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,[1][2] and is often heard at games.[3][4] Narrated by John Facenda,[5] this 1974 production has been dubbed "The Battle Hymn of the Raider Nation."[6]

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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Warnock to sell luxury suites at stadium, ESPN, 2004-05-07, <http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1797330>. Retrieved on 27 January 2008 
  2. ^ The Recap, Washington Post, 2006-10-30, <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/29/AR2006102900909.html>. Retrieved on 27 January 2008 
  3. ^ Steele, David (2000-10-23), Coliseum Turns Into Wind Tunnel for a Day, San Francisco Chronicle, <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/10/23/SP81987.DTL>. Retrieved on 27 January 2008 
  4. ^ Carr, Bob (2005-11-01), What do the Tennessee Titans and the San Diego Chargers have in Common?, San Francisco Chronicle, <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/author?blogid=11&auth=34&o=10>. Retrieved on 27 January 2008 
  5. ^ Peterseim, Peter (2001-12-29), Cool Hand Luke, Wilt the Stilt, and the nine-headed monster, ESPN, <http://espn.go.com/abcsports/mnf/s/annotatedmiller/1106.html>. Retrieved on 27 January 2008 
  6. ^ Lynch, Kevin (2002-11-01), Foreboding song blows through practice, San Francisco Chronicle, <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/11/01/SP153120.DTL>. Retrieved on 27 January 2008 

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