NFL Films president Steve Sabol, who passed away at age 69 on Tuesday, played a big role in the glorification of the Oakland Raiders' tough-guy image.
It was Sabol who penned a poem for NFL Films in 1974 titled, "The Autumn Wind," which was set to music and is still considered the Raiders' unofficial theme song.
Late Raiders owner Al Davis is said to have loved Sabol's production, reportedly saying "it epitomized everything that the Raiders stood for."
The following is the text of Sabol's "The Autumn Wind."
The Autumn wind is a pirate
Blustering in from sea
With a rollicking song he sweeps along
Swaggering boisterously.
His face is weather-beaten
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.
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