Conley
10-08-2011, 10:32 AM
Wow, didn't know he was sick. Knew he hadn't looked good for a long time but still it seemed like he was going to keep going for a while. The man loved his Raiders. RIP
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, whose rebellious NFL legend began 60 years ago as an assistant with the Baltimore Colts and was punctuated with a 1992 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction in Canton, has died at 82.
The team's website released the news Saturday morning, posting a simple tribute with his name in large silver letters above "July 4, 1929-October 8, 2011."
The Raiders said the team will issue a statement later Saturday. No cause of death was released, and it was not immediately clear when and where he died.
"Based on personal achievement, team achievement and contributions to the game, no one has had a more profound and lasting impact on professional football," Davis' biography says on the team's website.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7074380/oakland-raiders-owner-al-davis-dies-82
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, whose rebellious NFL legend began 60 years ago as an assistant with the Baltimore Colts and was punctuated with a 1992 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction in Canton, has died at 82.
The team's website released the news Saturday morning, posting a simple tribute with his name in large silver letters above "July 4, 1929-October 8, 2011."
The Raiders said the team will issue a statement later Saturday. No cause of death was released, and it was not immediately clear when and where he died.
"Based on personal achievement, team achievement and contributions to the game, no one has had a more profound and lasting impact on professional football," Davis' biography says on the team's website.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7074380/oakland-raiders-owner-al-davis-dies-82