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Former Raider Ben Davidson dies at 72

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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Ben Davidson, the hulking defensive end who starred for the Oakland Raiders in the 1960s before becoming a famous television pitch man, has died. He was 72.

Davidson died Monday night. He was being treated for prostate cancer. Former Raiders coach John Madden first reported Davidson's death Tuesday on KCBS radio in San Francisco.



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Never will forget that playoff game where Ben speared Len Dawson and Otis Taylor proceeded to kick his ass! :mrgreen:
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RIP Big Ben!
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I grew up as a Raiders fan and Davidson was one of the reasons. The other reasons were LaMonica, Blanda, Sistrunk, Biletnikoff .... the list goes on.
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CitadelGrad wrote:I grew up as a Raiders fan and Davidson was one of the reasons. The other reasons were LaMonica, Blanda, Sistrunk, Biletnikoff .... the list goes on.
You impress me as a Jack Tatum/Al Davis kind of guy.
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Ivytalk wrote:Never will forget that playoff game where Ben speared Len Dawson and Otis Taylor proceeded to kick his ass! :mrgreen:
Was that incident that started the rivalry with these two AFL powerhouses!!!!Saw that hit you mentioned where were his offensive linemen they should have taken shots at him on the next play!!!!! Davidson was right Goddell would have a field day handing out fines to him on those late hits if he played in the modern era.
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CitadelGrad wrote:I grew up as a Raiders fan and Davidson was one of the reasons. The other reasons were LaMonica, Blanda, Sistrunk, Biletnikoff .... the list goes on.
Back when it was ok to be a raiders fan. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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CitadelGrad wrote:I grew up as a Raiders fan and Davidson was one of the reasons. The other reasons were LaMonica, Blanda, Sistrunk, Biletnikoff .... the list goes on.
You liked a guy who got sat down at the end of FIVE GAMES IN A ROW so a 43-year-old could bail his butt out?

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CitadelGrad wrote:I grew up as a Raiders fan and Davidson was one of the reasons. The other reasons were LaMonica, Blanda, Sistrunk, Biletnikoff .... the list goes on.
I was never a Raiders fan, but those guys were fun to watch.
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SuperHornet wrote:
CitadelGrad wrote:I grew up as a Raiders fan and Davidson was one of the reasons. The other reasons were LaMonica, Blanda, Sistrunk, Biletnikoff .... the list goes on.
You liked a guy who got sat down at the end of FIVE GAMES IN A ROW so a 43-year-old could bail his butt out?

:rofl:
I thought I told you to make me a sammich, you carpet-munching bitch.
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That ain't even worth a reply....
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SuperHornet wrote:That ain't even worth a reply....
And yet, you did.
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CitadelGrad wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:That ain't even worth a reply....
And yet, you did.
:lol:



oh yeah,

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CitadelGrad wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:That ain't even worth a reply....
And yet, you did.
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