As we celebrate our country’s 242nd birthday today with BBQ, beer and fireworks, we’d be remiss if we didn’t recognize the most important birthday in the history of the Oakland Raiders. Al Davis was born on July 4, 1929. The great Al died on October 8, 2011, at the age of 82. The longtime owner
Happy birthday, Al
Thank you Bill, God Bless and Rest his Soul. Miss that Maverick. Ok Bill which assistant is going to be the first to leave Chuckys staff for a Head coaching job ,or firing, Hear anything on the front office help? Give us a dark horse candidate please? Thank you Bill and Cork you guys always give us content and never take days off. Proud subscriber
Thanks for the kind words, Paul. We are here every day, keeping RaiderNation informed, enlightened and, hopefully, entertained. We are grateful for you and all our other loyal subscribers. As we have said numerous times before, we are just getting started. Thanks for coming along for the ride. — Cork
Happy Birthday to the greatest Raider of them all and Happy 4th July to the USA from over on the British side of the pond.
Our Raiders would not be who they are without Al Davis. RIP.
Happy Birthday to Mr. Davis, R.I.P.
Good catch, Bill. I also remember Mr. Davis’ birthday as my brother is also born-on-the-4th-of-July 🙂
A toast to Mr. Davis – thanks for all the great memories of the past, and for those yet to come !