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ambassador, and he had his style and his way of playing,” than anybody. So, to give the fans a state-of-the-art facility
says Allen, who played with him during the Bob Hope I think was always his greatest ambition besides winning
Classic on the PGA Tour. “On top of that, he was a joy to a championship. I know he exhausted all of the efforts in
play with and was a regular guy who just wanted to have Oakland to stay, but for this to happen and for him to cre-
fun. I could see the charisma and all that he had built up as ate this incredible stadium in Las Vegas combined with
a player, even though he was older when I played with him. everything that already is Vegas, it's amazing. Las Vegas is
He still had this magic about him.” easily the entertainment capital, but they're going to be the
sports capital now as well. And with all due respect to any
other Vegas franchises—like the Golden Knights who have
With the Raiders having made the move to Las Vegas done an amazing job—the Raiders are going to be clearly
and the new Allegiant Stadium, Allen could be soon play- the most popular in my opinion.”
ing a little more golf in Las Vegas. He thinks the move is
a win for the organization and owner Mark Davis. “I think By nature, Allen might just be a little biased on that last
the move to Las Vegas is great; I mean, it's beyond great comment.
because knowing Mark Davis, there's nothing more he’s
ever wanted to do than give the fans their own stadium,”
Allen says. “He's the owner of the team, but is also a fan
at heart and he also probably appreciates his fanbase more

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