The Autumn Wind

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“The Autumn Wind,” is a football poem (written by Steve Sabol, son of Ed Sabol) personifying fall weather. It is synonymous with the Oakland Raiders. Narrated by the legendary John Facenda, this 1974 production has been dubbed "The Battle Hymn of the Raider Nation."

“ The Autumn wind is a pirate

Blustering in from sea
With a rollicking song he sweeps along
Swaggering boisterously.

His face is weatherbeaten
He wears a hooded sash
With a silver hat about his head
And a bristling black mustache

He growls as he storms the country
A villain big and bold
And the trees all shake and quiver and quake
As he robs them of their gold.

The Autumn wind is a RAIDER
Pillaging just for fun
He'll knock you 'round and upside down
And laugh when he's conquered and won.

 ”


When Raider owner Al Davis heard The Autumn Wind for the first time, he was silent for a second before telling Ed Sabol that he loved it, and it epitomized everything the Raiders stand for.

A room in the internet virtual Professional Football History Museum is called "The Facenda Audio-Visual Room" in Facenda's honor.

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