Legendary Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica, 'The Mad Bomber', dies at age 80

CBS ^ | 4/22/22 | Josh Alper

[JonPreston]

Daryle Lamonica, a legendary Raiders quarterback who led the franchise to its first Super Bowl berth, has died at the age of 80. The Fresno County Sherriff's said Lamonica died at his Fresno, California, home on Thursday morning. The death is considered to be from natural causes.

One of the greatest players in AFL history, Lamonica was nicknamed "The Mad Bomber" for his affinity for throwing deep passes. He was named league MVP in 1967, the year he led the Raiders to a league title.

[hinckley buzzard]

The master of Air Coryell.

[1Old Pro]

Amazing how the NFL ruined the NFL in just 40 years.

[hinckley buzzard]

I remember the “heidi game” too. What a terrible disappointment not to see the end.

[glennaro]

BTTT
Had not seen that view ... many thanks for the link. Cheers!

[squirt]

1963

[Carriage Hill]

I miss the “old days” when the NFL didn’t mean National Felons League, and games were exciting to watch. I became a Dolphins fan for the 4yrs I lived there, but quit watching after ‘78 or ‘79. Sadly, it just ceased to be of interest to me, anymore.

[basalt]

yeah...LaFleur today...Bossy like 4 days ago....

[wjcsux]

We lost another great today.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Frank Youell Field. You are going way back Old Timer. Wasn’t Youell the local undertaker who sponsored the field as a way of advertising his funeral home?

[Road Warrior ‘04]

One of my favorites of all time! His name was just cool. RIP

[dfwgator]

You really see from that view how the Raiders’ defenders were frozen in those first critical moments after Franco caught the ball.

[TnTnTn]

RIP…when the NFL was worth watching…

[dfwgator]

Also note the announcer mistakenly thought that Frenchy Fuqua caught it.

[Dan in Wichita]

Had instant replay been in effect, the referees would still have their noses pressed up to the monitor.

Yes, this play would have been reviewed. I think they would have let the play stand as called, since there was no definitive angle proving the need to reverse the call.

[Bonemaker]

That was when America was still America.

[MarDav]

“I was a Jets fan, back then, in college....”

Did you happen to see the end of the Jets-Raiders playoff game?...uh...never mind...

[Carriage Hill]

I don’t remember; too many miles... (not the years, but the miles).

[Carriage Hill]

What year was it? I can find it on YT...

[Major Matt Mason]

I was a Raiders fan when I was a kid mostly due to Lamonica, thanks in part to the fact that he began his career with the Buffalo Bills (my local team). He and Jack Kemp battled for the starting job, with Kemp winning out and Lamonica being traded to the Raiders. Kemp was a good QB, but the Bills probably made the wrong choice. RIP.

[Deplorable American1776]

Mike Bossy, Guy Lafleur and Darryl. Sports stars from yesteryear are dieing and they are irreplaceable with today’s ‘stars’.