(Reuters) - Ken Stabler, a star NFL quarterback who led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl championship in 1977, has died at age 69, his family and the club said on Thursday.
The colorful player, who was nicknamed "The Snake" because of his running style, died on Wednesday of complications from colon cancer, which he was diagnosed with in February.
"He was a kind, generous and unselfish man, never turning down an autograph request or an opportunity to help someone in need. A great quarterback, he was an even greater father to his three girls and grandfather to his two 'grand snakes,'" said the family statement posted on the Raiders' website.