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If it weren't for a new rule that came into being, we'd have played three years in a row in the championship game.
Al Davis
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Al Davis
Age: 82 †
Born: 1929
Born: July 4
Died: 2011
Died: October 8
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North Bridgewater
Massachusetts
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