Al Davis' secrecy and espionage were legendary
Davis was 82 when he died. Appropriately, for a guy who would not announce its list of reductions, it was an undisclosed illness.
At a time when the Phillies have the highest turnover ever in Alabama and the best defense ever, it is interesting to realize that history did not start 10 minutes ago.
Davis assembled a powerful machine of football with such strong personal connection that nine Raiders asked him to present formally to the Hall of Fame ceremonies.
The Raiders have won three Super Bowls in eight years and won at least 10 games eight times in a period of 11 years. They were involved in the Immaculate Reception and the Holy Roller and the Tuck Rule. They were in the middle of everything. Davis was in the middle of them.
One night in 1990, he sat in the Miami press box and began chanting, "Watch the middle screen. Watch the (dad-blasted) middle screen." Miami then ran a middle screen for about 30 yards, and Davis viciously smacked the tabletop.
His football IQ was the only undisputed thing about him.
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