Al Davis
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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
legacy fine maverick
History will dictate what my legacy is. And 'maverick' is fine, because I am.
decision way honest
Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.
games waiting wake-up
Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.
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Why should I talk to you? I don't know where you're from.
football team nfl
No one could have brought in more personnel than we have to build a football team.
years games nfl
If it weren't for a new rule that came into being, we'd have played three years in a row in the championship game.
important consistent
It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.
down-and quarterback hard
The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard
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.
adequately depend factors game kerry maybe pass press protection reasonably running seen talk
I would think that would depend on who we talk to, what is available. I think Kerry did adequately well considering other factors maybe not seen by the press or fans. I think he did reasonably well. We had no running game and our pass protection slipped.
adequately game kerry pass protection running
Kerry did adequately well ... He had no running game and our pass protection slipped.
able i-can seems
I can control most things, but I don't seem to be able to control death.
defense want said
They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.
lying thousand
One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.