OT | Al Davis Dies at 82

MikeIsGood · Post #1 » by **MikeIsGood** » Sat Oct 8, 2011 2:43 pm

While his decisions were often questioned and he was poked fun of a lot, he was an iconic NFL personality and oversaw some classic and great Raiders teams. His health was certainly in question so this isn't too surprising, but nonetheless the NFL has lost one of it's legends.

RIP.

MadCityBucky · Post #2 » by **MadCityBucky** » Sat Oct 8, 2011 3:07 pm

That sucks, sad day. Who takes over the Raider franchise?

PkrsBcksGphsMqt · Post #3 » by **PkrsBcksGphsMqt** » Sat Oct 8, 2011 5:01 pm

Steve Jobs, Al Davis, who's next? These things usually come in 3's.

Greatness · Post #4 » by **Greatness** » Sat Oct 8, 2011 5:58 pm

Hate him or love him, he was a legendary figure in not only football but all of sports. RIP

eagle13 · Post #5 » by **eagle13** » Sat Oct 8, 2011 6:58 pm

Hope he was well enough long enough to see & enjoy this season's early success.
RIP

ClassicJack · Post #6 » by **ClassicJack** » Sat Oct 8, 2011 7:06 pm

He was such a badass. R.I.P.

SheedsWeed · Post #7 » by **SheedsWeed** » Sat Oct 8, 2011 8:08 pm

Post #8 » by **humanrefutation** » Sat Oct 8, 2011 8:14 pm

ClassicJack wrote:He was such a badass. R.I.P.

RIP Al Davis. He was a force to be reckoned with.

Post #9 » by **humanrefutation** » Sat Oct 8, 2011 8:14 pm

PkrsBcksGphsMqt wrote:Steve Jobs, Al Davis, who's next? These things usually come in 3's.

We already lost Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and Derrick Bell the same day Jobs died, too. Those were two really prominent deaths.

Badgerlander · Post #10 » by **Badgerlander** » Sun Oct 9, 2011 1:54 pm

One of those guys that I thought would live forever, RIP. Madden's teams were fun to watch, but to me the 1980 Plunkett team will always be the team that I remember as the RAIDERS!

Ill-yasova · Post #11 » by **Ill-yasova** » Sun Oct 9, 2011 5:10 pm

Edited for sensitivity

Post #12 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sun Oct 9, 2011 5:16 pm

He had his weird moments yes but I respect a lot of what he did. I don't think now is an appropriate time to make fun of him.

Ill-yasova · Post #13 » by **Ill-yasova** » Sun Oct 9, 2011 11:24 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:He had his weird moments yes but I respect a lot of what he did. I don't think now is an appropriate time to make fun of him.

I grew up in an era where I watched him single-handedly decimate one of the most prominent organizations in the NFL. I wasn't in any way trying to belittle the loss of a human life, but the guy was 82 years old, he had a heck of a run and I was just trying add a little levity to the situation.

That said. He was more than willing to make a caricature out of himself, and to expect him to be remembered any differently than the persona he portrayed is impossible.