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| ====== Wayne Valley ====== | ====== Wayne Valley ====== | ||
| Francis Wayne Valley\\ | Francis Wayne Valley\\ | ||
| - | Born March 28, 1914, Portland, Oregon\\ | + | Born March 28, [[1914 calendar|1914]], Portland, Oregon\\ |
| - | Died October 2, 1986, Piedmont, California, age 72\\ | + | Died October 2, [[1986 calendar|1986]], Piedmont, California, age 72\\ |
| Wayne Valley was the primary moving force behind the Oakland Raiders during the AFL years. After Chet Soda’s departure in early 1961, Valley took the reins and made the decisions that made the Raiders a professional football power by the end of the decade. His most consequential decision, though, the hiring of Al Davis in 1963, ultimately led to the usurpation of his authority and after a bitter power struggle, he sold out just months before the team won its first Super Bowl championship. | Wayne Valley was the primary moving force behind the Oakland Raiders during the AFL years. After Chet Soda’s departure in early 1961, Valley took the reins and made the decisions that made the Raiders a professional football power by the end of the decade. His most consequential decision, though, the hiring of Al Davis in 1963, ultimately led to the usurpation of his authority and after a bitter power struggle, he sold out just months before the team won its first Super Bowl championship. | ||
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| By now, Valley’s health was starting to decline. In the mid-60s, he had had his first surgery to treat arteriosclerosis and in 1981 he underwent heart bypass surgery. He lived a few years more, tending to his real estate ventures, but in 1986 he was diagnosed with an unspecified form of malignant cancer that was described as “fast-moving”. He died at home on October 2, survived by his wife Gladys, children Tamara, Sonya, and Michael, and seven grandchildren. | By now, Valley’s health was starting to decline. In the mid-60s, he had had his first surgery to treat arteriosclerosis and in 1981 he underwent heart bypass surgery. He lived a few years more, tending to his real estate ventures, but in 1986 he was diagnosed with an unspecified form of malignant cancer that was described as “fast-moving”. He died at home on October 2, survived by his wife Gladys, children Tamara, Sonya, and Michael, and seven grandchildren. | ||
| - | ====Collegiate Playing Record==== | + | [[1934 calendar|1934]] Oregon State, fullback\\ |
| - | \\ | + | [[1935 calendar|1935]] |
| - | **1934 | + | [[1960 calendar|1960]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ |
| - | + | [[1961 calendar|1961]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ | |
| - | 195 lbs | + | [[1962 calendar|1962]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ |
| - | + | [[1963 calendar|1963]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ | |
| - | | |**Fumbles** | + | [[1964 calendar|1964]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ |
| - | |Sep 22|vs Willamette|FB| | + | [[1965 calendar|1965]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ |
| - | |Oct 6|vs Stanford|FB| | | | | | | | | + | [[1966 calendar|1966]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ |
| - | |Oct 12|vs Portland|FB| | | | | | | | | + | [[1967 calendar|1967]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ |
| - | |Oct 20|at USC|FB| | | | | | | | | + | [[1968 calendar|1968]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ |
| - | |Nov 10|vs Oregon|FB| | | | | | | | | + | [[1969 calendar|1969]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ |
| - | + | [[1970 calendar|1970]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ | |
| - | **1935 Oregon State** | + | [[1971 calendar|1971]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ |
| + | [[1972 calendar|1972]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ | ||
| + | [[1973 calendar|1973]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ | ||
| + | [[1974 calendar|1974]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ | ||
| + | [[1975 calendar|1975]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ | ||
| + | [[1976 calendar|1976]] Oakland Raiders, general partner\\ | ||
| - | | |**Rushing**| |Carries|Yards|TD| | | ||
| - | |Sep 21|vs Linfield|FB| | | | | | ||
| - | |Oct 11|vs Gonzaga|FB| | | | | | ||
| - | |Oct 19|at USC|FB| | |1| | | ||
| - | |Oct 26|vs Washington State|FB| | | | | | ||
| - | |Nov 2|vs Portland|FB| | |1| | | ||
| - | |Nov 9|at Oregon|FB| | | | | | ||
| - | * Sep 26 - Suffered knee injury that kept him out of games against Willamette and UCLA. | + | =====Raiders Career===== |
| - | | + | **1960** |
| - | * Oct 24 - Named team captain for Washington State game. | + | January 30 - awarded AFL francise |
| - | <fs small> | + | **1976** |
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| - | ==== Professional Front Office Career ==== | + | March 12 - sold share of team |
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| - | |1960|Oakland Raiders|General Partner | + | |
| - | * Jan 30 - Member of eight-man ownership group awarded the Oakland franchise by the AFL | ||
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