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File Size: 4378 KB
Print Length: 255 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0062484265
Publisher: Dey Street Books; Reprint edition (November 15, 2016)
Publication Date: November 15, 2016
Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers
Language: English
ASIN: B01C2NNWVQ
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This is a different kind of biography. The author says part of the idea of writing the book was show a different side of Ken Stabler than the womanizing, heavy drinking, partying Stabler of his youth through his NFL playing career. He wanted to show the side of Ken Stabler that genuinely care about people, including his teammates, his kids, and even his ex-wives.So we have three sides of Ken Stabler.First, the rebellious, woman loving (in many ways), and partier Ken Stabler of his youth through his football career. Stabler was not only upfront about his partying ways, he kind of bragged about it. And he embraced the bad boy image of the Oakland Raiders. It is hard for me to believe that Bear Bryant had two of the most iconic rebel rousing athletes of their day at the University of Alabama in both Joe Namath followed by Ken Stabler. Both got into deep trouble with Bear Bryant because of their wayward ways and eventually rehabilitated themselves with him. Also interesting, both love the Bear and it seems the Bear deeply cared about them too. Stabler continued his fun loving ways with the Raiders, having a lot of fun along the way.Second, there is the athlete Ken Stabler. In some ways that goes hand in hand with the rebelliousness as an average athlete probably just doesn’t get away what Stabler did in college and the pros. He was obviously and outstanding athlete who eventually won a Super Bowl ring and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Here the author makes a strong case for Stabler as a Hall of Famer. Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? He was certainly a great leader on the football field and the right one for the Raiders. I think he does belong partly because you couldn’t think of the NFL in the 1970’s without Stabler. He was a gunslinger and he won a Super Bowl. But, he also had a woeful number of interceptions. He had a touchdown to interception ratio of of .87. But his statistics easily stack up against other Hall of Fame quarterbacks of his error. Terry Bradshaw, who’s career almost parallels Stabler’s, had statistics that closely mirror that of Stabler and Stabler has a better career passer rating than Bradshaw. So yes, he belongs.Third there is the empathic Ken Stabler who cared for his teammates, his family, his kids and his friends. He was, by all accounts, a great father to his kids even after his divorces and even more so after he retired from football and had more time with them. He stood up for his teammates and while it might sound odd now, was colorblind. He exhibited traits, even at the University of Alabama, where he treated all equally regardless of race. And in his later years he chilled out and relaxed with family and his grandkids.Stabler had a grand life and this biography does him justice.
Read the book. A toddler could have written more compelling stories. If I am not mistaken, the author has written for Bleacher Report which explains everything. Seriously, do not waste your time with this book. While there are some cool stories, it doesn't dive into anything. It skims the surface and then on to the next chapter.
This book is terribly written. Facts were not checked (Raiders never could have played the Dolphins in the Super Bowl), grammar is horrid, sentence structure is at times non-existent.
I was 20 in1970 when I first became a Ken Stabler fan. My young wife and I attended a Raiders game against the 49ers at Kezar Stadium and was fascinated by Stabler talking with George Blanda on the sidelines as each awaited their turn at QB while DarylLomonica threw bombs away. When he got his chance Snake made the most of it. Still my favorite Rallyider.
Very little insight Ingrid text. The narrative style is sloppy and it's mostly an unapologetic gushing hero worship. There are several errors and stories that are incomplete. This works as neither a good history of Madden's Raiders, but isn't a very good telling of Stabler. If you're really interested in learning about Stabler, search out his biogrophy, Snake. It's much better.
This has to be the worst book I've ever read. The editor should be ashamed. Simplistic. Repetitive. And even for this Snake fan, simply horrid jock-sniffing.
As a true Silver & Black Raider fan from their inception… and an original PSL season ticket holder upon their journey back to Oakland… I’ve seen and cheered them all on. But the one player… above… and…. beyond… them all… who I idolized on AND off the field… was the one… and only… the inimitable “Snakeâ€! The coolest man on the field… even with seconds remaining… in game after game… and the outcome on the line… every Raider looked to… believed in… and followed… the now *LONG-OVER-DUE-HALL-OF-FAMER*… KEN “THE SNAKE†STABLER!... The Snake was also the coolest man in every bar in town… and I idolized him for that too!Potential readers… who are reading this review… please believe me… that my feelings for “The Snakeâ€â€¦ will not influence my review of the quality of the book. First let me point out that this is a short book… that if you take away the bibliography/sources pages is only 227 pages… and if you take away the three pages (two blank and one wasted with simply a small title) between each of the four “sub-book†dividers… and it’s even twelve pages less than that. There are about five pages (an estimate) telling about Stabler’s ancestry dating back to the 1600’s and 1700’s… that I thought would never end… and seemed like a hundred pages. Now that I got those two things out of the way… everything else is… UNBELIEVABLE!!Being Kenny’s life and career is history… much of what is written… has been written before…. (and duly noted)… but interspersed… are many personal interviews and discussions directly with the author. The personal admiration for Stabler by the author… is not only informative… but to me highly admirable. In my opinion… it’s that very combination of history… and true heartbeat… that make *this-book-on-this-subject-at-this-time* even more impactful and enjoyable. Poor Kenny… and his lifelong fans… which include me AND the author. The author could be me or many other fans… that have stood at bars… at ballgames… in airports… at the Thanksgiving dinner table… and argued… and/or simply proclaimed… THAT KEN STABLER SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE HALL OF FAME DECADES AGO!The author covers all the bases including the saga of Stabler’s Father Slim… who did not come home from World War II… unscathed. In those days… there was no PTSD… you either had scars that you can see… missing appendages… or you didn’t get special care. Slim’s inner ticking time bomb… when mixed with alcohol.. affected the entire Stabler family for life. The author does a wonderful job extrapolating out… why “The Snake†became who he was… on and off the field. Kenny was a great high school baseball pitcher as well as a great football player. In fact Stabler was the only high school pitcher to ever beat future baseball Hall of Famer Don Sutton. “The Snake†struck out 16 batters in that game compared to Sutton’s 14. From there to the University of Alabama… and the special relationship… again… on and off the field… with the legendary Bear Bryant. There are some great heartfelt stories from that time period… and of course later on… there’s the special relationship with Hall of Fame Raider coach John Madden.Of course no story of Stabler or the all-time classic Silver and Black teams that Stabler spearheaded… could leave out the literal all-time-all-time… classic… plays and games… such as THE HOLY ROLLER… THE GHOST TO THE POST… THE IMMACULATE RECEPTION… **OR AS MANY RAIDERS AND FANS CALL IT… “THE IMMACULATE DECEPTIONâ€â€¦ but what true Raider… or simply true old-school football fans… will be impressed with… is among other things… that Stabler called his own plays… every player looked up to him… and would follow him to hell and back… that he was cooler and calmer than the coach with the game on the line. The utter respect that opposing players had for him is legendary… which has made it even more disdainful… that “The Snake†didn’t get into the Hall of Fame until after he died. After one game against the Bears in which… “he was picked up and tossed on his head. When he awoke, he was helped off the field, only to return in time to help the Raiders win. After the game, the Bears’ Walter Payton approached Snake as he was walking off the field, and then came one of those small but powerful moments that often go unnoticed. “YOU’RE SUCH A GREAT FIGHTER,†PAYTON TOLD SNAKE, “IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE ON THE SAME FIELD AS YOU.â€Perhaps the greatest accomplishment by the author Mike Freeman in this book is showing without a shadow of doubt… how much “The Snake†loved football. Whether he just got done studying his playbook by the light of a jukebox… whether he only had an hour of sleep… he was always ready to win on that football field. Two quotes from this book that I will highlight here… show the range of Stabler’s wit and true emotions…One year the Raiders were in the Super Bowl that was played in Pasadena, California… during Super Bowl week… he (Stabler) paid a visit to the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles and he said… “Just went to share a few thoughts about football with some of the librarians there!â€And… “A friend of Stabler’s once read him a quote from writer and social activist Jack London: “I would rather be a meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them, I shall use my time.â€â€œWhat does that mean to you?†Stabler was asked.“He thought and contemplated. Seconds passed.â€â€¦â€¦â€¦. “THROW DEEP,†He said.To me… that says it all! Rest in peace… My Brother… thanks for all the Silver and Black memories.Rick “SHAQ†Goldstein
Really enjoyed this book. Mike brings inside knowledge and insight to one of the most colorful, influential and truly great players in NFL history. His change of life is extremely well chronicled.
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