Al Davis

American football coach and executive
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Also known as: Allen Davis
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Byname of:
Allen Davis
Born:
July 4, 1929, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:
October 8, 2011, Oakland, California (aged 82)

Al Davis (born July 4, 1929, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 8, 2011, Oakland, California) was an American gridiron football coach and executive who, as commissioner of the American Football League (AFL), was a key actor in the merger of the AFL with the National Football League (NFL) and was either a part owner or principal owner of the Oakland Raiders football franchise (1966–2011). Davis was raised in Brooklyn, New York, where his disciplinarian parents instilled a highly competitive disposition in him. After graduating from Syracuse University in 1950, he talked his way—despite having had no previous coaching experience—into an assistant ...(100 of 747 words)