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Jim Otto As a show of respect, he always calls Raiders' owner Al Davis "Mr. Davis."

Oakland Athletics The bucolic view of the Oakland foothills that baseball spectators enjoyed was replaced with a jarring view of an outfield grandstand contemptuously referred to as "Mount Davis" after Raiders' owner Al Davis.

Denver Broncos Outspoken Raiders' owner Al Davis commented before the playoff game that the Broncos were "scared to death of us".

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Just when initial reports indicated that Mariucci had agreed to become both the Bucs' head coach and their general manager, Raiders owner Al Davis agreed to release Jon Gruden to Tampa Bay.

Warren Sapp On January 3, 2008, Sapp told Raiders owner Al Davis over the phone that he would retire.

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Due to the stands' height and the loss of the Oakland hills view, A's fans have derisively nicknamed the structure Mount Davis or the AL-ps, in (dis)honor of Raiders owner Al Davis.

Ted Hendricks With the World Football League bankrupt, owner Al Davis of the Raiders sent two first round draft choices to the Packers for the rights to Hendricks, signing him as a limited free agent.

Raider Nation (The latter point is not lost on Raiders’ majority owner Al Davis, who rues the fact that NFL teams share equally in profits from merchandise sold.)

Rivalries in the National Football League Outspoken Raiders' owner Al Davis commented before the playoff game that the Broncos were "scared to death of us".

Art Shell Al Davis, owner of the Raiders, fired Shell after a 9-7 season in 1994, a move Davis later said he regretted.

September 2008 in sports After the game, it was reported (as it turned out, a week prematurely) that Raiders owner Al Davis would fire head coach Lane Kiffin as early as Monday.

Hayden Fry He became friends with Al Davis, who was coaching a rival military team; Davis would later become the famous owner of the Raiders.

Walt Michaels Michaels was incensed by the call and first accused Raiders' owner Al Davis of making the call.

History of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Just when initial reports indicated that Mariucci had agreed to become both the Bucs' head coach and general manager, Raiders owner Al Davis agreed to release Jon Gruden to Tampa Bay.

McAfee Coliseum Due to the stands' height and the loss of the Oakland hills view, A's fans have derisively nicknamed the structure Mount Davis or the AL-ps, in (dis)honor of Raiders owner Al Davis.

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Pompadour (hairstyle) Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis has had a pompadour for most of his adult life.

Bang Cartoon The release of "Booyah!", a cartoon parodying ESPN anchor Stuart Scott, Arizona Cardinals running back Emmitt Smith and Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis saw the numbers of visitors increase significantly.

Jim Fassel In November 2008, Fassell reportedly sent a letter to Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis expressing interest in becoming the next head coach of the Raiders.

Running gags on Pardon the Interruption Other Kornheiser "boys" include basketball coach Larry Brown (a fellow native of Long Beach, New York, who was once Kornheiser's summer camp counselor), Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley, former Dallas Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells, Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (often referred to by Wilbon as "The Golden Boy"), former Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick (whom Kornheiser used to call a "preening schmo"), Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre, and former catcher Mike Piazza.

Lance Alworth He chose to be presented at the Canton, Ohio ceremony by Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, his former position coach at San Diego, who had much to do with the success of the AFL.

Sid Gillman Al Davis, the Oakland Raiders' owner

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The Autumn Wind When Raider owner Al Davis heard The Autumn Wind for the first time, he was silent for a second before telling Ed Sabol that he loved it, and it epitomized everything the Raiders stand for.

Lane Kiffin Raiders' owner Al Davis hired Kiffin on January 23, 2007, making him the youngest head coach in Raiders history, and the youngest head coach since the formation of the modern NFL.

Murray Olderman Just Win, Baby, about Raider owner Al Davis.

Bill King King continued to call Raider and Warrior games, though he retired as the Warriors' announcer after 1983 and was fired by the Raider owner Al Davis after the 1992 season.

Bill King The most memorable tributes were from Greenwald, Ken Korach, and Raider owner Al Davis.

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Brockton, Massachusetts Al Davis, owner of the NFL's Oakland Raiders

Al Davis When the upstart United States Football League filed its antitrust suit in 1986, Davis was the only NFL owner who sided with the USFL.

List of Syracuse University People Al Davis - NFL owner

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Raider Nation Others give a nod to the us-against-the-world attitude spawned by “outlaw” owner Davis.

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Rivalries in the National Football League Following the press conference on Kiffin's firing, Raiders owner Al Davis claimed that before the 2007 NFL Draft the Patriots had a private workout with receiver Randy Moss and "tampered with him" before his trade from the Raiders to the Patriots, a charge disputed by Bill Belichick.

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Rivalries in the National Football League Signature moment: Former Super Bowl XVIII MVP Marcus Allen joined the Chiefs after falling out of favor with Oakland's owner, Al Davis.

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Super Bowl XV In the days before the game, most sports writers were speculating over whether, if the Raiders won, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle would present the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the team's owner Al Davis.

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Oakland Raiders Although exact ownership stakes are not known, it has been reported that Davis currently owns 67 percent of the team's shares.

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Statement analysis On July 22, 1995, Al Davis, the owner of the Los Angeles Raiders, was asked if he was going to move his football team back to Oakland, CA.

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Oakland Raiders In announcing the move, Al Davis said that firing Shell in 1995 had been a mistake.

History of the Oakland Raiders In announcing the move, Al Davis said that firing Shell in 1995 had been a mistake.

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Al Davis In 2007, Davis sold a minority stake in the Raiders for $150 million and said that he would not retire until he wins two more Super Bowls.

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Al Davis In 2007, Davis sold a minority stake in the Raiders for $150 million and said that he would not retire until he wins two more Super Bowls.

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Bill King Noting that it's a rare day when all three Oakland teams are represented in one room, Davis said, "To think it was Bill King who brought us together.

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Bill King Noting that it's a rare day when all three Oakland teams are represented in one room, Davis said, "To think it was Bill King who brought us together.

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Bill King Davis added that King gets a cloak of immortality, because time never stops for the great ones.