This Day in Chargers History

March 30, 1984 – San Diego free safety Paul Oliver was born in Kennesaw, Ga. Oliver recorded 60 tackles, made an interception, forced a fumble and recovered two fumbles last season for the Chargers, continuing to display a knack for making plays in big moments.

Rivers Advances in Madden Cover Vote

Update: Rivers will not advance to the quarterfinals after falling to Adrian Peterson in the second round. Peterson got 56 percent of the vote to Rivers’ 44 and will face Drew Brees.

Bracket-style voting for the Madden ’12 cover subject enters Round Two this week.

No. 1 seed Philip Rivers advanced to the Sweet 16, beating Oakland running back Darren McFadden with 67 percent of the vote.

Rivers now faces another running back, No. 9 Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings. Fans can vote for the Chargers quarterback through April 3.

The Rivers-Peterson winner will face either Drew Brees or Mark Sanchez in the quarterfinals April 4-10. Michael Vick and Andre Johnson are also on Rivers’ side of the bracket.

Each of the 32 teams had a representative in the bracket, half of which have been eliminated. The other No. 1 seed, Aaron Rodgers, also advanced to the Sweet 16, which consists of seven quarterbacks, five running backs, three receivers and a linebacker.

Stay true and keep pounding,
Christopher

This Day in Chargers History: March 29

March 29, 2005 – San Diego signs TE Justin Peelle to a one-year contract. Peelle, a run-blocking tight end and special teams contributor, caught 11 passes for 38 yards and a touchdown in ’05, his fourth and final season with the Chargers, and played in all 16 games for the second consecutive season.

This Day in Chargers History: March 28

March 28, 1972 – Former Chargers receiver Lance Alworth is inducted into the San Diego Hall of Fame at the Balboa Park Hall of Champions. Alworth, a member of the Chargers Hall of Fame and the first AFL player inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, had his No. 19 jersey retired by the Chargers. Alworth caught 543 passes for 10,266 yards in 11 AFL and NFL seasons.

This Day in Chargers History: March 25

March 25, 2005 — Chargers President Dean Spanos hosts 25 Japanese arena football players at Chargers Park. The All-Japan Samurai Warriors were in town for a preseason game against the San Diego Riptide of arenafootball2.

Photos: San Diego State Pro Day

Here are some photos from San Diego State’s pro day on Thursday. Chargers staff that attended included Head Coach Norv Turner, receivers coach Charlie Joiner and director of college scouting John Spanos.

Head Coach Norv Turner shakes hands with the quarterback that threw to the SDSU receivers Thursday.

Turner explains one of the routes he'd like to watch the receivers execute.

Director of College Scouting John Spanos and a crowd of NFL scouts watch an SDSU senior perform a three-cone drill.

WR Vincent Brown watches a ball into his hands during positional drills.

WR DeMarco Sampson makes a catch away from his body.

Scouts ready their stopwatches near the end of the 40-yard dash.

Spanos, who volunteered to time and record 10-yard splits during the 40-yard dash, concentrates as a player begins his run.

Turner, right, smiles as he stands on the far sideline of SDSU's field Thursday.

An SDSU WR prepares for his 40-yard dash, dropping to one knee and pumping his arms.

Turner and former defensive coordinator Ron Rivera, now Carolina's head coach, spend some time watching drills together.

Stay true and keep pounding,
Christopher

This Day in Chargers History: March 24

March 24, 1994 – The Chargers traded their fourth-round draft pick, No. 107 overall, for receiver Tony Martin. Martin led the ’94 AFC Championship team with 885 receiving yards and played four seasons for the Chargers, appearing in all 64 games with 49 starts, 288 catches, 4,184 receiving yards and 33 touchdowns.

This Day in Chargers History: March 23

March 23, 2010 — NFL owners voted to amend the overtime rules for all NFL postseason games at the league’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. The vote altered the sudden death format so the team that wins the coin toss cannot end the game on a subsequent field goal attempt. The Chargers voted in favor of the change.

This Day in Chargers History: March 22

March 22, 2004 – The Chargers hold a workout for N.C. State quarterback Philip Rivers in Raleigh, N.C. San Diego traded the 2004 No. 1 overall pick Eli Manning for Rivers, the No. 5 overall selection by the New York Giants, as well as picks San Diego used to select Pro Bowlers Nate Kaeding and Shawne Merriman.

This Day in Chargers History:March 20

March 20, 1960: Owner Barron Hilton unveils Chargers uniforms at his Santa Monica residence. The uniforms are blue and gold with lightning bolts on sides of helmets and trousers. Jack Kemp and Ron mix model the uniforms. Hilton chose lightning bolts because he associated a “Charge” of lightning with a lightning bolt. He also liked the bolts that were on the helmets of the Air Force Academy football team, but wanted something slightly different, so he had the “Chargers bolt” designed to be different and place on the uniforms.