GreenBeans Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 http://www.raiders.com/ More to come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 WOW RIP ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 There's your 3. Shuttllesworth, Jobs, and Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBeans Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 http://espn.go.com/n...2-cause-unknown Davis Raiders owner Al Davis, whose legend began 60 years ago as an assistant coach with the Chargers and included a 1992 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 SUPER BOWL!!! Sorry, I had to. RIP BIG AL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 RIP to one of the pioneers of the AFL. We sit here as fans of the greatest league with teams to support because he (and a few others) really attacked Rozelle and the NFL over 50 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybroome Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 R.I.P. Al. I've always hated your Raiders, but I respect what you did for football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Mostro Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 RIP. No matter what opinions Al generated in recent years, he truly was among the pioneers and giants of the game we all love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsnts725 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Just Win, Baby... R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I imagine there are about twenty ESPN interns out back burning all the video of ESPN analysts basically calling Davis a senile retard over the last decade, if only to make those analysts' weepy soliloquies seem at least a bit genuine today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I imagine there are about twenty ESPN interns out back burning all the video of ESPN analysts basically calling Davis a senile retard over the last decade, if only to make those analysts' weepy soliloquies seem at least a bit genuine today. Such a visionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 RIP to a true pro football legend. Younger fans might only know him as Crazy Al. He truly deserved his spot in the hall and in football lore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I imagine there are about twenty ESPN interns out back burning all the video of ESPN analysts basically calling Davis a senile retard over the last decade, if only to make those analysts' weepy soliloquies seem at least a bit genuine today. He seemed to be building a good team there as of late. He lacked a QB to get it done IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Raider fans will be wearing black. Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 RIP AL made huge contributions to the AFL at least belicheat has one less trading partner now (sry, had to) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 RIP Al - thanks for all you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanFromQueens Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 He may be gone, but he'll never be forgotten. Al Davis was always one hell of an owner. One thing is for sure; He wanted to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tparich Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 RIP Al Davis. FWIW I'm glad he got to see the Raiders get back to respectability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSage Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 For those of you who are too young to remember -he was a pioner who was a driving force resulting in the merger of the AFL and NFL, was the one of if not the first to actively recruit from black colleges, one of first to bring black and hispanics into the coaching ranks and front office. An iconic figure as well as a maverick- Rest in peace Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73andMe Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 He thought outside the box and was his own man--ahead of his time in many ways--thanks for your love of the game and all you did for the NFL REST IN PEACE AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I hated him with every ounce of my being the same way he hated the Jets but you had to respect that bat sh*t crazy SOB. He'll be missed, he definetly marched to the beat of his own drum and the NFL wouldn't be what it is today if he didn't. RIP Crazy Al It also seems he might have been right about taking that chicken legged, injury prone, human insemination machine with a fast 40 time DMC. I don't know how anyone disagreed with that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Rest In Peace. The last man to truly win a large scale war against the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 he looked closer to 182 than 82. RIP al; one of the founding fathers of the NFL we all enjoy today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Another shocker, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaumerJet Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 R.I.P. Al. I've always hated your Raiders, but I respect what you did for football. What he did for FOOTBALL? Brought Steroids to the NFL Caused the Deaths of John Matuszak and Lyle Alzado due to complications from Steroids But he changed the game!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaJetsFan Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 What he did for FOOTBALL? Brought Steroids to the NFL Caused the Deaths of John Matuszak and Lyle Alzado due to complications from Steroids But he changed the game!! Ummmm ... really? Al Davis brought steroids to the NFL? Al Davis CAUSED the deaths of John Matuszak and Lyle Alzado due to the complications from Steroids???? Are you some kind of screaming liberal that "feels" that all societal ills should be cast upon someone of money since the person earning less is blatantly a pawn doing the "Rich Man's" bidding? Perhaps then every football player that's ever taken HGH, or whatever, should have the "right" to blame Al Davis for making poor choices? STFU!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Mostro Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 What he did for FOOTBALL? Brought Steroids to the NFL Caused the Deaths of John Matuszak and Lyle Alzado due to complications from Steroids But he changed the game!! Che stronzo! Most $hithead post here in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Are you some kind of screaming liberal that "feels" that all societal ills should be cast upon someone of money since the person earning less is blatantly a pawn doing the "Rich Man's" bidding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 As an NFL fan, I say thank you, Al. As a Jets fan, I say the Jets/Raiders rivalry will never be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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