RIP Al Davis

[bdbd20 472]

NFL lost a great one.

[Dawkins 20 10,526]

As bad as it sounds, I'm sure a lot of Raiders fans aren't too sad to see him go.

[Pallidrone 1,893]

Wow. I thought that man would live forever.

[dmac5 638]

He was 82? He looked like he was 102.

[Whiskey 2,897]

The Raiders franchise has just been saved. Davis WAS a legend of the game but his maniacal pursuit of "excellence" the last 15 years has been a complete joke.

[aphockey23 52]

The Raiders franchise has just been saved. Davis WAS a legend of the game but his maniacal pursuit of "excellence" the last 15 years has been a complete joke.

they lost 1 superbowl in that time

they may have won one if they haddnt been F "tucked"

[E v 2.0 7,501]

He was 82? He looked like he was 102.

[EagleJoe8 16,655]

Wow. RIP.

[ShakeNBake36 1,054]

now the raiders can be relevant again

[gordon 44]

RIP. Say what you want about the way he ran the Raiders the last few years, but the man was a true legend of the game.

[Arubu 36]

WOW RIP. Did so much to break race barriers in football

[English Giant 1]

RIP. Say what you want about the way he ran the Raiders the last few years, but the man was a true legend of the game.

+1

A true icon and character of the sport.

[Froggy 1,235]

No matter what people think of his buffoonery the last 10 years, this man was an absolute NFL legend...

[EaglesFan5327 114]

RIP Al Davis

[Gmen4ever 2,398]

RIP Al

As cold as it may sound, this might save the Raiders. He should have given up making team decisions years ago.

[trav1sr 44]

His last few years don't tarnish his legacy in the NFL...he is an icon for the sport. RIP Al Davis.

[Iron_Eagle_04 4,975]

Who takes over the Raiders now? Does he have kids?

[Boss Hawg 1,159]

This really sucks. Al Davis was one of those guys that you thought would never die. It's so weird to think that we will never hear jokes about his "stop watch" drafts.

Davis may have been the butt of jokes recently, but he did more for the game over the past 40 years than another other owner ever did ever.

He will be missed by all. Even fans who hated him still have to be in shock.

[Pegger 1,028]

No matter what people think of his buffoonery the last 10 years, this man was an absolute NFL legend...

He was one of the key people in making the league what it is today.

World lost a brash, outside the box thinker that never backed down from the authority. He was also a self made mad, which isn't consistent among NFL ownership.

[MIKESCR 97]

Who takes over the Raiders now? Does he have kids?

I think he does have kids but they where never interested in running the team

[dawkins4prez 7,166]

Al Davis and Tex Schramm probably go down as the two most important owners in NFL history.

[English Giant 1]

Al Davis and Tex Schramm probably go down as the two most important owners in NFL history.

Not splitting hairs bro, but the late Wellington Mara was pretty darn influential also

[TSPARTICUS 5]

NFL lost a great one.

F that D Bag. Go raiders..

[gordon 44]

Not splitting hairs bro, but the late Wellington Mara was pretty darn influential also

I'd add Lamar Hunt (the founder of the AFL) to the list too. Also, Tex Schramm was the GM of the Cowboys, but Clint Murchison owned the team.

[dawkins4prez 7,166]

Not splitting hairs bro, but the late Wellington Mara was pretty darn influential also

Yup and Paul Brown would be top 5 also. I would prolly take Davis & Schramm 1-2 though, since they are the guys that did the most to transform a rugby-esque cult sport into the product that "beat baseball"