Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler Audiobook (Free)

The first in-depth biography of one of the very most talented and infamous legends to try out in the National Football League-the lifestyle and times of pro football’s first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.

Ken ‘The Snake’ Stabler was the embodiment of the initial Guys in Black-the freewheeling, hard-hitting Oakland Raiders. The league’s initial swashbuckling move thrower, the mythical southpaw Southerner famous for come-from-behind drives past due in the game, Stabler led the Raiders to about Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler their 1st Super Bowl championship in 1977. Within an period dominated by gentleman quarterbacks like Roger Staubach and Bob Griese, this 1974 NFL MVP, four-time Pro-bowler, and Super Dish champ was an iconoclast who partied as hard as he played and lived existence unapologetically on his own-not the NFL’s-terms.

Though Stabler’s legacy is larger-than-life, there has never before been an exclusive account of him, until now. Snake will go deep under the surface of Stabler’s persona to reveal a guy who, despite his penchant for partying and debauchery, was committed to winning and becoming the best participant he could possibly be. From his college days taking part in for Bear Bryant at Alabama to his years with the Raiders under trainer John Madden, his broadcasting profession to his loss of life in 2015 and the revelation that he experienced from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as C.T.E., Snake probes the myriad areas of Stabler’s existence on / off the field to tell his complete story, and explores how his legacy as well as the tradition and moments that pivotally shaped it, continues to impact football today.