Allen "Al" Davis (July 4, 1929 – October 8, 2011) was an American football executive who was the principal owner (titled as "president of the general partner" or "managing general partner," depending on the source) of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. His motto for the team was "Just win, baby."
Born to a wealthy Jewish family in Brockton, Massachusetts, Davis spent his youth in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn and attended Erasmus Hall High School. He attended Wittenberg University and Syracuse University, where he earned a degree in English. Upon graduation, he began his coaching career as the line coach at Adelphi College from 1950 to 1951. From there Davis served as the head coach of the U.S. Army team at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia from 1952 to 1953. His next coaching assignment was as the line coach and chief recruiter for The Citadel. From 1957 to 1959 Davis was an offensive line coach at the University of Southern California.
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