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
fit super vision win
You have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl, I didn't feel the fit was right.
agreed fit passion super vision win
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.
denigrate intent passion super vision win
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.
obvious points score scoring win
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.
thinking winning next
I'd like my next head coach to be winning oriented. We would consider anyone that we think is right.
winning want fields
Look, I don't want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.
football winning nfl
I'm in pro football to win, to have the Raiders dominate, to have the Raiders global, and we're not going to be able to do that with a half-filled stadium.
football passion winning
I saw greatness in John and he lived up to it. I also saw a tremendous competitor who loved to win. John is a standard bearer, someone that players, coaches, fans and the Raider Nation can all look up to. One of his great virtues, the fire that burned brightest in him, was his love and passion for football, which was seldom ever equaled.
passion winning player
We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here.
winning organization nfl
The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win.
american-businessman among bowls great jerry left ranks starting super three
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.
admiration becomes bill brilliant cloak great love people performer stops time
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.
game greatest
I wanted it, and we had to have it. We do have the greatest game in the world, and we got what we wanted.
break great
At the end, he got his break with the networks, and he's done great with that.