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Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis dies at 82, team website says
October 8th, 2011
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Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis dies at 82, team website says

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, who had a storied career in professional football as a coach, commissioner and owner, died Saturday, the team said. He was 82.

In a brief post on their website, the Raiders said a statement would be issued later in the day.
The cause of death was not immediately released.

Much of Davis' career was spent in Oakland, where he first arrived as a coach in 1963 - tasked with turning around a team that was picked to be at the bottom of the standings. The results were almost immediate, finishing 10-4 that season, and Davis was selected as coach of the year.

At 33, he was both the coach and general manager of the Raiders, the website said, making him the youngest person to hold that dual position.

Davis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

According to the Hall of Fame website, Davis "is the only person to have served pro football in such varied capacities as (1) a player personnel assistant, (2) an assistant coach, (3) a head coach, (4) a general manager, (5) a league commissioner and (6) the principal owner and chief executive officer of an NFL team."

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  1. Derone Brown Jr.

    Thanks for the memories...R.I.P. Uncle Al. JUST WIN BABY!

    October 8, 2011 at 12:01 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  2. John

    Oh no...Al Davis and Steve Jobs, both SF Bay Area stars gone in the same week. Silicon Valley is in mourning, as am I.

    October 8, 2011 at 12:02 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  3. MANNY MOTA

    THE N.F.L WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER AL DAVIS & THE RAIDER NATION FANS FOR EVER THING THEY PUT US TROW.NOW ALL I CAN SAY IS WE HAVE TO WIN THIS SEASON FOR HIM.IN HIS WORDS " JUST WIN BABY".................R.I.P. UNCLE AL

    October 8, 2011 at 12:47 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  4. madeline

    This is my dad's favorite team and everybody will miss Al Davis

    October 8, 2011 at 2:13 pm | Report abuse | Reply
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