Al Davis is dead.

For reals this time.

Per ESPN.

From ESPN:

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, whose NFL legend began 60 years ago as an assistant with the Baltimore Colts and was punctuated with a 1992 Pro Hall of Fame induction in Canton, has died at 82.

The team's website released the news Saturday morning, posting a simple tribute with his name in large silver letters above "July 4, 1929-October 8, 2011."

The Raiders said the team will issue a statement later Saturday. No cause of death was released.

"Based on personal achievement, team achievement and contributions to the game, no one has had a more profound and lasting impact on professional football," Davis' biography says on the team's website.

MORE: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7074380/oakland-raiders-owner-al-davis-dies-82

I saw him in a suite in last weeks game against the Pats.

On edit: I've heard it often said that he had a big (and believe it or not, generous) heart and rewarded loyalty with life-long friendships. He would bend over backwards if you needed help.

R.I.P. Al. Thanks for the memories.

You sure made it interesting.

Nobody was more devoted to their team than Al.

The autumn wind is a pirate
Blustering in from sea
With a rollicking song he sweeps along
swaggering boisterously

His face is weather beaten
He wears a hooded sash
With his silver hat about his head
And a bristly black mustache

He growls as he storms the country
A villain big and bold
And the trees all shake and quiver and quake
As he robs them of their gold

The autumn wind is a Raider
Pillaging just for fun
He'll knock you around and upside down
And laugh when he's conquered and won

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nSKIJvVQI0&feature=related

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