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Stabler the man the myth the legend
Posted on 8/2/26 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 8/2/26 at 4:53 pm
Is Stabler the greatest SEC QB character? Does any other SEC QB live up to his myriad of stories and exploits while also competing at his level? I saw him once at a Bama game in the early 2000s riding shotgun on a golf cart firing footballs at people before the game. Anyone got any good Stabler tales?
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Stabler told stories of drunk Raiders teammates pointing guns at him, and bailing out a teammate from jail who was wearing nothing but blue cowboy boots and his Super Bowl ring. "We were the only pro team who traveled with its own bail bondsman," he said.[57]
Posted on 8/2/26 at 5:01 pm to AtticusOSullivan
Posted on 8/2/26 at 5:06 pm to AtticusOSullivan
I don’t imagine you will ever see any modern QBs living life like Snake and Namath did.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 5:13 pm to kajunman
When I was a kid- and he was Peak Snake- we used to stalk the Pink Pony Pub to see him. He was there- day drinking - a LOT.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 5:19 pm to Lsupimp
No doubt, the man drank. A lot. He and Namath were two of the biggest characters to play qb in the NFL. Stabler was head and shoulders better than Namath though.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 5:26 pm to AtticusOSullivan
I once served him 8 Southern Comforts and diet cokes. At lunch. On a Tuesday. True story.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 5:26 pm to AtticusOSullivan
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Is Stabler the greatest SEC QB character?
Expand that to NFL and it is still probably true
Posted on 8/2/26 at 5:45 pm to AtticusOSullivan
My dad said he and a few other Raiders came to his highschool in the east bay. Richmond high that’s all I got. Sounds like a down to earth good guy
This post was edited on 8/2/26 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 8/2/26 at 5:54 pm to captdalton
Stabler and the annual Raiders Air Hockey tournament at training camp:
"But Stabler found the ultimate goal-keeper. He knew Carol Doda, the most famous stripper in the Bay Area, and offered to make her the queen of the tournament. She said she would go to the Air Hockey Tournament if the team provided a limo. So happens, a few Raiders had a rough version of a limo they used for outings.
Per Foo’s book: She got out of the limo in her G-string to officiate the events and the guys lost their minds. Then she put her breasts down on the air hockey table and blocked the goal. It was hard to concentrate with her giant breasts on the table.
“And there we had it, the ultimate goal-keeper,” Villapiano said. “Giant Tits!” "
"But Stabler found the ultimate goal-keeper. He knew Carol Doda, the most famous stripper in the Bay Area, and offered to make her the queen of the tournament. She said she would go to the Air Hockey Tournament if the team provided a limo. So happens, a few Raiders had a rough version of a limo they used for outings.
Per Foo’s book: She got out of the limo in her G-string to officiate the events and the guys lost their minds. Then she put her breasts down on the air hockey table and blocked the goal. It was hard to concentrate with her giant breasts on the table.
“And there we had it, the ultimate goal-keeper,” Villapiano said. “Giant Tits!” "
Posted on 8/2/26 at 6:02 pm to AtticusOSullivan
He played when guys would still stay out and drink all night before a game. Smoking in the locker rooms. Guys, like Jack Youngblood, played with broken legs. Those were the guys in my school years.
This post was edited on 8/3/26 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 8/2/26 at 6:08 pm to UtahCajun
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Expand that to NFL and it is still probably true
This.
Bryant ran a pretty type ship when it came to discipline. He proved that when he suspended Namath against a Top 10 Ole Miss squad in the Sugar Bowl. Stabler's personality was not fully unveiled until he got to the pros.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 6:16 pm to captdalton
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I don’t imagine you will ever see any modern QBs living life like Snake and Namath did.
Those guys lived the frick out of life. I mean they rode it hard and hung it up wet.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 6:25 pm to kajunman
Bert Jones was a Baw. Cholly Mac would yell at him for duck hunting Saturday morning before games and cleaning ducks in the locker room. Guys would come in pregame around noon and he had ducks hanging in the shower.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 6:55 pm to Lsupimp
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When I was a kid- and he was Peak Snake- we used to stalk the Pink Pony Pub to see him. He was there- day drinking - a LOT.
Any sightings of George Blanda backing him up or saving the day?
I remember that old arse George Blanda coming in and winning a game or two at QB after Stabler getting hurt. Several times he'd win with his kicking.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 6:57 pm to AtticusOSullivan
Only QB I know who could leave the bar, go directly to the stadium and play a game. Len Dawson might be the other.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 7:19 pm to AtticusOSullivan
His biography by Mike Freeman is a great read.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 7:21 pm to Bryno1960
Did you ever meet Bobby Layne? He would drink during halftime in his NFL career.
He had injured his leg the night before crashing his car into a telephone pole after leaving the bar.
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Bobby Layne pitched a no-hitter against Texas A&M in 1946 while hiding an injury sustained in a car accident the day prior. To numb his pain without alerting then-coach Bibb Falk, Layne instructed his roommate and team manager, Rooster Andrews, to place a cooler full of beer at the end of the bench. Layne consumed multiple beers between innings to mask his injury, leading Texas to victory and completing a perfect 28-0 record in Southwest Conference play during his tenure.
He had injured his leg the night before crashing his car into a telephone pole after leaving the bar.
This post was edited on 8/2/26 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 8/2/26 at 7:35 pm to Victor R Franko
Carson show with old timer Art Donovan.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 7:45 pm to Victor R Franko
Ken Stabler is simply the GOAT
Posted on 8/2/26 at 7:58 pm to AtticusOSullivan
Stabler told this one.
When he was playing for Bama they had just gotten off a plane in Tuscaloosa and were walking through the airport. A hot older woman was throwing herself at Stabler and he was like "Hey...what's up".
Then he heard a voice behind him say, "KENNY!"
That voice was Bear Bryant. Stabler kept walking.
When he was playing for Bama they had just gotten off a plane in Tuscaloosa and were walking through the airport. A hot older woman was throwing herself at Stabler and he was like "Hey...what's up".
Then he heard a voice behind him say, "KENNY!"
That voice was Bear Bryant. Stabler kept walking.
This post was edited on 8/2/26 at 7:59 pm
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