Yesterday the NFL lost one of its most controversial yet most transformational characters in its history -- Al Davis. Now, I'll never forgive Al Davis from keeping Jon Gruden from taking the Notre Dame football coaching job a number of years ago -- a fact that has never been officially confirmed, but I believe to be true.
Former Notre Dame Heisman Trophy Winner Tim Brown made a statement in a 2009 radio interview, that I'd like to believe he regrets to this day -- "Al Davis hated African American players from Notre Dame..." (see the link below).
The aforementioned points about Al Davis and Notre Dame could have a lot to do with the fact that Davis was an assistant coach at USC, early in his career...
If you're a fan of speeches, like me -- click on this link below. Al Davis "presented" more people for introduction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame than anyone else -- you're about to see why...
LINK: AL DAVIS' HALL OF FAME INTRODUCTION FOR JOHN MADDEN
LINK: TIM BROWN ON AL DAVIS & NOTRE DAME
