Al Davis
Al Davis
Allen "Al" Daviswas an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football Leaguefrom 1972 to 2011. Under Davis' management, the Raiders became one of the most successful teams in professional sports. His motto for the team was "Just win, baby." Davis was active in civil rights, refusing to allow the Raiders to play in any city where black and white players had to stay in separate hotels...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 July 1929
CityBrockton, MA
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It may take us a short while, but we'll get that nastiness of the Raiders back.
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It may take a short while, but we'll get that nastiness of the Raiders back. And that's one of the reasons we're going to depend on the great Art Shell to help us get that done.
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It may take a short while, but we'll get that nastiness of the Raiders back.
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It was so obvious that it wasn't being done. We weren't scoring points, and you have to score to win in the NFL. ... We didn't score enough points with the firepower that we had.
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It's not my intent to denigrate what he has done. But the big thing is we didn't win. You have to win, and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here.
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This organization's not going to turn back. We're going to find a way. I'd like my next head coach to be winning-oriented. I want the right guy.
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There were plenty of role models for us. My mother believed in education and she put all three of us through college at Grambling. She did not have a high school education, but it was something she impressed upon us. After I graduated, I left Texarkana for California, because I knew I could not get a job here. I was in business with certification and accounting, so I figured it was best to go out West. So I went there. It was still tough to get in that field, but things opened up for me.
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Of the three Super Bowls that we won, he was the starting left end. I've had so many great players, but Jerry ranks among the great players.
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I wanted it, and we had to have it. We do have the greatest game in the world, and we got what we wanted.
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A myth is a story told in a historical context. You think of that name, Al Davis, and you think of an old, rich, white guy who owns the Raiders.
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The girls really put on a good show. This is what an all-star game is supposed to be like. The girls really worked well together.
The important thing is to see how we do - the end result.