Chuck Muncie was a talented Running Back, but his off-field issues and substance abuse made him expendable, so the New Orleans Saints jettisoned him to the San Diego Chargers four Games into the 1980 Season.

The San Diego Chargers chose Boston College’s Offensive Guard, Don Macek, with their 1976 Second Round Pick, and while he never blossomed into a Pro Bowl, there was unquestioned value with this selection.

Billy Shields was with the San Diego Chargers for the vast majority of his career, where the Offensive Tackle was drafted in the Sixth Round in 1975, after coming out of Georgia Tech.

After a few seasons with the New Orleans Saints, Wes Chandler was traded early in the 1981 Season, where he found a home in the potent Chargers offense.  Chandler completed the year with 857 Yards in 12 Games, which foreshadowed his spectacular 1982 year.

A 1998 Supplemental Draft Pick from Oklahoma State, Jamal Williams had a slow start in his pro career.

The San Francisco 49ers of the NFL and the Oakland Raiders of the AFL both drafted Lance Alworth, but it was the AFL where Alworth would join after his AFL rights were traded to the San Diego Chargers before his 1962 rookie season.  The Chargers gave up three players for Alworth, and it still turned out to be a robbery in favor of the Bolts.

A dual-sport star at Tennessee (Track & Field), Anthony Miller was the recipient of San Diego’s First Round Pick in 1988.

When you have a nickname of "Speedy," we think it is safe to state that the recipient in question is fleet of foot.

A three-time All-American at Alabama, Woodrow Lowe played his entire pro career with the San Diego Chargers, the team that took the Linebacker in the Fifth Round on the 1976 Draft.

Rodney Harrison played his college ball at Western Illinois, Rodney Harrison saw little action as a rookie in 1994 with San Diego.  That did not change until his third year, where he became the Chargers’ starting Strong Safety.

Playing his college ball at San Diego State, Gary Garrison was one of the many players in the 1960s who was drafted in both the National Football League and American Football League.  Garrison stayed in San Diego, joining the Chargers, who drafted him instead of Philadelphia of the NFL.

Antonio Gates had a good career a Kent State, but it did not result in any NFL team drafting him in 2003.  The San Diego Chargers signed him, and he would wear the lightning bolt on his helmet for the entirety of his 16-year career.

A three-time Pro Bowl Selection with the Minnesota Vikings, Ed White was traded to the San Diego Chargers, where the Offensive Lineman proved to be one of the best assets Quarterback Dan Fouts ever had.

Paul Lowe was undrafted in 1959, but the San Francisco 49ers gave him a shot in training camp.  Lowe did not make the team, but in 1960, the American Football League opened, and many more opportunities opened up.  The Halfback from Oregon State had a new outlet for his skills, and he made the most of it.

In terms of versatility, Gill Byrd is one of the greatest Defensive Backs in Chargers’ history.

Philip Rivers was not the Quarterback that the San Diego Chargers wanted at first.  They had the first overall pick in 2004, and it was Eli Manning they hoped to select; however, Peyton's little brother openly stated that he would not sign with the Bolts.  It all worked out, as they arranged a deal with the New York Giants, who made a draft-day trade for their first rounder, which was fourth overall, and Rivers went from North Carolina State to Southern California.

A veteran of 136 NFL Games, Nick Hardwick started every single one of them, at Center for the San Diego Chargers.

The greatest Running Back in the history of Texas Christian University would also become the greatest Running Back in Los Angeles Chargers history.

“The Big Cat” Ernie Ladd, was one of the star defensive players at Grambling, and standing at 6’ 9” he was one of the most imposing players in the gridiron ever saw.

One of the greatest Defensive Backs in the history of the Chargers is without a doubt that Eric Weddle, a Second Round Pick from Utah.