The+life+and+death+of+Al+Davis

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 * //Al Davis, the irascible owner of the __ [|Oakland Raiders] __ whose feuds with the National Football League reshaped professional football over the last half century and helped spur its rise to pre-eminence in the landscape of American sports, died Saturday morning. He was 82.//**======

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[] //**As his legacy lives on he is one of footballs great giants.**//
 * //Mr. Davis was a coach, general manager anhe was d owner of the Raiders for nearly 50 years. His legacy will never be forgotten as Mr. Davis was the owner of the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, head coach of the Raiders and the offensive end coach for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, general manager for the Los Angeles/Okaland Raiders, and the AFL commissioner. One of football's great giants with four AFC championships, one AFL championship, three Super bowls, and AFL coach of the year award. He was//** //**critisized because of the losing seasons and as the NFL said the biggest NFL draft busted JaMarcus Russell and many more of bad decisions preformed by Mr.Davis.**//======

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 * //The death certificate issued by Alameda County says, "Davis died at age 82 at 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 8 from an abnormal heart rhythm, congestive heart failure and a heart muscle disease. He is interred at Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland''.//**======