The life of Al Davis

As most football fans and even casual sports fans should know right now, the NFL and the game of football lost one of the all time greats Saturday morning when Raiders owner Al Davis passed away.

He was 82.

If you flashback a few years, I wrote a little thing about Al Davis on the blog and you can check that out by clicking right here: I am Al Davis

[Looking back on that, I took some shots at Mr. Davis, and actually when the entire story unfolded, Lane Kiffin was just as guilty as Al Davis and his stubborn self, but that's a whole other story.]

I never got to meet Al Davis, didn't even get to stick a microphone in his face. But he was one of the most unique personalities in the sporting world.

From his track jumpsuits to his mispronunciation of names, he was just such a character.

On a much larger scale, he changed the game of football and influenced the lives of everybody who plays football today, not to mention the millions of fans out there who watch the NFL on a weekly basis.

Not everything Mr. Davis did was accepted by the public and in fact, he probably was the butt of many jokes within the last few years, but nonetheless, the world lost a football icon Saturday morning.

Sunday, following the Raiders game, their head coach Hue Jackson, was in a crouch, crying after the Raiders had pulled off a victory in the final seconds.

Ironically, there were only 10 players on the field for the last play. Normally in football, you line up 11. But I guess the 11th player was out there in spirit.

Enjoy below also the CBS-5 retrospect on the life of Al Davis. The video starts probably 20 seconds in, so don't think it froze on you.