Hard to believe he wasn't already in the Hall of Fame. He played in some of the most memorable games in NFL history: The immaculate reception (vs Pittsburg),the sea of hands (vs the Dolphins), the holy roller, etc. In addition, Stabler was the first QB to take his team to five straight conference championship games, a feat that remained unmatched until Tom Brady reached it with the New England Patriots this season.
Stabler reached 100 victories faster than any quarterback before him, going 100-50 to break Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas' record of 153 games.
When Stabler retired, his career winning percentage of .661 as a starting quarterback ranked behind only Terry Bradshaw and Roger Staubach.
1 posted on
02/06/2016 6:30:49 PM PST by
GAGOP
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2 posted on
02/06/2016 6:35:28 PM PST by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: GAGOP
To: GAGOP
Why the hell did it take 31 years???
4 posted on
02/06/2016 6:41:20 PM PST by
vladimir998
(Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
To: GAGOP
Deserved it a long time ago.
5 posted on
02/06/2016 6:41:33 PM PST by
Mr. Mojo
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To: GAGOP
I like him and Madden better than Brady and Belichick.
7 posted on
02/06/2016 6:42:19 PM PST by
MUDDOG
To: GAGOP
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Should have happened while he was alive.
10 posted on
02/06/2016 6:46:34 PM PST by
PAR
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12 posted on
02/06/2016 7:04:23 PM PST by
EveningStar
(It's a cult.)
To: GAGOP
13 posted on
02/06/2016 7:07:31 PM PST by
wjcsux
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: GAGOP
Back in his era, Alabama was turning out QBs like crazy.
Scot Hunter who led Alabama to victory over Ole Miss and Archie Manning in what Howard Cosell called the greatest college game ever played.
Ken Stabler, Joe Namath, and Bart Starr were all great.
14 posted on
02/06/2016 7:08:02 PM PST by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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15 posted on
02/06/2016 7:14:35 PM PST by
xp38
To: GAGOP; Bender2
16 posted on
02/06/2016 7:18:37 PM PST by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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17 posted on
02/06/2016 7:22:29 PM PST by
GAGOP
To: GAGOP
I didn’t really have a lot of sports heroes growing up, but he was one of them.
His statistics don’t look good compared to what QBs are doing now, but he won a lot of games the Raiders had no business winning.
After his death he donated his brain for CTE research and it turns out that he had it pretty bad (although I don’t think anyone can have CTE “good”).
19 posted on
02/06/2016 7:56:19 PM PST by
perez24
(Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap.)
To: GAGOP
I always thought Stabler had a soft touch on the ball but he could also throw the long ball.
23 posted on
02/06/2016 8:34:57 PM PST by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: GAGOP
Sat behind Stabler on a flight to Alabama in 1996 or so and got a close-up look. I loved the way he played but he made 69 years the hard way.
27 posted on
02/07/2016 5:13:46 AM PST by
Smber
(The smallest minority is the individual. Get the government off my back.)
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