RIP Kenny " The Snake" Stabler

[psuro]

Died at 69 due to cancer saw it on a crawl on ESPNU

 

[Nittany Security]

Great Player in his time, RIP

 

[fairgambit]

Died at 69 due to cancer saw it on a crawl on ESPNU

Ah man, that's sad. Rest in Peace.

 

[john4psu]

RIP Snake. You did not want him to have the last possession of a football game. He was cool with games on the line.

 

[fairgambit]

RIP Snake. You did not want him to have the last possession of a football game. He was cool with games on the line.

Very true.

 

[91Joe95]

Can't think of the Raiders without the Snake.

 

[psuguy04]

RIP Ken

 

[JerseyRon]

Roll Tide, Kenny.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Died at 69 due to cancer saw it on a crawl on ESPNU

Oh man. As a lefty, the Snake was one of my heroes. Loved his 3/4 arm delivery and cut off sleeves.

 

[bxle]

Great competitor. Loved watching him play. RIP.

 

[GulfCoastLion]

Died at 69 due to cancer saw it on a crawl on ESPNU

How is he not in the pro football Hall of Fame ? Seriously. Great player on some truly great teams from a great era in the NFL....

 

[TheGLOV]

A part of my childhood just left me.

I am so sad.

As a Raider fan growing up in the heart of Steeler country it was tough, the Raida's always managed to choke down the stretch. There were a few bright and shining moments however..."The Sea of Hands"

Man, what a game!

"The autumn wind is a Raider, pillaging just for fun...."

Snake, you will be missed.

I hated the snake! RIP Kenny. Go Steelers!!

 

[ralpieE]

 

[robbrunskill]

Died at 69 due to cancer saw it on a crawl on ESPNU

"The Snake" was a stark contrast to his predecessor Daryl Lamonica. Lamonica, aka The Mad Bomber had a much stronger arm but not nearly as accurate and Stabler was much more adept at reading the zone defenses that were coming into vogue. Lamonica was a clean cut Californian who starred at Notre Dame and Stabler, from Alabama was rough around the edges but his personality fit into the Raiders' roguish tough guy cult much better.

 

[lionlurker]

How Darryl Lamonica ever started in front of him is one of the enduring mysteries of human existence.

 

[Cletus11]

Interesting story about Kenny Stabler. Back in the late 90's, I was down in Mobile, Alabama for a week doing some work at a paper plant. We went into Mobile one night to hit the town and do some bar hopping. I am at the bar around midnight and had been talkie to a hottie for about 30 minutes making some progress. Some old guy walks through the bar in an expensive Italian looking suit with long really white hair. He sits down in the corner table. The girl I was talking to immediately stops talking to me and runs over to the table. I asked the bartender who the old guy was and he said Kenny Stabler. He was quite the lady's man in his elder years.

 

[TheGLOV]

I had a very tortured and conflicted childhood. I loved the Raiders. My family used to harass me something fierce. One of my uncles knew Jack Ham and he convinced Jack to call me and give me a hard time about being a raiders fan. I was balling and everyone was laughing at me.

So, I was probably the only kid on central PA to have been personally harassed by a HOF Linebacker.

I'm sure it was tough. Kenny, was a Steeler killer at times,...that's the only reason why I hated him. Sorry to see him go.

 

[CF LION]

Without Stabler there would be no Immaculate Reception. His 30 yard scramble for a TD put the Raiders up 7-6 with a minute and a half left in the game. This was after he replaced Lamonica who got hurt earlier. The most famous play in NFL history likely never happens had Lamonica not have gotten hurt forcing Stabler into the game..