Al Davis

@Executive, Life Achievements and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Al Davis was an American football coach and executive Cancer Celebrities Jewish Athletes American Syracuse University Sportspersons Coaches Sports Administrators Allen "Al" Davis was an American football executive and coach. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). As an assistant to Sid Gillman of the Los Angeles Chargers, he learned of the "vertical" passing game that Gillman had constructed, he perfected the scheme as a coach, to turn the struggling Raiders franchise around. As the commissioner of the American Football League, he opposed a merger between the NFL and AFL. He didn't last long as commissioner because of his brash actions. He was strict with his coaching staff and players and demanded just one thing of them: winning. He took players who were outcasts and deemed bad character types and made them feel at home in Oakland and they had no problems when Al told them to "Just Win, Baby."He was not shy about hiring minority coaches to lead his team. He gambled on a little-known 32-year-old linebackers coach John Madden and was vindicated as Madden made the Raiders a perennial powerhouse. A believer in equality, he was the first NFL owner to hire an African-American head coach and a female chief executive. He was a maverick and a rebel whose legacy will never be forgotten.

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Birthday: July 4, 1929 Died on: October 8, 2011 Nationality: American Famous: Executive, Football Coach, Jewish Athletes, Syracuse University, Sportspersons, Coaches, Sports Administrators Spouses: Carol Davis Known as: Allen Davis, Arthur Allen Davis Childrens: Mark Davis Information Detail Birthday July 4, 1929 Died on October 8, 2011 Nationality American Famous Executive, Football Coach, Jewish Athletes, Syracuse University, Sportspersons, Coaches, Sports Administrators Spouses Carol Davis Known as Allen Davis, Arthur Allen Davis Childrens Mark Davis Universities Syracuse University Syracuse University Erasmus Hall High School Wittenberg University Notable Alumnis Syracuse University Birth Place Brockton Gender Male Father Louis Davis Mother Rose Davis Net Worth $500 million Sun Sign Cancer Born in Brockton Famous as American Football Coach & Executive Died at Age 82

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Davis died of heart failure on 8th October 2011and was survived by his wife, Carol, and their only child, Mark, who became the Raiders’ managing general partner and holds the majority of the team with his mother. Unsplash Personal Life

Allen Davis was born on July 4, 1929 in Brockton, Massachusetts, to Louis Davis and Rose and he had a younger brother Jerry. Louis tried a variety of trades before settling down in the garment manufacturing business. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

The family moved into a better accommodation in Brooklyn in 1934. He attended Erasmus Hall High School and was a reserve in the school team and picked up coaching techniques from Coach Al Badain. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Davis graduated from high school in 1947, enrolled at Wittenberg College in Ohio, but transferred to Syracuse University. Unsuccessful in his efforts to join the men's basketball team, Davis became interested in football strategy. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Upon graduation in 1950 with a B.A in English, Davis sought a position on a college football coaching staff while pursuing a master's degree and was appointed coach at Adelphi University, Long Island. Unsplash Career

In 1952, upon receipt of his master's degree, he was inducted into the Army. General Stanley Scott of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, obtained Davis's services in 1953 as coach for his base's football squad. Unsplash Career

He remained at Fort Belvoir until his discharge from the Army in 1954. While coaching in the Army, he would sell scouting information about his players to National Football League (NFL) teams. Unsplash Career

He worked for a year as a freelance scout for the Baltimore Colts of the NFL and advised the Colts which players to offer contracts to or draft as they returned to civilian life. Unsplash Career

The Colts' head coach, Weeb Ewbank’s connections enabled Davis to be hired by The Citadel as an assistant to newly hired head coach John Sauer and took the credit for The Citadel’s success. Unsplash Career

With Davis as owner-manager, the Raiders became one of the most successful teams in professional sports. From 1967 to 1985, the team won 13 division championships, one AFL championship, and three Super Bowls Unsplash Major Achievements

In 1967, he made a number of roster moves, landing Buffalo Bill’s quarterback Daryle Lamonica, Houston Oiler’s QB George Blanda and Gene Upshaw, who became the cornerstone of the Oakland offensive line Unsplash Major Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	July 4, 1929
Died on	October 8, 2011
Nationality	American
Famous	Executive, Football Coach, Jewish Athletes, Syracuse University, Sportspersons, Coaches, Sports Administrators
Spouses	Carol Davis
Known as	Allen Davis, Arthur Allen Davis
Childrens	Mark Davis
Universities	Syracuse University Syracuse University Erasmus Hall High School Wittenberg University
Notable Alumnis	Syracuse University
Birth Place	Brockton
Gender	Male
Father	Louis Davis
Mother	Rose Davis
Net Worth	$500 million
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Brockton
Famous as	American Football Coach & Executive
Died at Age	82

Al Davis

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Jul 4, 1929

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