Dr. Miriam Adelson honored at Raiders preseason opener

Dr. Miriam Adelson was honored Saturday nighttime arsenic the impermanent torch lighter for the Raiders’ archetypal crippled with fans astatine Allegiant Stadium, their preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks.

Adelson, the co-founder of the Adelson Foundation and widow of Sheldon Adelson, was honored with a video detailing the countless charitable contributions of herself and the foundation.

Sheldon Adelson's wife, Miriam, lights the Al Davis torch up of the @Raiders preseason opener against the @Seahawks #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/eu1al12N3t

— Vegas Nation (@VegasNation) August 15, 2021

The Raiders played games astatine the stadium past season, but fans were not allowed to attend.

Each location game, a notable impermanent is honored arsenic the ceremonial lighter of the Al Davis Memorial Torch supra the northbound extremity zone.

The contented began successful Oakland and has continued successful Las Vegas.

Last season, honorees included PSL holders, front-line workers, Las Vegas Mayor Carol Goodman, airmen from Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases and Carol Davis, the widow of Al and parent of existent proprietor Mark Davis.

The Review-Journal is owned by the household of Dr. Miriam Adelson.

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