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Allen Davis
b.4 Jul 1929 Brockton, Massachusetts
d.8 Oct 2011 Oakland, California
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  • H.  Allen Davis1929 - 2011
  • W.  Carol Sagal (add)
m. Aft 1954
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Name[1] Allen Davis
Alt Name[2] Al Davis
Alt Name[2] Coach Davis
Gender Male
Birth[1] 4 Jul 1929 Brockton, Massachusetts
Marriage Aft 1954 Brooklyn, New Yorkto Carol Sagal (add)
Occupation[1] From 1972 to 2011 Owner, Oakland Raiders (NFL)
Death[2] 8 Oct 2011 Oakland, CaliforniaAt his home, at the age of 82.
Burial[1] 17 Oct 2011 Alameda, CaliforniaChapel of the Chimes
Cause of Death[1] Congestive heart disease
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Allen Davis (July 4, 1929 – October 8, 2011) was an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) for 39 years, from 1972 until his death in 2011. Prior to becoming the principal owner of the Raiders, he served as the team's head coach from 1963 to 1965 and part owner from 1966 to 1971, assuming both positions while the Raiders were part of the American Football League (AFL). He also served as the commissioner of the AFL in 1966.

Known for his motto "Just win, baby",[1] the Raiders became one of the NFL's most successful and popular teams under Davis' management. The franchise enjoyed their greatest successes during the 1970s and 1980s where they were perennial playoff contenders and won three Super Bowl titles. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

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. He was the first NFL owner in the modern era to hire a black head coach (Art Shell), the first to hire a female chief executive (Amy Trask), as well as the second NFL owner to hire a Latino head coach (Tom Flores). He remains the only executive in NFL history to be an assistant coach, head coach, general manager, commissioner, and owner.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Al Davis, in Wikipedia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NFL mourns passing of Raiders owner Al Davis, in Deseret news (Salt Lake City, Utah)
    8 Oct 2011.

    Article by Josh Dubow of the Associated Press, with contributions from Chris Duncan, Janie McCauley, Stephen Hawkins and Michael Wagaman. As an AP article, it appears in many publications in slightly different forms. This publication contains a 1981 file photo showing Davis holding up a trophy.

    "Al Davis was remembered Saturday as the AFL commissioner who helped lead the merger with the NFL that changed professional football forever."

    "Elected in 1992 to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Davis also was a trailblazer. He hired the first black head coach of the modern era — Art Shell in 1988. He hired the first Latino coach, Tom Flores; and the first woman CEO, Amy Trask."

  3.   Raiders players, coaches recall Al Davis' loyalty, in San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco, California)
    via SFGate, 9 Oct 2011.

    Article by Steve Kroner, with contributions from Ron Kroichick and Rusty Simmons. The article contains a photo of Davis on the occassion of his induction into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.

    "Mr. Davis was an innovator of all those things."

    "Davis had been in failing health for some time...."

  4.   Al Davis, Hall of Fame owner of Raiders, dies at age 82, in NFL.com: Official Site of the National Football League
    8 Oct 2011.

    "Davis is survived by his wife, {redact}, and son, {redact}, who Davis had said would run the team after his death."

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