Carol Davis ( Sagal; born January 16, ) is an American businesswoman and sports franchise owner. She is part-owner of the

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of the

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(NFL) and the Las Vegas Aces of the

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(WNBA). Davis is the widow of longtime Raiders' owner

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, 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, saying it again in 2006.

Personal life

Davis grew up in

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, and graduated from

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with a marketing degree. She worked as a

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, selecting designer clothing for retail stores, before her husband joined the Raiders. Carol and Al Davis married in a

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synagogue in 1954 after Al's discharge from the U.S. Army; the couple established a first home in Atlantic Beach, near Al Davis's parents. In late 1979, Davis suffered a serious heart attack which placed her in the hospital and in a coma for three weeks, but later recovered completely. Davis has one son,

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(born 1955). After her husband's death in October 2011, Raiders chief executive

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said that the team "will remain in the Davis family." Carol and Mark hold controlling interest in the Raiders. However, Carol mostly leaves the Raiders in the hands of Mark, who took over his father's old post of managing general partner and operating head of the franchise. Davis still attends some games and was present for the groundbreaking of

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in 2017. On September 21, 2020, Davis lit the Al Davis memorial torch prior to the Raiders first-ever game at Allegiant Stadium. In 2021, she presented

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for induction to the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Carol 1930s births Living people Oakland Raiders owners Las Vegas Raiders owners Las Vegas Aces owners Jewish American sports executives and administrators New York University alumni 21st-century American Jews Women sports owners Year of birth missing (living people)