In the late 1960s and into the 1970s, a young Mark Davis and his family saw Jimmy Durante go through his paces on stage, ...

As we remember Al Davis on his Birthday, we also see some similarities to how he built the Raiders championship teams and ...

Al Davis, who made the Raiders after coming from the rival Chargers, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992 and passed away in Oakland in 2011 at 82.

Former Raiders defensive end and first round draft pick Art Thoms was afforded the opportunity to light the torch in honor of Al Davis prior to the Raiders win over the Ravens.

It was 25 years ago when Raiders owner Al Davis hired Art Shell to be the first African-American coach in the NFL. By Josh Katzowitz. Oct 3, 2014 ...

Raiders' Al Davis, sport's ultimate bad guy, ... LA Times Studios. Business • AI & Tech ... He hired the modern NFL’s first black coach in Art Shell, ...

Al Davis, the tough-minded owner of the Oakland Raiders who transformed a failing team into a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most successful franchises in professional football only ...

Al Davis in 1963 refused to let the Raiders play a preseason game in Mobile, Alabama because of the state’s segregation laws. Good stuff AL — Brandon X. Hardin (@BXAVIER8) October 12, 2011 ...

A lot has been made about the Bill Billichick coaching tree and before him, Bill Walsh. However, Al Davis had his own success in building great careers in the NFL. Over the course of nearly a half ...

Davis also broke the head coaching "color barrier" in the NFL, naming the first African-American head coach of the modern era when he appointed Art Shell to lead the Raiders in 1989.

The Raiders had struggled to records of 6-8, 2-12, and 1-13 in the first three seasons of the AFL, but Davis and Powell helped turn the Raiders around, and they posted a 10-4 mark in 1963.

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2008, file photo, San Francisco 49ers general manager Scot McCloughlan is shown at a news conference in Santa Clara, Calif. The 49ers are cutting ties with McCloughan over ...