Former Raiders star Warren Wells, a talented but troubled wide receiver whose brief career was derailed by a prison sentence, has died at 76.
NBC Sports Bay Area first reported Thursday that Wells died of congestive heart failure in Beaumont, Texas.
Wells teamed with Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff and quarterback Daryle Lamonica to give Oakland the most feared passing attack in the American Football League from 1968-70. The speedy Wells led the AFL in touchdown catches with 11 in 1968, and then again with 14 in his spectacular 1969 season that included 47 catches for a whopping 1,260 yards (26.