"Just win Bay"- In a short pep talk prior to Super Bowl XVIII, Davis told his team, "Just win! Be right!"
Raider linebacker Phil Villapiano added the "baby" to that phrase. As a result, the phrase "Just win, baby!" became Davis' catchphrase. Perhaps ironically, that Super Bowl victory would prove to be the team's last.
"Commitment to Excellence" - The phrase "Commitment to Excellence" was based on a line from a speech by Winston Churchill. It was first used by us as a title for the 1974 Highlight Film and has been a part of the lore of the Raiders ever since.
No Retired Jerseys -The Raiders do not retired numbers. The re-use of numbers rekindles memories of previous users. The Raiders believe people are remembered more of our former greats when they see others wearing their numbers.
- B/R Ticket Guide
"Out of sight- out of mind." Jersey # 00 - The number 00 worn by Jim Otto is no longer allowed in the NFL. It was originally permitted for him only by the AFL as a marketing gimmick since his jersey number 00 is a homonym pun of his name (aught-O).
Gold & Black? - Originally the Raiders' jersey numbers were gold and they had gold stripes on the sleeves, and the jersey and helmet were black.
Fred "The Hammer" Williamson - The "hammer" nickname came from a "clubbing" technique he used against wide receivers.
No Silver Allowed! - The Raiders once wore Silver road jerseys, TV had a problem with the reflection of the silver on sunny days, so the NFL asked them to change, which they did, to the now Black road jerseys.
Paralyzed - Daryl Stingley of the New England Patriots was paralyzed by a hard hit by Raiders legendary safety Jack Tatum.
The Autumn Wind - David Morocom, an employee of the NFL Films wrote the song.
Heisman Trophy Winners - Marcus Allen, Bo Jackson, Tim Brown, Charles Woodson, Billy Cannon, Desmond Howard and Jim Plunkett.
The Senors - The Raider never played as anything but the Raiders. For 48 hours or so, in the spring of 1960, one of the original partners liked the name The Senors, but it never stuck.
Reaching Out - Willie Brown, 1979, was the first African American to hold a coaching position with the Raiders, while Art Shell, 1989, was the first African American to become a head coach in the NFL. The first Latino head coach in the NFL was also a Raider, Oakland's Tom Flores in 1979.
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8 months ago
Philip,
Why even include the statement about Stingley? Poor taste in my mind.
Yes, the incident happened and the hit was a legal one.
Of course Tatum did not mean to hurt Darryl to the extent that he did.
But, this is definitely not something to be rehashed as part of the Raiders illustrious history.
It seems out of place here.
A Raider Fan
from 8 months ago
Nearly 29 years after the fact and NFL fans are still missing the point.
It wasn't Jack Tatum who owed Darryl Stingley an apology. It was the football-crazed world that owed Stingley.
Stingley's death at age 55 is another reminder of that inconvenient truth. During an exhibition game in 1978, Tatum, then a safety with the Oakland Raiders, hit New England Patriots wide receiver Stingley. The hit left Stingley paralyzed for the remainder of his life.
In the time since, Tatum's name has become synonymous with cheap hits, leading to the ever-increasing rules about what is legal. Never mind the fact that Tatum had been trained for years to dish out such hits. And never mind the fact that to this day, hits like those are what the fans love to see. Those bone-jarring hits are popularized by everything from video games to ESPN's insipid "Jacked Up" segment.
Despite those realities, Tatum has been vilified because of the result. Tatum was reminded about that when Stingley's death hit the news and regurgitated all the old arguments.
"They said on ESPN the other day that I hit him in the back and that's just a lie," Tatum said. "It's amazing to me that they lie like that when they can just look at the hit. They have it on tape."
8 months ago
How can you keep writing about Commitment to Excellence after plagiarising yesterday's article?? You steal the words of a fellow Raider fan and haven't got the guts to admit it after being called out. You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
8 months ago
Time to pony up, Fitch. If you're going to take articles, best come clean on it.
8 months ago
bravo! Fitch. way to get your feet wet ! better to try and fail then to fail to try !
8 months ago
I love the Raiders
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