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Raiders’ QB great Stabler passes away at 69
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| July 9, 2015
| By Vic Tafur
Posted on 07/09/2015 3:26:57 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Kenny The Snake Stabler, who led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl title in 1977, died Thursday at the age of 69.
Stabler led Alabama to an 11-0 record in 1966 before turning pro. From 1968-75, the Oakland Raiders played in six AFL/AFC title games and lost each one of them to the eventual Super Bowl champion.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: athletes; cancer; kennystabler; kenstabler; nfl; oakland; obituary; raiders; stabler
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To: Timber Rattler
Stabler reportedly just posted this on his Twitter account:
But Im not dead yet. =)How appropriate to use a Python (Monty) line.
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07/09/2015 5:25:54 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(This is no deal, Øbama is negotiating terms of surrender)
To: Perdogg
July 9 (Reuters) - Ken Stabler, a star NFL quarterback who led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl championship in 1977, has died at age 69, WPMI television in Alabama reported on Thursday.
Stabler, who was nicknamed “The Snake,” died in Gulfport, Mississippi, the television channel said, citing the president of the Kenny Stabler Foundation.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports.
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07/09/2015 5:29:02 PM PDT
by
Canedawg
(Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. –Gal. 6:7)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I always loved watching him play, even when he would torch my team. Talented, Gutsy, Smart, Precise football player.
What a player he was.
RIP
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07/09/2015 5:44:47 PM PDT
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rlmorel
("National success by the Democratic Party equals irretrievable ruin." Ulysses S. Grant.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
"You have sunk my battleship."
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posted on
07/09/2015 5:52:35 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("National success by the Democratic Party equals irretrievable ruin." Ulysses S. Grant.)
To: rlmorel
The Internets does it again!
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07/09/2015 5:52:58 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("National success by the Democratic Party equals irretrievable ruin." Ulysses S. Grant.)
To: rlmorel
So...what it is?
Is he really dead or not?
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07/09/2015 6:07:28 PM PDT
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the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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07/09/2015 6:14:10 PM PDT
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Mike Darancette
(Barack Obama is not inarguably sane.)
To: yarddog; WXRGina
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posted on
07/09/2015 7:41:32 PM PDT
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logitech
(It is time.)
To: Luke21; WXRGina
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posted on
07/09/2015 7:59:05 PM PDT
by
logitech
(It is time.)
To: logitech
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posted on
07/09/2015 8:02:29 PM PDT
by
logitech
(It is time.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Damn .....we’re getting old.....seems like yesterday watching him play.
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07/10/2015 5:29:43 AM PDT
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Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: Squantos
I hear you Squantos. I grew up with the Raiders. It's a blot on the HOF that Kenny's not there. Best clutch QB IMO.
BTW, I still get physically ill every time I see a clip of the Immaculate Reception.
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07/10/2015 11:44:01 AM PDT
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Night Hides Not
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi! My vote is going to Cruz.)
To: Night Hides Not
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07/10/2015 4:11:34 PM PDT
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Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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