| Youngest NFL Head Coaches (Modern Era) The Raiders' have a history of hiring young head coaches and this is reflected in the NFL's list of youngest head coaches (Modern Era).
As you can see below, four of the top sixteen are coaches hired by Al Davis or indeed Al Davis himself.
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| Name, Team
| Date of Birth
| Age at Signing Date
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| 1. |
Lane Kiffin, Oakland Raiders |
May 9, 1975 |
31 years, 8 months |
| 2. |
Harland Svare, Los Angeles Rams |
November 25, 1930 |
31 years, 11 months |
| 3. |
John Michelosen, Pittsburgh Steelers |
February 13, 1916 |
32 years, 2 months |
| 4. |
David Shula, Cincinnati Bengals |
May 28, 1959 |
32 years, 7 months |
| 5. |
John Madden, Oakland Raiders |
May 10, 1936 |
32 years, 10 months |
| 6. |
Don Shula, Baltimore Colts |
January 4, 1930 |
33 years, 4 days |
| 7. |
Al Davis, Oakland Raiders |
July 4, 1929 |
33 years, 6 months |
| 8. |
Joe Collier, Buffalo Bills |
June 7, 1932 |
33 years, 7 months |
| 9. |
Bob Snyder, Los Angeles Rams |
February 6, 1913 |
33 years, 11 month |
| 10. |
Jim Trimble, Philadelphia Eagles |
May 29, 1918 |
34 years, 3 months |
| 11. |
Jon Gruden, Oakland Raiders |
August 17, 1963 |
34 years, 5 months |
| 12. |
Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh Steelers |
May 8, 1957 |
34 years, 8 months, 13 days |
| 13. |
Joe Kuharich, Chicago Cardinals |
April 14, 1917 |
34 years, 8 months, 25 days |
| 14. |
Norm Van Brocklin, Minnesota Vikings |
March 15, 1926 |
34 years, 10 months, 3 days |
| 15. |
Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers |
March 15, 1972 |
34 years, 10 months, 7 days |
| 16. |
Joe Schmidt, Detroit Lions |
January 18, 1932 |
34 years, 11 months, 23 days |
| 17. |
Eric Mangini, New York Jets |
January 19, 1971 |
34 years, 11 months, 28 days |
| 18. |
Mike Shanahan, Los Angeles Raiders |
August 24, 1952 |
35 years, 6 months |
| 19. |
Dick Nolan, San Francisco 49ers |
March 26, 1932 |
35 years, 10 months |
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