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Remembering Al Davis

Rick Reilly writes about the paradox that was Al Davis. Reilly highlights Davis’s shortcomings throughout the piece-e.g.: Yes, Al Davis, 82, was a color-blind genius who changed the game. He was an original with guts and vision who “belongs on the pro football version ofMount Rushmore” (Adam Schefter, ESPN). But somebody needs to come along […]

Al Davis

Composed after watching the NFL Films America’s Game. Nothing stirs the emotion quite like the NFL propaganda machine. Revolving around the lyrics of Sinatra’s “My Way.” No one has created a legacy that matches the Raiders’ owner. In appreciation of a true character, a maverick, a living legend. The one, the only Al Davis. The […]