Al Davis has died at age 82 he Oakland Raiders web site is reporting owner. Al Davis, a highly influential member of the NFL for decades, is commissioner of the AFL before the merger with the NFL. He was hired as coach and general manager of the Raiders at the age of 33 before becoming commissioner.
Against the merger, Al Davis is believed the AFL is a better product, and eventually resigned his position as commissioner. After that, he bought a 10 percent stake in the Oakland Raiders.
Raiders became the dominant team in the 70′s, with Davis coining the phrase “Just Win, Baby,” something that is spoken among the Raiders to this day.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992 by former coach John Madden.
— jonathan bayse