Former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Ken Stabler died on Thursday at the age of 69 following a battle with colon cancer.
Stabler, nicknamed “The Snake,” was a four-time Pro Bowler who helped lead the Raiders to a Super Bowl win in the 1976 season. He also won national championships at Alabama in the 1965 and ’66 seasons.
Many are mourning the death of the popular quarterback, whose passing did not come without journalistic issues.
The Tuscaloosa News published a draft about Stabler’s death before they had confirmed the news with multiple sources, and then they pulled the story.