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Allen R. Davis (July 4, 1929 – October 8, 2011) was an American professional football executive and coach. He was the managing general partner, principal owner and de facto general manager [1] of the National Football League (NFL) Oakland Raiders for 39 years, from 1972 until his death in 2011.
Of the 23 Raiders coaches, Al Davis, Madden, and Flores are the only Raider coaches to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for their contributions as coaches. Davis, who was also the Managing General partner and an AFL Commissioner, was in the Hall of Fame class of 1992. Madden was in the 2006 class. Flores was in the 2021 class.
In 1989, the Raiders owner Al Davis hired Shell as his head coach to replace Mike Shanahan, becoming the first black head coach in modern NFL history, and the first since Fritz Pollard in 1925. In the NFL's early years, Pollard, an African American running back, was a player-coach for the Hammond (Indiana) Pros from 1923-1925.
Pierce went 9-17 and won four games in 2024. From that vantage, he did indeed embody what it means to be a Raider. Especially under Mark Davis, whose teams now field a 91-137 regular-season record ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. American businessman and sports team owner (born 1955) For other people named Mark Davis, see Mark Davis (disambiguation). Mark Davis Davis in 2017 Born Mark M Davis (1955-05-18) May 18, 1955 (age 69) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Alma mater California State University, Chico Occupation(s ...
The 1990 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 31st season overall, and the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League. Led by Coach of the Year Art Shell , the club appeared in its first AFC Championship Game since their Super Bowl-winning 1983 season , The Raiders lost a lopsided affair to the Buffalo Bills , 51–3.
The Davis family had been in search of a new stadium for the team since the late 1980s. Al Davis died on October 8, 2011, leaving his son Mark Davis with the task of finding a new stadium for the team. [9] The Davis family had maintained a connection to Las Vegas going back to the game the Raiders played there in 1964.
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