Carol Davis (American football)

Carol Davis
Born
Carol Sagal

1930 or 1931 (age 93–94)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationDegree in marketing
Alma materNew York University
Occupation(s)fashion buyer and sports franchise owner
Years active1950s–present
Known forco-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and the Las Vegas Aces
Spouse
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(m. 1954; died 2011)​
ChildrenMark Davis

Carol Davis (née Sagal;[1] born January 16, 1930 or 1931)[2] is an American businesswoman and sports franchise owner. She is part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Davis is the widow of longtime Raiders' owner Al Davis, and inherited the team upon her husband's death on October 8, 2011.

Al Davis suggested in 1997 that Carol would succeed him should he no longer be able to run the Raiders franchise.[3] He repeated this in 2006,[4] and when asked in 2007 who would succeed him, Al Davis again confirmed his intention that Carol would take his place, claiming that then general manager Ron Wolf was "very close to Carol."[5]

  1. ^ Ribowsky, Mark (1991). Slick: The Silver and Black Life of Al Davis. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 57. ISBN 0-02-602500-0. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Carol Davis lights Al Davis Torch as Raiders open Las Vegas stadium". 21 September 2020.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Jim (April 16, 1997). "Heir to Al's throne?". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ White, David (August 2, 2006). "Raiders owner Al Davis, 77, talks about his hopes for 2006 and hints at his succession plan". SFGate.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Pompei, Dan (November 11, 2007). "Raiders' succession plan a mystery". Chicago Tribune.