Allen "Al" Davis (born July 4, 1929 in Brockton, Massachusetts) is a American football executive, who currently serves as the principal owner (titled as "president of the general partner" or "managing general partner", depending on the source) of the NFL's Oakland Raiders.

Davis was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. However, he grew up in Brooklyn as part of a wealthy family, and to this day speaks with a marked Brooklyn accent. He spent most of his youth in the Flatbush neighborhood and attended Erasmus Hall High School. He attended Wittenberg University and Syracuse University, where he earned a degree in English. Upon graduation, he began his coaching career as the line coach at Adelphi College from 1950 to 1951. From there Davis served as the head coach of the U.S. Army team at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia from 1952 to 1953. His next coaching assignment was as the line coach and chief recruiter for The Citadel. From 1957 to 1959 Davis was a offensive end coach at the University of Southern California.

Davis' first coaching experience in professional football came as the offensive end coach of the Los Angeles Chargers from 1960 to 1962. In 1963, at the age of 33, and known then and now for his slicked-back hair, Brooklyn-tinged speech, dark glasses and ferocious competitiveness, Davis became the head coach and general manager of the AFL's Oakland Raiders. Prior to Davis' arrival, the Raiders had compiled a 9–33 record in their first three years of existence. Davis led the team to a 10–4 record in 1963 and was unanimously named the American Football League Coach of the Year.