Arthur Allen Davis Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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.
Wittenberg University, Erasmus Hall High School, Syracuse University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Carol Davis
Children
Mark Davis
Parents
Louis Davis, Rose Davis
Siblings
Jerry Davis
Star Sign
Cancer
#
Trademark
1
White jumpsuit
#
Quote
1
It's tunnel vision, a tunnel life. I'm not really part of society.
2
[on growing up] I don't want this in the story. I wish you wouldn't print it. You follow me? But when I got out of public school, I won the American Legion medal for all-around kid.
#
Fact
1
Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
2
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
3
Mr. David resided for many years with his family in Piedmont, California, where he died in October, 2011.
4
He is survived by his wife, Carol Segal Davis, and son, Mark Davis.
5
At 24 years old, he was hired by the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League. He was an assistant in the personnel department at the Citadel and at University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He returned to the Professional Leagues in 1960 in the inaugural American Football League season. He coached for the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960 before they moved to San Diego in 1961. He was hired by the Los Angeles Raiders in 1966 and left in April 1966. In April 1966, he was appointed Commissioner of the American Football League. He became principal owner of the Oakland Raiders in 2005.
6
He graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York; studied at Wittenberg College in Ohio before he transferred to Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York where he played junior varsity football and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in English. He coached at Adelphi University in Long Island, New York and then in the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
7
Son of Louis Davis in Brooklyn, New York.
8
Was commissioner of the American Football League for a few months in 1966.
9
Part-owner/general manager of the Oakland Raiders football team, 1966-1971; principal owner/general manager of the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1971-2011.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2004-2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
1999-2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Rebels with a Cause: The Story of the American Football League
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The NFL on NBC
1965
TV Series
Himself - Oakland Raiders Head Coach
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Football Life
2011-2016
TV Series
Himself
30 for 30
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself
Year of the Quarterback
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Rome Is Burning
2008-2009
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Rebels with a Cause: The Story of the American Football League (1995) as Himself
ESPN SportsCentury (1999-2003) as Himself
The NFL on NBC (1965) as Himself - Oakland Raiders Head Coach
$15 Million
