Al Davis. Coach. Owner. Oakland Raiders. Los Angeles Raiders. Oakland Raiders again. Commissioner. Commitment to Excellent. Just Win Baby.
Wait a second…..commissioner? When? Where? More importantly, why would anyone hire Al Davis to run a league?
Charter Member of the AFL
The Oakland Raiders began as one of the eight charter franchises of the upstart American Football League (AFL) in 1960. If the established National Football League (NFL) had simply sold two or three expansion franchises to several wealthy men, the AFL would never had been born. But, the old school owners liked their 12-team league and more importantly, liked each other and were very content the way things were.