“The Autumn Wind” is a poem written by Steve Sabol (son of Ed Sabol) describing autumn 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.
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 his silver hat about his head
And a bristly black moustache
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.
References
- ^ Warnock to sell luxury suites at stadium, ESPN, 2004-05-07, http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1797330, retrieved on 2008-01-27
- ^ The Recap, Washington Post, 2006-10-30, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/29/AR2006102900909.html, retrieved on 2008-01-27
- ^ 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 2008-01-27
- ^ 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 2008-01-27
- ^ 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 2008-01-27
- ^ 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 2008-01-27
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