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.

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The trailer, which was released Friday, features the show’s narrator Liev Schreiber reading the iconic poem “The Autumn Wind” while footage from the show plays in the background.

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In 1974, Facenda delivered a powerful recitation of "The Autumn Wind" which is the Battle Hymn of the Raider Nation. The poem and its theme music are known as the anthem of the Oakland Raiders .

And the battle hymn of the Raiders franchise, dating back to their early days in Oakland, is “The Autumn Wind,” a poem adapted by Steve Sabol and narrated by NFL Films’ John Facenda, ...