Al Davis
Al Davis
Allen "Al" Daviswas an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football Leaguefrom 1972 to 2011. Under Davis' management, the Raiders became one of the most successful teams in professional sports. His motto for the team was "Just win, baby." 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...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 July 1929
CityBrockton, MA
Al Davis quotes about
nfl raiders oakland-raiders
Once a Raider, always a Raider.
winning want fields
Look, I don't want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.
athlete games play
A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game.
great-ones
Time never stops for the great ones
games waiting wake-up
Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.
country league
I love my country and I love my league.
years people would-be
Approximately four years ago, we were told that Jerry Rice would be a free agent and there were people who felt that he no longer could contribute.
baby surfing
Just shred baby, shred.
thinking winning next
I'd like my next head coach to be winning oriented. We would consider anyone that we think is right.
entertainment key map market officially puts
This puts entertainment officially on the map as a key market for the company.
greatest labor league peace
We've got labor peace and it's intelligent. It makes sense. We do have the greatest league in the world.