During Al Davis' heyday, the NFL would've never allowed a team in Las Vegas due to the city's ties to gambling. It's a very ...

The legendary Raiders owner Al Davis died in 2011, having moved his franchise from Oakland to Los Angeles and back, but he ...

As we remember Al Davis on his Birthday, we also see some similarities to how he built the Raiders championship teams and ...

Pete Carroll and Al Davis definitely looked for players other NFL teams didn't want. That's a very accurate comparison, and ...

In the late 1960s and into the 1970s, a young Mark Davis and his family saw Jimmy Durante go through his paces on stage, ...

Take a listen to Al Davis' full speech from the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1992 enshrinement ceremony on this edition ...

Few, if any, NFL owners and executives valued speed as much as Al Davis when he was running the Raiders. When the team selected Tennessee wide receiver Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the fourth round of the ...

Al Davis wasted no time signing Jett as a free agent in 1993, right after his Olympic run. And Jett wasted no time making his mark as a Raider. The wide receiver racked up 771 yards and three ...

Al Davis has been the Raiders GM from 1991-1997, and again from 2002-2009. In that span of time, the Raiders have had countless 1st round draft bust, countless wasted draft picks, countless free ...

Editor's note: Gil Brandt served as vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1989. His Cowboys faced Al Davis and his Raiders four times during that time, going 1-3.

This is Al Davis, one of the most influential owners and recognizable personalities in NFL history. If the Raiders were playing in the ‘90s, you expect Al Davis to be a topic of conversation.

News about Al Davis, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.