The Day Al Davis Thought About Buying UPI
Although Al Davis might have had to tweak his well-known mantra to “Just write, baby,” he certainly had all the temperamental tools to become a successful media baron. And according to long-time LA Times sportswriter Steve Springer, the late owner of the Oakland Raiders at one point contemplated that very possibility:
When United Press International was on the verge of financial collapse, Davis asked me how much I thought it was worth. “Why?” I said. “Because I’m thinking of buying it,” he replied.
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