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Pro Football Hall of Fame. Allen Davis (July 4, 1929 – October 8, 2011) was an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager (officially titled managing general partner) [1] of the National Football League (NFL) Oakland Raiders for 39 years, from 1972 until his death in 2011.
Aug 27, 2019 · But here he was in 1989, in his early 30s, and he couldn't agree on a contract with team owner AL DAVIS, so Davis cut him, and Millen decamped to San Francisco where he joined the 49ers.
Oct 8, 2011 · Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992, Davis was a trailblazer during his half-century in professional football. He hired the first African American head coach of the modern era -- Art...
Oct 9, 2011 · Al Davis, the irascible owner of the Oakland Raiders whose feuds with the National Football League reshaped professional football over the last half century and helped spur its rise to pre ...
Scout, assistant coach, head coach, league commissioner, owner. Joined Raiders: 1963. Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 1, 1992... Went from assistant coach of the Los...
In 1963, at the age of 33, he became the head coach and general manager of the Raiders, a team that had a miserable 9-33-0 record in its first three years. Davis led the 1963 Raiders to a 10-4 record and won unanimous AFL Coach of the Year acclaim.
Apr 30, 2024 · Al Davis was an American gridiron football coach and executive who, as commissioner of the American Football League (AFL), was a key actor in the merger of the AFL with the National Football League (NFL) and was either a part owner or principal owner of the Oakland Raiders football franchise.
May 7, 2018 · Al Davis, right, the head coach-general manager of the Oakland Raiders, was named, April 8, 1966 in Houston, as the new American Football League Commissioner to succeed Joe Foss, who resigns ...
Oct 8, 2011 · Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, who died at his home on Saturday morning at 82, was never beloved outside of Raider nation. A fellow owner once called him a “lying creep.”. He was the George...
Oct 8, 2011 · OAKLAND, Calif. - Al Davis, the Hall of Fame owner of the Oakland Raiders known for his rebellious spirit, has died. The team announced his death at age 82 on Saturday.
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