death_date statvalue article_title draftround birth_date draftyear heightin death_place heightft number image college statlabel name caption birth_place nfl weight position highschool draftpick
8 july 2015 194 -- 222 27,938 75.3 ken stabler
 2 25 december 1945 1968 4 gulfport , mississippi 6 12 , 16 ken stabler 2007 alabama broadcasters convention.jpg alabama td -- int passing yards qb rating ken stabler stabler at the alabama broadcasters association convention in 2007 foley , alabama sta013616 215 quarterback foley -lrb- al -rrb- 52
ken stabler

kenneth michael `` ken '' stabler -lrb- december 25 , 1945 -- july 8 , 2015 -rrb- , nicknamed `` the snake '' , was an american football quarterback in the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- for the oakland raiders -lrb- 1970 -- 1979 -rrb- , houston oilers -lrb- 1980 -- 1981 -rrb- and new orleans saints -lrb- 1982 -- 1984 -rrb- .
he played college football for the university of alabama .
on august 19 , 2015 , it was announced that stabler had been selected as a finalist for membership of the pro football hall of fame by its senior committee , along with dick stanfel .
they will be considered by the selection committee on february 6 , 2016 .
