(Reuters) - Ken Stabler, a star NFL quarterback who led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl championship in 1977, has died at age 69, WPMI television in Alabama reported on Thursday.
Stabler, who was nicknamed "The Snake," died in Gulfport, Mississippi, the television channel said, citing the president of the Kenny Stabler Foundation.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports.
Stabler played with the Oakland Raiders through most of the 1970s. He then spent two years with the Houston Oilers before winding up his career with the New Orleans Saints in 1984.
In his 15 seasons, he threw for 194 touchdowns and 27,938 yards.