those were the glory years, features greats like kenny stabler, dave gas speaker, and marcus allen.he silver and black claimed to title of deem of the decade. >> i had a dream i would build the finest organization in professional sport. >> davis hired the first hispanic coach in tom flores and the first african-american coach in art shell. >> did become a proving ground for great players and minorities. >> i think it was just another evolution of he equity and fairness. >> we hope that's one way to see it. >> davis took a chance on a little-known line backerses coach, naming john madden head coach at the age of 32. davis also took a chance on an older player, george plan da, who -- blanda. there was below -- bo jackson, the first to excel in two pro sports, football and baseball. davis left a legacy in the courtroom, moving the team to los angeles in 1982 after a two-year legal battle in 1985 he moved the team back to oakland. that brought about multiple lawsuits involving l.a., oakland, and the nfl. davis also was involved with suits against the city of oakland over the sale of rai