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THE SPECTER OF AL DAVIS

By Alan Grant

Friday, October 10, 2008

We all know what he does. He lingers. He hovers. There was a moment a few years ago during Raiders mini-camp when Al Davis came down from his office to get a closer look at Norv Turner's practice. Clad in his standard white nylon track suit, the team logo over his heart, Davis crept towards the sideline like a ghostly apparition. An aide rolled out two large barrels and Davis, unable to stand for very long, leaned on the barrels and trained his gaze at the starting defense. On the snap of the ...

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