiasm we had for the team.

[@dmunoz5999]

I was there at the Dome, I am so Happy because here is the proof that it all really happen here in the city that I was born in. Thank You!

[@kodiklemann8934]

I remember that. My parents had season tickets and we went to this. It was absolutely awesome

[@exj0e52]

I'll NEVER forget that night. Robbed of a victory the welcome home was unbelievable. We mananged to get into the dome; the seats plus stairs were full, cose to 90000 people inside the dome. 610 (Which circled the city was at a standstill with 250k cars sitting). When the buses finally came in the place exploded. NEVER have I had such a feeling then or ever. I will never forget Bum Phillips, Kenny the Snake, Mike Barber, Billie Whiteshoes and EARL CAMPBELL. May Bud Adams rot in hell!

[@rzapalac]

Great video and a great time to be a football fan in Houston. Point of reference for the video's poster - while the 1978 homecoming was large (estimated to be 45,000), the 1979 homecoming was even larger with an estimated 70,000. What a unique time in sports history!

[@reimel38]

ITs taken awhile but Ive let the Texans into my heart. But will never forget The Oilers. Luv ya Blue.

[@lionsfan7500]

Wow this gives me goosebumps! If I were one of the players on the bus I would have needed a box of Kleenex. Even though they have the Texans, the city of Houston should have never lost the Oilers, that was just criminal. Also when the Texans started in Houston in 02 they should have gone right back to being the Oilers. When Tennessee turned into the Titans bud Adams had to lose the rights to the oiler name. The Cleveland browns came back as the browns and the Oilers should have too.

[@fastcats3]

My dad and I watched the Oilers together every Sunday. When he passed in 1996, I took his Oiler coffee mug home with me. I was fourteen years old when they played this game. I had forgotten how we all felt back then. Watching this brought it all back. The excitement and how loved them...when or lose. Thank you Bum Phillips and all the players. Luv ya blue!

[@aprotosimaki]

I was 16. With you on that.

[@CelestialWoodway]

I wish The Houston Texans would have just been The Houston Oilers again. I wish the new team would have kept the name and uniforms of The Houston Oilers. Like how The Cleveland Browns moved and became The Baltimore Ravens but when Cleveland got a new team they were The Browns again.

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

I was a Houston Oilers fan back in the 70s.

[@Rexag]

@SteelerNationTX Yes, they were and my son said it best. After no longer having season tickets to the Texans, I hope they win, but just not a big fan. He said, " Of course not Dad, you grew up with the Oilers and there will never be a Pro team like that" He is right!!!! Go Blue!!!! Always.....

[@joemartin1253]

This is a sports classic!

[@VillagerMan2006]

Love how royal Oilers fans were, that AFC loss meant nothing to them, it was true gratefulness. Sadly, Bandwagons rule Loyalty these days

[@roberteugene7295]

Talk about loyal fans. Rare. The Oilers just got their @sses handed to them, 34-5, and this is the reception they get. Reminds me of the Boston Celtics fans a few years ago, chanting "let's go Celtics" after watching the Celtics implode at home against the Heat.

[@Perpetualmusik]

I am a huge Oiler/Titan fan from Cleveland. It started in this 78 season. I really miss the dome. One of the best games ever was when the Steelers came in week 16 and Cody Carlson started and tore the Steelers up. 1990 season.

[@mags755]

I have tears of joy and sadness in my eyes...

[@TakeBackAmerica2012]

Shortly after this they ripped out the old dome scoreboard to "make room for more seats", didn't even ask the fans how we felt about it. Then we got cheated out of a championhip in Pittsburgh, then they fired Bum Phillips, then sold our team to Tennessee. It's easy to see why fans are upset but PLEASE support the Texans, remember Wade Phillips!!!!

[@SteelerNationTX]

Houston died when this team moved. Something about the Texans that just doesn't seem real. Almost like they're a PG version of a real football team. The Oilers were the heart and soul of this city.

[@BrickerBen]

Great footage! Great fans! Legitimately got chills watching it.

[@hotforxx]

The bus windows were blacked out so the team could not see what was going on. GOD....they were the best! Long live the Houston Oilers.

[@THINKNOTHING]

Man, thanks for upload. I was there! Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers #1.

[@astrobear5353]

houston oilers houston oilers houston oilers #1

[@inbredagogo]

They were a great team, and sure had great fans to support their team like that.

[@nandagiri]

such a great sports town like houston deserves better...this video brings back a lot of memories. lets make the texans americas team...

[@joemartin1253]

The Rockets had a reception at the Astrodome in 94 but this was after they had won the championship.

[@j1992g]

The oilers are slowly starting to become a a fading memory...probably about half of the die hard oilers fans from these days are dead, young people like myself just love the texans, I'm not from Houston but I still look back at the NFL history in houston. would of been cool to be in the astrodome as those buses were rolling in

[@e.j.blacktalian3142]

Facts that how it be. That's home field advantage right there. Let's Go.. always lit... and that wasn't even a game yet. Let's go H-Town that's how them Texans need y'all this season. 2021 Houston will see you in February!!

[@88cutty]

@dolan2159 as a steelers fan i can respect the rivalry we had with houston.. to say they were a bad team is ludacris. they were solid from like up into the mid 90s. the warren moon teams had a tough division with cleveland and cincy being really good and the steelers average.

[@brandonmorris92]

I had no idea the fans did this for their team! Even when they were robbed from reaching the Super Bowl with that stupid call, it's amazing that the fans still have love and support for the Oilers! 😀

[@dnowitzki]

Because these were REAL fans! You really don't see fan support like this on the pro level very often.

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

I love the Houston Oilers. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@gohorns9489]

RIP Bum Phillips....Luv ya Blue

[@longhorn2615]

cool stuff ya have here. Those were the best of times...

[@tonygeinzer6034]

Miss Ya Blue! Houston is and always will be a No-Nonsense City and I'd love to see not only a Houston Oilers Revival, but, having to wear the Super Bowl Logo out forever like they did in Wisconsin after the Packers won in 1997.

[@dcunc1975]

A Bum goes to heaven while a Bud goes to hell. Poetic justice

[@1zombie4v]

Original . One of a kind. Favorite coach ever. Rip

[@Jiltedin2007]

And in the following year, the Oilers made some serious noise in the NFL after upsetting the Chargers in San Diego, they came close to punching their ticket to Pasadena(Home of Super Bowl XIV) had the Referee not blown that call on Dan Pastorini's Touchdown Pass to Mike Renfro. Psychologically, that changed the complexity of the 1979 AFC Championship Game.

[@CBP1427]

I was there in the crowd that night

[@paulnguyen8910]

My family was at the rally!

[@MegaELECTRICEYE]

@SteelerNationTX OH I agree, and I just cannot get excited about the Texans. Some forget but the Oilers were doing very well before they left town. Houston was so stupid in letting that team go. Then the city turns around and builds a new stadium for a new team that want be going anywhere for a long time. Bud Adams at lease was going to put money down on a new stadium. Which was more than what the Texan owner did.

[@stephanielaurenbounds4958]

I would have LOVED to have been one of the Houston Oilers Derrick Dolls Cheerleaders!!!!!!

[@pyrotek40]

Oh I bet you would

[@stephanielaurenbounds4958]

pyrotek40 YOU BET!!!!!!!

[@darwinsworstnytemare]

+Stephanie Lauren “Helen Gurley Brown” Bounds That's what O. J. said... about two weeks ago... :-) -- JD

[@stephanielaurenbounds4958]

darwinsworstnytemare LOL!!!! THAT COMMENT OF YOURS IS FREAKIN' HILARIOUS!!!!!! LOL!!!

[@ronvorpe4048]

Miss ya Blue😢❤

[@Viewer4474]

I was there! I will miss you, Bum! Should have had some Blue Ribbon bacon this morning.

[@1z1q]

Goosebumps !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@toddhill6373]

Just imagine how those players felt.

[@rd-pd8xb]

Miss the Oilers...Go AFL!!! #AFLUnity #SecedeFromNFL #BringBackTheFun #RaiderNation #OilerNation

[@springstud]

I remember see this on tv. and they ask all of Houston to blue light at our back door on

[@heathertucker9678]

I started crying as well!

[@mostlypeacefulprotestor1310]

I miss my Oilers...

[@oilergreg9368]

The Entire City of Houston was there in Spirit

[@kasandrapurplekitten]

Someday it Might be Better there are days like Now where its worse But I guarantee you it will NEVER be the same.

[@hammerking1200]

Mani miss this. With the Texans it's just not the same.

[@aprotosimaki]

No, because the Oilers are now the Titans. Houston lost the Oilers and they ain't coming back.

[@betsaboo8437]

RIP Bum ="(

[@dcunc1975]

St. Peter letting Bum into heaven

[@longhorn2615]

Columbia Blue, I miss it here too!

[@msbeverlyclapp]

They want to tear down the Astrodome! How can anyone in their right mind bulldoze this symbol of Houston? I remember watching this and crying as the buses came in and the team came out and stood on the platform. We loved our Oilers! Not the owner and some of us are still loyal to the team. Love the Texans as well and they have been great in recent years, but the Oilers were special in so many ways. Love ya Blue was everywhere!!!! Not the same excitement for the Texans.

[@hotforxx]

UMMM...NO, half of us are NOT dead. Not yet. I was only 16 and at home IN Houston watching this on TV at the time. I HOPE the Texans do well and go all the way this year. Houston needs that. BUT.....THIS.....was LOVE of a Football team. And NO....WE AIN'T DEAD!

[@jessereiter328]

the next day my life changed forever.

[@rsoliz71]

Awesome.

[@obrike]

I was at the pep rally the following year when Bum said, "Last year, we knocked on the door, this year we beat on it. Next year we'll kick the son of a bitch down" Needless to say, that never happened, but man, I miss my Oilers.

[@myride7216]

Real fans.

[@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin]

Team owners may do what they want, but team names and records should belong to the city. The Texans, or the city, should make an effort to get a Cleveland type deal and reclaim their team.

[@ktimmreck]

Umm... Kenny the Snake wasn't on the team yet. I was at the rally, it was insane!

[@MrIsaiah2020]

Dont feel bad I wont and cant get behind the texans either and I'm just 24. I left the same comments on there last playoff game with the chiefs in 94. Forever Luv Ya Blue

[@Tls805]

You had your lovefest we won superbowls go steelers

[@tguy321]

@hankaaron1961 As I remember it the door fall down on them in Oakland!

[@belfor21]

I was there .

[@Tls805]

You had your lovefest in Pittsburgh we had superbowls