Al Davis
Al Davis circa 1970 Personal information Date of birth (1929-07-04)July 4, 1929 Place of birth Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. Date of death October 8, 2011(2011-10-08) (aged 82) Place of death Oakland, California Career information Position(s) Owner Head Coach General Manager Commissioner College Syracuse University, B.A. 1950 Career highlights Awards AFL Coach of the Year, 1963 Honors Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1992 Head coaching record Career record 23–16–3 (.583) Stats Coaching stats Pro Football Reference Coaching stats DatabaseFootball Team(s) as a coach/administrator 1950–1951 Adelphi (OL) 1953 Fort Belvoir 1954 Baltimore Colts (scout) 1955–1956 The Citadel (OL) 1957–1959 Southern California (WR) 1960–1962 San Diego Chargers (WR) 1963–1965 Oakland Raiders 1966 AFL (Commissioner) 1966–1971 Oakland Raiders (part-owner/GM) 1972–2011 L.A./Oakland Raiders (principal owner/GM) Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1992 Allen "Al" Davis (July 4, 1929 – October 8, 2011) was an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) from 1972 to 2011. Under Davis' management, the Raiders became one of the most successful teams in professional sports. His motto for the team was "Just win, baby." Davis was active in civil rights, refusing to allow the Raiders to play in any city where black and white players had to stay in separate hotels. He was the first NFL owner to hire an African American head coach and a female chief executive. He was also the second NFL owner to hire a Latino head coach. He remains the only executive in NFL history to be an assistant coach, head coach, general manager, commissioner and owner.