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Oakland Raiders Head Coaches: Al Davis, Lane Kiffin, John Madden, Jon Gruden, Mike White, Joe Bugel |  | Creator: Books LLC
Publisher: Books LLC
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.2
ISBN: 1156740312
EAN: 9781156740316
ASIN: 1156740312
Publication Date: May 23, 2010
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Al Davis, Lane Kiffin, John Madden, Jon Gruden, Mike White, Joe Bugel, Art Shell. Excerpt: Allen "Al" Davis (born July 4, 1929, in Brockton, Massachusetts ) is an American football executive , who currently serves as the principal owner (titled as "president of the general partner" or "managing general partner," depending on the source) of the NFL's Oakland Raiders .Early life Davis was born to a Jewish family in Brockton, Massachusetts . However, he grew up in Brooklyn as part of a wealthy family, and to this day speaks with a marked Brooklyn accent. He spent most of his youth in the Flatbush neighborhood 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 end coach at the University of Southern California . In mid October 1979 Al Davis' wife Carol had a stroke and went into a coma. Before Thanksgiving she awakened and Al Davis gave a color TV to every doctor, nurse and bedpan changer who cared for her while her stay in the hospital.Coaching career Davis' first coaching experience in professional football came as the offensive end coach of the Los Angeles Chargers from 1960 to 1962. In 1963, at the age of 33, and known then and now for his slicked-back hair, Brooklyn-tinged speech, dark glasses and ferocious competitiveness, Davis became the head coach and general manager of the AFL's Oakland Raiders . Prior to Davis' arrival, the Raiders had compiled a 933 re...
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