Ken Stabler
Stabler in 2007
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 25, 1945 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Foley, Alabama | ||||||||
| Date of death: | July 8, 2015 (aged 69) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Gulfport, Mississippi | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Foley (AL) | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1968 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 194–222 |
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| Passing yards: | 27,938 |
| Passer rating: | 75.3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Kenneth Michael Stabler (December 25, 1945 – July 8, 2015), nicknamed "The Snake" or "Snake", was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland Raiders (1970–1979), Houston Oilers (1980–1981) and New Orleans Saints (1982–1984). He played college football for the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Stabler was posthumously elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
Stabler became a highly touted football player at Foley High School in Foley, Alabama. He led Foley to a win-loss record of 29–1 over his high school career—the only loss coming against Vigor High School. He was an all-around athlete in high school, averaging 29 points a game in basketball and excelling enough as a left-handed pitcher in baseball to receive minor-league contract offers from the Houston Astros and New York Yankees. He was an all-American athlete. During his high school career, he earned his nickname "The Snake" from his coach following a long, winding touchdown run.
Stabler was recruited by legendary head coach Bear Bryant at Alabama. Due to NCAA regulations at the time, freshmen were ineligible to play on the varsity in the University Division. Stabler was on the freshman team in 1964, when the Crimson Tide won the National Championship with quarterback Joe Namath.
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