Re: College Football Notebook
KENNY STABLER: A look at former Alabama great quarterback Ken Stabler.
Selected to the All-American team in 1967, "Snake" Stabler played on Tide
teams that compiled a 28-3-2 record. In 1966, he quarterbacked Bama to
a perfect 11-0 season, including a 34-7 win over Nebraska in the Orange
Bowl. Stabler completed 12 of 17 passes for 218 yards and rushed for 40
more while earning MVP honors. His senior season, Stabler was also the
SEC Player of the Year by the Birmingham Quarterback Club and the Atlanta
Touchdown Club. In 1992, he and Joe Namath were selected as quarter-
backs on the Tide's All-Century team. He was a first round selection by
the Houston Astros in baseball, but turned down that offer to play football
with the Oakland Raiders. Snake was a player, on and off the field. He
played hard and partied hard. Outstanding football player.
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