John Madden To Induct Raider Quarterback Stabler Into Hall Of Fame
OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- Oakland Raiders great Ken Stabler will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame by his coach and Hall of Famer in his own right John Madden, according to a team announcement Thursday.
The late Stabler, who died of cancer at the age of 69 just over a year ago, was elected to the Hall of Fame early last February in a class that also includes former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr.
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Madden, who also serves as KCBS Radio contributor, coached Stabler throughout his career in Oakland.
"I've often said, If I had one drive to win a game to this day, and I had a quarterback to pick, I would pick Kenny," Madden said in a statement when news of Stabler's passing surfaced last July. "Snake was a lot cooler that [sic] I was. He was a perfect quarterback and a perfect Raider. When you think about the Raiders you think about Ken Stabler. Kenny loved life. It is a sad day for all Raiders."
Madden will be presenting Stabler for his posthumous induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony by video. The ceremony will happen in Canton, Ohio, during Enshrinement Week on August 6.
Stabler was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and led the Raiders to a Super Bowl XI championship in January 1977.
He played 15 NFL seasons from 1970-84 for the Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. Over his career, Stabler played in 184 games with 146 starts, throwing for 27,938 yards on 2,270-of-3,793 passing (59.8 percent), 194 touchdown passes and 222 interceptions. In 13 career postseason games (12 starts), he threw for 2,641 yards on 203-of-351 passing (57.8 percent), 19 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions, including a 7-5 record as a starter.
Originally selected by the Raiders in the second round (52nd overall) of the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft, Stabler played 10 seasons for the team from 1970-79. Stabler is the franchise's all-time leader in passing yards (19,078), attempts (2,481) and touchdown passes (150).
In addition to Stabler and Debartolo Jr., the Hall of Fame Class of 2016 also includes player and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, linebacker Kevin Greene and Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre.
