Monte Poole: Raiders owner Al Davis finally sees light, hitches wagon with Tom Cable, not JaMarcus RussellMonte Poole
OAKLAND (AP) -- The cause of former Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis' death has been determined to have been heart failure. The death certificate issued by Alameda County says Davis died at age 82 at 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 8 from an abnormal hearth rhythm, congestive heart failure and a he...
For a brief period, the new AFL team was known as the Senors but by the time the 1960 season started, the Oakland team was known as the Raiders. The origin of the Raiders name is not known. It was most likely chosen by principal owner Chet Soda and his partners. TEAM NAMES Oakland ...
“Ask them,” Davis said of the NFL owners. For example, in the wake of the Raiders being denied a move to Los Angeles, perception turned to reality whenHouston Texansowner Bob McNair said, in a New York Times Magazine article in January, “Oakland gets nothing. Al u...
The chairman of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Commission said Thursday he is ready to begin talks with Los Angeles Raiders owner Al Davis to get the football team to return to Oakland as soon as he is told that the Raiders’ plan to move to Irwindale is dead. ...
Until the decline of the Raiders into perennial losers in the first decade of the 21st century, Davis was a winner, the man who as a coach, then owner-general manager-de facto coach, established what he called "the team of the decades" based on another slogan: "Commitment to Excellence....
The Raiders have 30 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including owner Al Davis. Las Vegas Raiders Team Info Conference: AFCDivision: WestYear Founded: 1960Team Colors: Black, SilverTeam Rivals: Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant St...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Al Davis, the ICONIC owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, never said, "Just win pretty baby." He said, “Just Win, Baby.” The Raiders just did. Responding to an uninspired loss that left Raider Nation clueless and the biggest threat to his young career as a Ra...
Although Al Davis is perhaps best known as the Raiders' longtime owner, his brief stint as head coach from 1963 to 1965 laid the foundation for the team's eventual success. Davis' unmatched football acumen and his relentless pursuit of excellence transformed the then-struggling fr...
With “The Boys Are Back in Town,” a raucous rock song, blasting from speakers and a Raider highlight film being replayed over and over, the Raider faithful hoisted free Raider beer mugs to welcome back their team. There was even a chair reserved for Raider owner Al Davis in the bar,...