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ben davidson was 72. raiders fans are remembering him on our facebook page. like us at ktvu channel 2 news on facebook. >>> and a by the later we remember a tv legend. andy griffith lasting impact ahead in 13 minutes. >>> a victory today for the 49er stadium. a judge in sacramento grant add temporary restrange order they are would keep san is a t clara county from spending $30 million aeromarks for that stadium. the county will no have to set the funds aside until the matter can be resolved. >>> the department of fish and game says it's picked up trail of mountain lion after it attacked a man camping. as ken tells us the dogs picked up the sent. >> it was somewhere near a hiking trail. the victim coo cooned in a sleeping bag. >> he described a feeling of a paw on his head. the mountain lion attacked and ran away. >> he was scratch badly. he had some puncture wounds from bites on his head. >> this is the pungtured sleeping bag and the attorney clothing collected a evidence by fish and game. at 4:30 this morning search crews with dogs began searching the woods.

ben davidson died last night of prostate cancer. red and living in san diego at the time of his death he was 72 years old. that's the sporting life for a tuesday night. >> all right, mark, thank you. >> you bet. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> the ktvu morning team has a full plate of

ben davidson died last night of prostate cancer. idson retired and living in san diego at the time of his death he was 72 years old. that's the sporting life for a tuesday night. >> all right, mark, thank you. >> you bet. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> the ktvu morning team has a full plate of newscasts even though tomorrow is a holiday. they'll be following that fire in north california. you can always get updates on ktvu.com.

ben davidson who had been battling prostate cancer has passed away at the age of 72.a giant of a man that embodied the raiders when the grade spirit of the 1960's. >> he represents what the raiders used to be, he as much as anyone at the raiders' way of life and started the first time he played football at a junior college in east boston list. >> i play junior varsity game and i was clipped. i did not know what it was at the time but a guy hit me from behind and i fell back. and i put a hand down on a helmet, actually a face. and right under my right thumb was and i saw it. it felt a lot like and i saw it and i eat decided that i should not have hit me from behind, that could be dangerous and someone could be injured. so i used my thumb to get revenge, and the guy screamed and ran off the field holding as i, and a light bulb went on over my head, and i said " i could be a raider ". one of the great coaching techniques that i remember from al davis was when we were getting ready to play the chargers. and he said " they are laughing at you in san diego ". >> i thought t

radar legend ben davidson has passed away at age 72. he was a huge man at 6-foot-8, 275. he was known as big ben and was an integral part of a fierce radar's defense. he played seven seasons with the silver and black. as good as he was on the field, many knew him best for his postplaying career as a tv pitchman. >> when you're a big guy like me, people always want to see just how strong you are. this arm works. this arm always relaxes, with light beer from miller. >> in addition to those miller light adds, he was a pretty successful actor. a big loss for the raiders community. now the a's generated some excitement tonight on the very field davidson used to roam. the red sox are always a big draw. it's 1-0. a 14-straight game. the a's have homered. the a's are down to their final two outs. brandon moss ties it up, gets by center field. chris carter comes around to score and it's tied at two. next batter, coco crisp, the hero with this sack fly to center. he races home to score the winning run and the a's will celebrate their sixth walk-off win of the season. the final is 3-

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former raider ben davidson battled prostate cancer and has guided the age of 72.ore known for his work as an actor he is the epitome of being a writer and cast up and out davis took on davidson terrorized quarterbacks' and played football at a different area and it's time the raiders truly were a way of life. i'm very happy that i played when i played the players now there's no question for for stronger faster and better athletes better paid the only redeeming factor from my area in the early days was we had a lot more fun and it wasn't a big business as a game. it is a bunch of overgrown guys who didn't want to get real jobs and walk to reap better than that? agreed interview can be seen right now on cbs sf dot com. baseball and i think the most underrated team in baseball your oakland a's. not a good sign the empire needs eyedrops. must've been something in the air. they deserve to one when brandon moss does again. cris carter scores to tie the game at 2 and then cocoa chris to lead off the game with a home run hits and fly to center but is it deep enough to get

number 83, ben davidson played 11 years coming to the raiders in 1964 after stinting the packers andhe redskins. he played in the 67 super bowl. he was 6'8''. he was known for his play, his mean streak and of course his famous mustache. after he retired from football he enjoyed an acting career. he is survived by his wife and three daughters, he was 72. >>> we also have sad news tonight about andy griffith. he died this morning at his home in north carolina at the age of 86 president there is no official word on what caused his death we have more on the man who many news of many of us knew as sheriff taylor. >> reporter: you hear the whistle, you think of the name. andy griffith and may berry. >> >> there she is. now how does that look? >> reporter: born in north carolina 1926. after majoring in music at the university of north carolina taught high school, he received a tony for his role in no time for sergeant. in 1957 he made his debut in a face in the crowd. the story of a country boy turned superstar, turned monster. >> whiskey don't get us then women must. >> reporter: then it w

this is a sad day for raider fans, as one of their fan favorites, offensive lineman ben davidson passedway, davidson was a member of the silver and black. also an actor among his movies, conan the barbarian, that's true. all england club we believe women's quarterfinals, sarina william takes on the champ. first set the check, can't handle serena's serve. match point, williams was one of 13 as with a win, she'll take on the second seed. >>> back to baseball, giant also have three starters in next week's all-star game. third baseman pablo sandoval had more votes than next third dates ban orlando wright. alderson took to twitter to voice his displeasure. his tweets, all-star game election of "kung fu panda" shows the value of a cute nickname, surprised fans didn't elect a bald dude to start at first base. when you're managing a game and you're out of pitchers, what you do in the 17th inning of a game, you direct your man as many times you can as you lose. you know what his penalty is we have managers losing games on purpose. that's going to teach him. i'm just ready for a blow by blow, pla

the raiders' managing ben davidson has passed away after a battle with prostate cancer. of the true characters in the game and back it up with his plays on the field. a three- time afl all-star he was an integral part of the fears raiders defense that became known as the 11 angry men. he played 11 seasons 7 with a silver and black after his career he became a famous tv pitchman for miller lite. >> when you are a big guy like that always want to see how strong you are. while this mom works, this will always relaxes with a light beer from miller. it has a third less calories and it tastes great and what i like about it is less filling. >> darya: in addition he became a successful actor he had rules and conan the barbarian and unnecessary roughness. we will be back with more in just a few minutes. here is a shot of the clear skies over san francisco from our roof camera. we have seen a little bit of fog we will talk about when that will clear so that you can see the fireworks tonight and we will talk about our big special tonight that you will see on channel 4 at 9:00 p.m.,

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now the raiders the sentence ben davidson passed away at 72 after a battle with prostate cancer.ral part of the fears raiders defense that became known as 11 angry men. he played 11 seasons. after his playing career ended he became a famous television pitchman for miller lite. >> light of the it has a third less calories than regular beer and it tastes great. what i like about it is that it is less filling. >> justine: in addition to those ads, he became a successful actor he was 72 when he died. much more ahead on the kron4 morning news, let us take a live look outside of with the conditions look like from our camera in san jose showing us this ride, we see very light traffic much more after this. >> erica: now we wanted to indicate your fourth of july fireworks forecast, we have temperatures sitting in the '50s and for those view heading out to pleasant hill we anticipate most unpleasant conditions. >> erica: in this area we will see an increase in cloud coverage. you have more details coming up in just a little bit >> justine: here is a reason to be careful about what you post