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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Bill was a great friend, a brilliant performer and an exceptional man. I say this with great admiration and love that Bill becomes one of the people that I give the cloak of immortality. Time never stops for the great ones.
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At the end, he got his break with the networks, and he's done great with that.
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The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.
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Time never stops for the great ones
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We've got labor peace and it's intelligent. It makes sense. We do have the greatest league in the world.
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It's time John took his rightful place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He certainly brings an excellence to it that no one can deny. I saw greatness in him and he lived up to it.
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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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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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The past is now the past and we have five years to make the Raiders economically viable. We have to be able to compete.
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You have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl, I didn't feel the fit was right.
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You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here. I just didn't feel the fit was right, and I think he agreed with me.
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We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it ... I just didn't feel the fit was right, and I think he agreed with me.
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No one hit anyone. Yeah, people were yelling a little bit, you know, but it's part of life. The idea is to go and get something done.