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Los Angeles Chargers

Current Leadership

Dean Spanos

Chairman & Controlling Owner

2018–present

Dean Spanos assumed full control as chairman of the Chargers after the death of his father, Alex Spanos, in 2018. He had been the team's president and CEO since 1994 and was the driving force behind the franchise's controversial relocation from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2017. Under his leadership, the Chargers moved into SoFi Stadium in 2020 and hired Jim Harbaugh in 2024 to lead the team's on-field resurgence.

Head Coach

NamePositionSince
Jim HarbaughHead Coach2024

Offense

NamePositionSince
Greg RomanOffensive Coordinator2024
Shane DayQuarterbacks Coach2024
Ed McDanielRunning Backs Coach2024
Sanjay LalWide Receivers Coach2024
Mike DevlinOffensive Line Coach2024

Defense

NamePositionSince
Jesse MinterDefensive Coordinator2024
Nick PerryDefensive Line Coach2024
Matt OverstreetLinebackers Coach2024
Jonathan CooleyDefensive Backs Coach2024

Special Teams

NamePositionSince
Ryan FickenSpecial Teams Coordinator2024

Historical Figures

Alex Spanos

Owner & Chairman

1984–2018

Alex Spanos, a self-made billionaire from the real estate and construction industry, purchased a majority stake in the Chargers in 1984. Under his ownership, the franchise reached Super Bowl XXIX following the 1994 season and developed some of the NFL's most exciting rosters during the LaDainian Tomlinson and Philip Rivers era. Spanos gradually ceded day-to-day control to his son Dean in the 2000s before passing away in 2018.

Barron Hilton

Founding Owner

1960–1966

Barron Hilton, son of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, founded the Los Angeles Chargers as a charter member of the American Football League in 1960. After one season in L.A., Hilton moved the team to San Diego in 1961. He hired the visionary Sid Gillman as head coach and built the Chargers into the AFL's most exciting franchise, winning the 1963 AFL Championship. Hilton sold the team in 1966 but left a lasting legacy as the man who brought professional football to San Diego.