Former Raiders QB Ken Stabler dies at 69

According to his family’s announcement Thursday, Super Bowl-winning Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken “The Snake” Stabler died at the age of 69. He was nicknamed “The Snake” for his elusiveness on the field, and played 184 NFL games for the Raiders, Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. Stabler was the 1974 NFL Most Valuable Player, and led the league in touchdown passes in 1974 and 1976. Former Oakland head coach John Madden said in a statement, “If I had one drive to win a game to this day, and I had a quarterback to pick, I would pick Kenny,”