Saturday, October 08, 2011

Al Davis, R. I. P.

NYTimes.com: Al Davis, the long-time owner of the Oakland Raiders football team, died Saturday at the age of 82, the team's Web site reported on Saturday.

4 comments:

Rick said...

My favorite Al Davis quote, from his heyday before age dimmed his brilliant mind, which perfectly encapsulated Al Davis' philosophy:

"Other teams say that 'we take what they give us'. WE take what we want."

Snidely Whiplash said...

My favorite and words to live by

"Just Win Baby"

I was in High school in Oakland during his glory years

Cap'n Bob said...

He was great, and then he moved to L.A.

Rick said...

L.A., where he and the Raiders immediately won a Super Bowl....