![]() Stabler in 2007 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Foley, Alabama, U.S. | December 25, 1945||||||||||||
Died: | July 8, 2015 Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 69)||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Foley | ||||||||||||
College: | Alabama (1964–1967) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1968 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52 | ||||||||||||
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Kenneth Michael Stabler (December 25, 1945 – July 8, 2015) was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily with the Oakland Raiders. Nicknamed "Snake", he played college football at Alabama and was selected by the Raiders in the second round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. During his 10 seasons in Oakland, Stabler received four Pro Bowl selections and was named Most Valuable Player in 1974. Stabler also helped the Raiders win their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XI. He was posthumously inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.[1]