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The Raiders website just confirmed that Al Davis passed away.

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  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    Whether you liked him or hated him--he was a Legend and will always be a part of NFL lore. RIP.
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
  • GarabaldiGarabaldi Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭
    RIP
  • raiderguy10raiderguy10 Posts: 2,122 ✭✭✭
    God bless you Mr Davis. You built a legacy and it will live on forever. No owner in sports will ever do anything like you to win. You lived, breathed, and ARE the Raiders. Now and FOREVER!!!

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    My all-time favorite piece, and nothing will ever top it. It's my 4th child image. I have it framed with his Rookie card....the 1964 Topps Team Photo of the Raiders where he was the coach.

    Al went to Stanford. He was always a great mind of sports, but was a bad player. He tried out for the basketball team, and was cut. After being cut, he still showed up everyday to practice. It got so bad the coaches kicked him out of the arena any time they would be practicing. One week over Thanksgiving break, Al had a lot of friends on the team, and they let him know when the team photo would be. He snuck in, stole a jersey, and got into the photo. This is the original 1948 school newspaper, with Davis embedded eternally with the 1948 Stanford basketball team. He is 4th from the right in the back row.
    Collect HOF Autos and Anything Raiders.

    "In Al We Trust!"

    Looking for Autos of HOFers Charles Bidwill, Tim Mara, Joe Carr, Fritz Pollard, Guy Chamberlin & Bill Hewitt
  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,120 ✭✭✭✭✭
    RIP Al Davis.

    Being a Bronco fan since I was a kid, I never liked the Raiders (because they would beat the Broncos on a regular basis when I was a kid). My dislike of the Raiders aside, you have to admit that Al was completely devoted to his team, more so than most if not all of his peers.

    It will be interesting to see how the Raider organization does post Al.
  • 57loaded57loaded Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭
    my first pro football game i attended he was the coach.

    he "made" John Madden and others. i think Madden always called him "Mr. Davis" or Al Davis if he was referring to him, never just Al.

    i admired him especially the first go round in Oakland, yet felt he should have passed the reigns years ago. i think it was in his blood to die in the saddle.

    RIP
  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,458 ✭✭✭
    sad news

    RIP

    Fred

    collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.

    looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started

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