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"Forgotten AFL Greats of the AFC West"
March 1, 2016 jimjax4	Leave a comment
This article is for the fans of the AFL especially the AFC West. If you are a fan of these great teams, some of these players may be household names to you. It's so important that the history of the game is respected, and these great players are not forgotten. This article is in honor of them, and the fans that watched the AFL.
Many think the Chargers uniforms of the 1960's and 70's are the greatest ever made and it's hard to argue with that. I love the powder blue. What also can't be argued is their dominating win in the AFL Championship game in 1963 sealing their argument as one of the great teams of the AFL era. Their innovative passing game was nixed for a power running game, and it worked to perfection as the Chargers beat the Boston Patriots 51-10.
Sid Gillman:
Sid Gillman may be the greatest football coach of all time. He is the only coach in history that is in both the NFL and College football Hall of Fame. His coaching tree is the greatest of all time bar none. Bill Walsh, Al Davis, Chuck Knoll, Chuck Knox, Dick Vermeil, Don Coryell, Joe Gibbs, John Madden, Tom Flores, George Seifert, Dennis Green, Jon Gruden, Brian Billick and many others fall under his umbrella of greatness.
The vertical passing game of the Raiders was taken straight from him. Al Davis called him the Einstein of the NFL and he is the father of the modern passing game. There will never be another Sid Gillman. As John Madden recently said, "what some teams are just discovering, Sid Gillman was doing in the 60's".
Gary Garrison:
San Diego's version of Fred Biletnikoff was the great Gary Garrison. Lance Alworth gets all of the publicity but in reality the Chargers had another fine Wide Receiver. His nickname was the ghost. Sid Gillman literally called him an artist in regards to his amazing route running skills. One sports writer said it was like watching a figure skater on a football field; his routes were so precise.
He is 5th and 4th all time on the Chargers reception and yards list respectively. He has more receiving yards than Kellen Winslow and Wes Chandler. He averaged an amazing 18.6 yards a catch which is second all time for San Diego pass catchers with over 120 catches.
Paul Lowe & Keith Lincoln:
With Paul Lowe and Keith Lincoln in the backfield, San Diego had one of the greatest 1-2 punches in pro football history. They helped lead the Chargers to their only championship in 1963. Lowe is the 2nd all time leader in rushing yards for the Chargers. He was the 1965 UPI AFL MVP, 2 times AFL All Star, and 2 times All AFL team. He was also voted onto the ALL time AFL team, 2 times comeback player of the year, and he's the all-time AFL leader in average yards per carry at 4.9. And he still holds the NFL record for 6 straight 100 yard games with 14 or fewer carries.
And oh by the way they had Keith Lincoln. He went to high school in Monrovia California and went to Washington St. Originally he was a QB, and he was so good that he got two awesome nicknames; the Monrovia Meteor and the Moose of the Palouse. He was a 5 time AFL All-Star, 2 time All AFL player, and is in the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame.
Paul Lowe can still be seen today at the Chargers games. He is a season ticket holder and a fan favorite.
The Chiefs have had an amazing history of talented teams with some of the greatest players to ever play football. Buchanon, Dawson, Taylor, Lanier, Culp, Thomas, Holmes; the list goes on and on. When eclectic head coach Hank Stram allowed NFL films to record him during the Super Bowl, he became the first NFL coach to wear a microphone. Stram was innovative and brought in the triple stack defense to hide his linebackers. When he had several WR's injured against the Raiders powerful pass rush and great DB's; he used the T formation and ran 60 times for over 300 yards leading KC to a stunning 24-10 victory over Oakland. In that game, Len Dawson completed 3 passes for 16 yards. In the AFL days they lead the AFL in playoff appearances tied with the Raiders. Hank Stram was as great as the players he coached and boy was he fun.
Joe Delaney:
"I've played against the best–O.J. Simpson, Gale Sayers, Walter Payton and (Delaney) ranks right up there with them…He is great with a capital G."
Hall of Famer Elvin Bethea, Houston Oilers
He was just good people.
If you would allow me an exception, I wanted to add a player that didn't play in the AFL days, but someone who isn't remembered enough. Just the mention of this players name can still bring a smile and a tear to some ex-players, coaches and fans eyes. He was headed for greatness.
His acts of generosity and kindness are still of legend. So are his acts on the football field. A Raider beat writer once said, "There is fast and then there is Joe Delaney fast". He was a game breaking type of player who could catch the ball and run like the wind. With a strike shortened season and an eye injury, he only played 1 ½ years but he was amazing. He had 196 yards rushing against Houston and ran for 1121 yards his rookie year while getting the Rookie of the Year Award and making the Pro Bowl.
He once ran 75 yards for a touchdown but it was called back. Two plays later he ran for an 82 yard touchdown. Sadly, while trying to save 3 boys that were drowning, Delaney never got out of the water and died. He could not swim but he could not sit by and watch them die and do nothing. Only 1 of the boys made it. Joe received the US Presidential Citizens Medal from President Reagan and should always be remembered as being a real man, and a person that the NFL and their fans can be proud of.
Ed Podolak:
If you are a big fan of the AFL or a Chiefs fan, you are saying how come Ed's on this list? Well outside of KC many of today's fans are clueless to how great of a player Podolak was. His occasional wildness off the field after his playing days gets some publicity at times but in reality Chiefs Running Back Ed Podolak was one heck of a football player. With his hooked bar helmet, he looked like a red bull chasing after people. He could catch, run, return kicks, and block. He was an all purpose back that could do it all.
He is the 5th all-time Chiefs RB in regards to rushing yards, and the 10th leading pass catcher of all time. He was also a quality return man that made many clutch kick returns. His wars against the Raiders and their bulldozer RB Marv Hubbard were must see tv and some of the most physical games ever played.
Jerrel Wilson:
Nicknamed Thunderfoot, Jerrel Wilson was flat out one of the greatest punters of all time. Often overshadowed in the all time punter conversation due to the greatness of Ray Guy, his booming and towering punts were a thing of beauty. Ray Guy and Wilson transformed the punting game into an offensive weapon in regards to controlling field position.
He was a 3 time pro bowler and on the all AFL team, and in one year avg. 46.1 yards per punt. He also did it in the clutch. To punt when your team isn't very good or if nothing is at stake is one thing but to do in when it counts is another. His greatness should not be forgotten.
For a 25 year period, the Raiders winning % was far and away better than any professional sports team in the U.S. In their first 20 Monday night football games they were 18-1-1. In the greatest decade of the NFL; the 1970's; they had the most wins. In the NFL.com fan poll of the greatest teams ever a few years ago, the 1976 Oakland Raiders were voted the greatest team of all time by over 5.5 million NFL fans.
In QB Daryle Lamonica's first 45 games as a Raider (after a trade from Buffalo) the Raiders were an unreal 40-4-1. His successor; Ken Stabler; was 56-13 in his first 69 games.
For 3 decades 2 teams were almost always on top of the television ratings charts in the NFL. The Cowboys and the Raiders. The 2 teams people loved to hate. For a time the Cowboys were America's team and the Raiders were the renegades of the NFL with talent to back it up. Those days seem light years away. They moved to Los Angeles which slowly eroded their tough blue collar Oakland persona, and the violence at games along with the small crowds, eroded their mystique. Their style of play changed and they've never been the same. It's sad because few teams in the NFL boast a higher level of talent in their great history. No team in history was more crazy, wild, talented, and colorful as the Oakland Raiders.
(below is the article on the 1976 Raiders chosen as the greatest NFL team of all time)
Warren Wells:
Jets & #Raiders week … 12/6/1970, @ Shea Stadium. #Raiders edged Jets
WR Warren Wells 2 TDs and CB Willie Brown Int. pic.twitter.com/1bnNQTEoYU
— AFL GODFATHER (@NFLMAVERICK) September 16, 2017
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"The greatest player I ever coached was Warren Wells. I never saw anyone that gifted and that fast".
Former Raiders Head Coach John Madden
On December 6, 1970, Warren Wells made an unreal catch on the last field play of the game to beat the Jets 14-13. His catch against 2 Jet defenders would make Houdini applaud. Wells was that good.
This is still one of Ronnie Lott's favorite all-time players. If you talk to any player of the 1960's, the one player that always amazed them was Warren Wells. For a 3 ½ year period, he struck terror in the eyes of all teams. He unfortunately was one of only 2 NFL players who were drafted and made to go to the Vietnam war in 1965.
He was as fast as lightning and just as gifted. Before the NFL changed the statistic criteria, Warren Wells was the all time leader in yards per catch at an inhuman 23.3 yards a reception. In one year he caught 47 balls for an incredible 27 yards per reception. He and Daryle Lamonica; The Mad Bomber; were the originators of Al Davis' feared vertical game.
Due to off the field issues and an ankle injury, Wells career was cut short. He straightened up his life after doing prison time during his younger days, and last year was honored by lighting the Al Davis torch at one of the Raiders home games.
http://www.raiders.com/media-vault/videos/Warren-Wells-Lights-Torch-in-Honor-of-Al-Davis/ffd9a538-97ff-4c2a-8785-29e2e4c64820
Tom Keating:
He was the anchor of the famous "11 Angry Men" Oakland Raiders defense and was a key player of the 1960's and 1970's. Tom Keating was one of the best defensive linemen in AFL history. He was a 2 time AFL all star and on the all time AFL 2nd team member. He played so hard that a story was written about him when the Raiders played the Packers in Super Bowl II. He was a part of the famous 1967 Raiders defense that caused a record 667 yards in losses on 67 sacks. They remain one of the greatest and most unheralded defenses of all time.
He was talented and tough. Off the field he was a fan favorite and very happy go lucky. He was a bay area guy and lived and died here. Many feel that if he didn't have such bad knees that he was a hall of famer for sure.
Dave Grayson:
There are many that feel Dave Grayson is a Hall of Famer. Dave played for Oakland between 1965-1970. He played for the Dallas Texans/Chiefs before that, and was originally signed by the Dallas Cowboys. Grayson was an undrafted free agent out of the University of Oregon. Tom Landry felt he was too small and not physical enough so he was let got and Hank Stram gave him a shot and he stuck.
Al Davis Traded for CB Dave Grayson in 1965 (he traded him for future actor Fred "The Hammer" Williamson) from the Chiefs and then traded for Willie Brown from Denver in 1967. This allowed the Raiders to play the physical bump and run style that has been a trademark of the team for years.
When NFL and former Cowboys personnel guru Gil Brandt was asked who were the 4 best cornerbacks in Dallas history his first 3 were not a shock. Mel Renfro, Herb Adderly & Deion Sanders. "I also include Dave Grayson. He didn't play with the Cowboys but he's so good I'm including him."
Houston Oilers v.s. Denver Broncos
Boston Patriots v.s. Denver Broncos
A little known fact that may buy you a drink someday if you are a Denver fan is that many of the AFL teams didn't have much money to start with. The Broncos first uniforms were actually mustard yellow and brown. Why was that you say? The reason they were that color is that the Broncos wanted to save money so they bought the used uniforms off of the University of Wyoming football team and used them for a year. It saved them thousands of dollars. Wyoming were upgrading their uniforms so they were available. They then got a designer to make a new uniform the following season.
Frank Tribucka:
One of the many crazy and memorable stories of the AFL is the one about Bronco great Frank Tribucka. Tribucka was the father of Notre Dame and NBA player Kelly Tribucka. Frank was a Notre Dame legend. At 33 years old he had played for several teams in the NFL, Canada, and AFL and he came to the expansion Broncos to be a coach after retiring. During the last pre-season game they asked him to play to sell a few tickets. He then started the next week as the Broncos QB and played for the next 3 years.
In his first year he threw for 34 interceptions (still a Denver Bronco's record) but also became the first QB in NFL or AFL history to throw for over 3,000 yards in a season. Against the Bills he threw for over 447 yards in a game; a Bronco record that stood for over 38 years. Frank had a great personality and was very popular and will always be a part of the AFL lore.
Goose Gonsoulin:
Goose was as tough as nails. In a day and age where the game was so physical, he played in an amazing 61 straight games for the Broncos. He is third all time in the AFL for interceptions with 43 and has the AFL record for most interceptions in a game with 4. Gonsoulin is also still 2nd all time in Denver Broncos history in interceptions only 1 behind leader Steve Foley. He was a 6 time AFL all star and was voted on the AFL's all time 2nd team.
In his first 6 years with Denver, he had an amazing 43 interceptions, 542 return yards with 2 brought back for touchdowns. A fun loving, true great of the AFL era.
Rich "Tombstone" Jackson:
Another guy that doesn't get his due is Rich Tombstone Jackson. He was the first real great pass rusher in Denver history. He was very physical and Lyle Alzado of all people called him the toughest man he ever met. Just another of the all time great players that never got his due. He was way before his time and mastered the head slap and many other moves to the dismay of the NFL.
He was a 2x AFL All Star, 2x AFL All Pro and voted second team on the all time AFL team. As with many players of his day before modern knee surgeries, he tore his knee and had to retire early from football. Many believe he was the best pass rusher of that era and that without injury he was heading into the NFL Hall of Fame. While Deacon Jones got all of the publicity, Jackson quietly tormented opponents. It's sad he's never mentioned more.
With so many people lacking any knowledge of the past in our social media mentality of today, it's important for all of us to remember the great players of yesteryear. These are players from the AFC West but obviously the AFL had amazing teams and athletes from New York and Buffalo to San Diego. My father talked to me often about the greatness of the AFL. From the Titans and Texans, to the Bills and Raiders, AFL lore has so many amazing players and stories. I hope that we never forget the greatness of the AFL and more and more groups are created to discuss such amazing memories that we enjoyed with our parents and grandparents.
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"Ken Stabler & the HOF; Raiders Stadium Issue: Jim Jax Interview w/ESPN 97.7 The Zone"
February 17, 2016 jimjax4	Leave a comment
Here is my interview on 2/8/16 with the great Radio host Drew DeArmond of ESPN 97.7 The Zone.
We are discussing the induction of Ken Stabler into the NFL HOF as well as the Raiders stadium situation and their future home.
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"Oakland Raiders Defensive Players Who Should/Shouldn't be in the NFL Hall Of Fame"
February 10, 2016 jimjax4	3 Comments
Yesterday we looked at Bill King, Tom Flores, and the Raiders offensive players that might or might not be placed in the Hall of Fame. Today we will look at players on the defensive end who have been overlooked.
I was really happy to see so many eyes opened on social media yesterday and so many discussions on some of the players I put in my article. It's great and fun to discuss and many put some very intelligent thoughts into their responses.
Eye Opening:
I've tried to do my part of showing people about grudges and biases that writers and voters to the HOF may have had on some players who could possibly be inducted. I never really understood totally just how vicious and deep some biases were, especially with east coast writers. It was eye opening.
For the last year and a half I've researched the stories of Raider players that might get into the hall and seen how clueless or how vengeful writers are to some of them; especially Raiders. Ken Stabler and Jack Tatum went through hell with them, and others have been black listed and will never see the HOF even though they deserve it.
Let's also remember too, if a west coast team plays at night, usually east coast writers won't even see them play. They read about the game or look at highlights. They are in bed sleeping. They won't admit that but let's be real.
Without further ado, let's look into some of these players credentials and make the argument for or against their inductions.
Jack Tatum from Ohio State attends the National Football Foundation's College Hall of Fame class of 2004 induction dinner in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004. (AP Photo/John Marshall Mantel)
Jack Tatum:
When Chris Berman and Chris Collinsworth were talking about players that should be in the HOF a couple of years ago, they both said one guy; Jack Tatum. And Chris Collinsworth looked like he saw the Headless Horseman while saying it.
The running joke in the NFL in the 1970's for NFL fans was that when you looked in your closet at night you don't look for the boogeyman; you look for Jack Tatum. Just like Dick Butkus, Jack Tatum revolutionized his position. He was 225 pounds of educated, tough muscle from Woody Hayes University, Ohio St. He never said much on the field; said less off of it; but wow did he change football and every safety want's to be him.
"Jack was my guy", said a proud Ronnie Lott. "Everything I did I tried to copy from him. He was the man".
NFL Bad Boy Conrad Dobler was amazed at Tatum. "Jack hit people so hard. It was like when he hit them they would not be hurt but they would be buried". Running mate and trash talker of the Soul Patrol George Atkinson said, "Even I could not believe the force he hit people with. It sounded like a car wreck when he hit someone. His angles and his timing were perfect. No one wanted to come over the middle because it was like being hit by a truck. I've never seen anything like it".
Tatum could take on Tackles and stop the run, or eliminate a WR so that they would never want to catch a ball over the middle again. He was so tough that if he was on the other side of the field and knew he wouldn't make the play, he would go after anyone in his area just to hit them. Iconic Dolphins WR Paul Warfield once said, "if you didn't have your head on a swivel against the Raiders, you would not finish the game. They were that scary."
In his famous hit in the Super Bowl against the Vikings, people could not believe Sammy White caught the ball. Viking great Fran Tarkenton explained the play. "I was watching this helmet fly by me. For a split second I literally thought Sammy's head was in it. I never heard a harder hit. How he caught that is beyond me".
Sadly in a meaningless exhibition game he hit Patriots WR Darryl Stingley in a very legal hit. In fact the NFL and even the Patriots coaching staff went over the film dozens of times and admitted Tatum did nothing wrong. Stingley was paralyzed and his family was very angry at Tatum. Tatum said he tried to reach out to the family but they refused him. John Madden actually visited Stingley instead and said Jack never got over it. The east coast media; especially Boston; shredded Tatum in the papers for years and vowed he'd never be in the HOF. He sadly died at the age of 61.
Deserves to be in the HOF: YES YES YES
Will be Voted into HOF: No
Lyle Alzado:
Lyle Alzado roamed the field like a volcano ready to erupt. His Raider teammates called him "Three Mile Lyle" after the explosion of the nuclear plant Three Mile Island. No one knew when he'd blow up.
He grew up with an abusive father. Once when a sibling was getting beaten, Lyle at the age of 15 protected them and hit his father and broke his jaw. Lyle's father called the police and pressed charges; assault. He was arrested. The scars on his soul were deep and unexpressed.
His life was one big tornado. In an amazing career, this great pass rusher ended with 97 sacks. Lyle is a hall of famer through and through but there is a saying if you work for or work with the NFL; Protect the Shield.
Just like with police and politicians, they feel you keep your mouth closed and Lyle didn't. While he was dying of brain cancer and losing over 100 pounds, he did interviews talking about his immense use of steroids. Players hated him for it because it tarnished them; the NFL hated him for it because it embarrassed them. A year after his death, the NFL started testing for steroids, many say due to the backlash of Lyle's speaking out.
He sadly died at the age of 43. Many said he was always looking for happiness and peace, but never really found it. I hope he finally has.
Deserves to be in the HOF: For Sure
Will He be Voted into HOF: No
Rod Martin:
I remember talking to an east coast writer and asking him what he thought about Rod Martin maybe going into the hall of fame. His answer? "Who is Rod Martin". See what I'm telling you?
Don't get me started on how clueless some Americans are in our history. Sports is included. Why sports fans don't educate their kids on the history of their teams is beyond me. We should have more of an appreciation of the foundation of a team and not just live life like we're 15 year old girls. For the most part as a nation we are clueless if it happened before 1990. (Rant over).
Rod Martin had a long and illustrious career as linebacker of the Oakland Raiders. He had the greatest defensive Super Bowl of all time with 3 interceptions against the Eagles. People also forget he played a key role in the Washington win in the Super Bowl too with many key plays including stopping John Riggins on a 3rd and 4th and short, once near the goal line. He also batted down key passes and picked up a fumble.
He was AFC defensive player of the year one time and a pro bowler twice. He was a mainstay for the Raiders and in the biggest games he played his best. One of the forgotten Raiders who should be better remembered.
Deserves to be in the HOF: Yes
John Matuszak:
He once overdosed when he was with Kansas City being taken to the hospital while his coach gave him chest compressions on the way to the hospital. Raider staff members had to sleep in front of his hotel room to make sure he wouldn't leave at night and party. Fans saw him as a big ton of fun, but at times players saw him as a big pain. A nice guy off of drugs, but a whirlwind while on them.
Matt Millen wrote in his book at what a pain John was at times. He used drugs often. Qaaludes, Valium, pot, cocaine, pain killers, alcohol. Nothing was off limits when the Tooz was around. His partying was of legend. The night before the Raiders played the Eagles in the Super Bowl he said he would patrol Bourbon Street to make sure Raider players were in at a decent hour. He ended up partying until 3 a.m. and was fined $1000. Disciplined Dick Vermeil told the national media, "if that were an Eagle, his ass would be on a plane home by now".
In the 1970's the strong man competitions on ABC were extremely popular. Most trained over 6 months for the events. Just to pass time, Matuszak entered into one competition; without a day of training. Most of the competitors kind of laughed at such arrogance. After the smoke cleared, he placed in the top 10 at 9th. "He's super human", said one competitor. "I really never saw anything like him".
Once when the Tooz was arrested, Ken Stabler had to bail him out. When he got to the Police Station Stabler said, "Drunk, cowboy hat, cowboy boots and no clothes. Yep, that's my roomie; I'd know him anywhere".
On the field John was a great player one minute, and a disappearing act the next. He was a good guy when sober and he played well, but it was hard to get him when he wasn't high off the field. He was an inconsistent but solid player. No telling how good this 6′ 8″ giant could have been. Sadly at the age of 38 he died of an accidental overdose of pain killers. A small amount of cocaine was found in his system. Sadly 2 years later one of his sisters Dawn passed away suddenly. Their family went through a lot of pain.
For many he will forever be fondly known as Sloth in the movies Goonies. The stories of his kindness are of legend. It took 4-5 hours to put on his makeup. The kids in the movie adored the Tooz and they constantly played pranks on him. He never said a word and just laughed. He said once, "How can you get mad at kids who are just having the time of their lives". One of the kids said, "I saw him play football on television and he looked so mean. But with us he was just our Giant friend; he was Sloth to us". He had several acting accomplishments including a memorable scene in North Dallas Forty. He was well liked by a lot of people on the sets who still talk of him fondly.
Deserves to be in the HOF: No
Lester Hayes:
When Hayes came out of college, many said he wasn't very smart. What the Raiders found out is that he had a stuttering problem. Now Hayes will speak to anyone that will listen while showing a great personality.
Hayes was a pro bowler 5 times; all pro once; AFC player of the year once; single season record for interceptions in a year (13), and named to the prestigious all decade team for 1980.
It's not even worth talking about; just like Branch and Tatum, of course Lester should be in. I feel embarrassed to even defend it. Eventually he will be but again, it's a joke for him to wait so long.
Will be Voted into HOF: Eventually
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"Which Oakland Raider Players Are Next Into the HOF; Who's In; Who's Not"
Aug 1, 1992; Canton, OH, USA; Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis speaks at his induction ceremony to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. FILE PHOTO; Mandatory Credit: US PRESSWIRE
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On a warm summer day in Canton, Ohio after the enshrinement ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Oakland Raider owner Al Davis was doing one of his last interviews in public. Looking fragile and using a walker, Mr. Davis was talking to an ESPN reporter when Jerry Jones walked by to say hi and tell people how great Al is. It was obvious that both men could see that time was not an ally of Mr. Davis and they talked accordingly.
"If I have any regrets in life, one of them is not doing enough to get the great Raiders of the past into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We had so many good ones and that has to be fixed. We need to do a better job."
Let's face it. Every team has a long list of players that fans want in the Hall of Fame. I think I was reading yesterday that Denver only has 4 players in the HOF. That's amazing.
I've always had the ability to be unbiased about things. Whether it's politics or sports teams or anything. I'll be honest about it and be secure in the answer. Let's face it though; most are very biased and they see what they want. I need to be objective when I look at things to have integrity.
So without further ado, lets do an unbiased look at Raiders that may or may not make the NFL HOF. Let's first look at the coach and the offense today. Tomorrow we will look at defense.
Bill King:
"If Bill King was in New York, Chicago, or Boston, they would have a statue built of him already".
Gary Radnich, KNBR Radio
(Please Click on watch on You Tube to watch the above video)
Above is Bill King's amazingly funny call of the Holy Roller. One of the great calls of all time. I'm going to write an article on Bill King in the future but he really deserves to be in at least 2 Hall of Fames; NBA and NFL. Another west coast snub. Some east coast sports writers don't even know who he is. NFL films icon Steve Sabol said Bill was his favorite announcer.
Deserves to be in the HOF: YES; A huge one!
Will be Voted into HOF: Doubtful; absolute outrage.
Tom Flores:
The Raiders didn't need the Rooney rule. If Al Davis thought you could do the job, he'd hire you. That's what he felt when he hired Tom Flores to be his head coach.
Tom Flores was a branch off the amazing Sid Gillman coaching tree which is huge and included Al Davis. He won a Championship as an assistant, player (backup to Len Dawson's 1969 KC Chiefs team) and a coach.
In 12 years of coaching he had 6 winning seasons and 2 Super Bowl wins and was 97-87. He also was 8-3 in post season. A huge issue with voters is in his last 5 years of coaching the Raiders and the Seahawks, he was only 27-52.
This is a tough one and I think the east coast media bias again is hugely an issue. Weeb Ewbank who was a good coach is 1 game over .500 but is in the HOF. He did win 130 games though. Where was his biggest coaching stint? NY Jets and NY players always have an edge with the east coast media.
I'm on the fence to be honest. Tom Flores doesn't have a lot of wins and he really didn't do well the last part of his career, but his post season record is stellar. Tough one.
Deserves to be in the HOF: Still Deciding
Will be Voted into HOF: 50/50; maybe
Cliff Branch:
One of the great deep threats of all time. One of the few players that didn't lose speed with age. Kenny Stabler said in one interview, "We were great. I had a great offensive line, great running backs and receivers. I mean Cliff Branch could out run half the cars in the parking lot."
John Madden would laugh and say, "Cliff in the early years would tell me during the 3rd quarter to throw to him because he could beat his guy. In about his 6th year we'd be warming up and he'd tell me that Ken needed to throw to him because he knew he could beat his guy. I'd laugh and say Cliff you don't even know who your guy is yet!".
When Washington's Daryl Green hit Cliff in the first Raider play in the Super Bowl to try and intimidate him, Branch smiled and shook his finger back and forth in front of his face. No one could intimidate him or the Raiders.
He has so many clutch catches in big games you can't count them. His catch and long run for a touchdown in the Sea of Hands game helped turn the game around. It's almost embarrassing having to prove he belongs in the HOF.
Deserves to be in the HOF: YES, YES, YES
LOS ANGELES – JANUARY 13: Running back Bo Jackson #34 of Los Angeles Raiders stands on the sidelines during the 1990 AFC Divisional Playoffs against the Cincinnati Bengals at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 13, 1991 in Los Angeles, California. The Raiders won 20-10. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
Bo Jackson:
In a genius move, Al Davis drafted Bo Jackson in the 7th round the year after Bo refused to play for Tampa Bay. He told Bo he could play two sports, something the rest of the league refused to do. Bo Played only 4 years. He never ran for 1000 yards and ended his career with only 2782 yards after a hip injury shortened his career. Although a streaking comet, there isn't a chance he's a HOF player.
Deserves to be in the HOF: No Way
Will be Voted into HOF: Not a chance
Jim Plunkett:
If you ask someone does Jim Plunkett deserve to be in the HOF and most will say sure, he won two Super Bowls. But lets look at the facts.
Jim Plunkett was NEVER named as an All Pro. He NEVER made a pro bowl and was NEVER considered any where near the best quarterback of his era. In contrast Ken Stabler was voted to the all decade team, was all pro several times, was an MVP and even his competitors say he's the best QB of that era.
As a starting QB he was only 72-72. He has only 164 touchdowns and 198 interceptions. His lifetime passing % was only 52%. Some like to compare him to Joe Namath and some of the numbers are nearly equal but there are others that aren't close. Namath was an all pro; 4 time AFL all star; two times Player of the Year; two time MVP and also on the AFL all time team.
Plunkett threw for over 2600 yards in his career only one time and never threw for over 3000 yards. Namath threw for over 2600 yards 6 times; twice throwing for over 3000 yards and once for over 4000 yards which was unheard of at the time.
In the two Super Bowl wins that Jim played in, the defense in 8 quarters allowed only 19 points. Against the Eagles he won the MVP and even he's admitted Rod Martin; who had the greatest defensive Super Bowl of all time with 3 interceptions; should have been MVP. Plunkett completed only 13 passes for 261 yards with 80 of those yards coming on a short pass and long run by Kenny King. Against Washington, the defense, offensive line and Marcus Allen were the kings of that game. He completed 16 passes for 172 yards in that game. Saying Jim Plunkett won these games isn't true.
People also forget that he played musical chairs as a starter with Mark Wilson. Both could not hold onto the job sometimes due to injuries and sometimes bad play.
There isn't a better story than the Plunkett family story and wow is he a great guy. I really like him but he's not a HOF player in my eyes. You can't vote someone into the HOF as one of the all time greats when he is not even considered that great in his own era. No pro bowls but a hall of fame? Doesn't make sense.
Will be Voted into HOF: Maybe
Todd Christensen – 1996
Todd Christensen:
Todd Christensen was a son of a scholar and he was extremely smart. Some felt he was arrogant but in reality he was a good guy that just came off as such. Most NFL players didn't talk like a scholar so he turned people off. It's sad he's not remembered more. He died tragically 2 years ago @ the age of 57.
He twice lead the league in catches. In his best year he caught 95 passes for 1153 yards. For a 4 year span he caught 349 catches which at that time was an NFL record. He was the first TE to ever catch 90 passes in 2 consecutive years. Although he may not have played long enough to be a HOF player, he was an excellent Raider and one of the best in the NFL for a 5 year span. RIP.
Deserves to be in the HOF: Maybe
Will be Voted into HOF: Long shot
Dave Dalby:
When you replace a legend like Center Jim Otto, you better be good; Dave Dalby was.
Last year ESPN had a round table talking about who belonged in the Hall of Fame. Two names kept coming up; Jack Tatum and Cliff Branch. Surprisingly another name that came up was Dave Dalby. Tom Jackson especially praised Dalby and said he felt he was a hall of famer.
If you ask Raider players and the fans that he was around, there wasn't a kinder person. If you are a person of faith, Dave's story is pretty amazing and you can read below.
https://sites.google.com/site/silverblackministry/dave-dave-dalby-double-d-50
He played 14 years without missing a game. He was all pro 1 time and has 3 Super Bowl rings; one as a backup and 2 as a starter. He was the glue of the offensive line of the Raiders after Otto left. Hard to find a more solid center in that period of time.
He died in 2002. He was only 51 and some said he spiraled out of control. Many now feel CTE was partially to blame. He had become addicted to alcohol and struggled a lot after his career. His alcohol level was .15 when he floored his van into a tree. A truly sad ending for a kind Raider who always was willing to help others. I see memories from Raider fans and players online even today. He's very missed. RIP Dave. And I really mean that.
Will be Voted into HOF: Longshot
Steve Wisniewski:
If there was ever a guy that was born in the wrong decade, it was the "Wiz". Wisniewski was a rugged player who most considered dirty. He would have fit right into the Raiders of old.
He was an 8 time pro bowler and voted to the 1990's all decade team. The problem isn't really with Steve it's with the era. The Raiders had some lean years during his time and he also played during an era where there were many all time great guards who played. Steve also had a bad reputation for his dirty play which will take a little time to get over. It took a long time for him to even be nominated but I think he's a HOF player.
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"The Wait Will Be Over; 5 Reasons Why Ken Stabler Will Get Into the Hall of Fame in 2016"
September 3, 2015 jimjax4	9 Comments
Ken Stabler warming up pre-game.
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My achilles heel in life has always been injustice. Unfortunately in my business life especially, I've seen a lot of it. Whenever I read the dozen or so news and sports publications every morning, it's full of stories where some people walked over others to either hurt them, or made money off of them. It eats at me like acid.
In the sports world most of the injustice is not life or death but it is still wrong. There are good people that don't get their full justice in sports because of petty squabbles, ridiculous biases or pure old man stubbornness. Sports writers for the most part are one of the leaders in regards to injustice. Injustice is what has happened to Oakland Raider great Ken Stabler.
I still have not heard one person in the media say Ken Stabler is not a hall of famer. That means something else is going on and that's why I wrote this article to expose the truth on why the Snake isn't in the Hall of Fame.
I'll never forget one Sunday after the Raiders won a rare game with Jamarcus Russell at the helm. Russell had an ok game but the hype machine began. First the ESPN panel raved about all the talent Russell had. Chris Berman said Russell was the most talented QB the Raiders ever had. Raider fans were ripping me to shreds after I said what a bust Russell would be, saying, "see I told you he was going to be good".
I read people pretty well and I remember watching Denver Broncos great Tom Jackson just listening to all this. His disgust was visible but he didn't say a word. Finally in between cliches, Chris Berman noticed Jackson wasn't happy. "You look like you have something to say Tom".
"Let's get this straight", Jackson angrily said. "Ken Stabler is the most talented Raider QB in their history. He's their greatest QB and it's not even close so let's get that right. You guys are getting way too carried away". The panel was kind of stunned at Tom being upset but he was right. And this was from a very vocal rival of the Raiders.
Let me say for a second that writing about athletes and celebrities is hard and fun at the same time. I have a large twitter and social media following so you know that celebrities, athletes and their families read my articles and they communicate with me often. Most celebrities and their families and friends have told me they appreciate my honesty and sensitivity and that means a lot. A few have said they didn't like what I wrote but they understood. They realize I'm not into the attention, and that I just want to inform my readers of the truth.
I agree some athletes have serious moral issues. But some like Ken, are amazing, kind people. Famous people's families grieve and hurt just like everyone else and sometimes when we post online we forget that. It's at night or the times when no one is around that grief captures our spirits like a heavy fog. Most of us know this feeling all too well. Fan's are still upset that Kenny is gone so just imagine how Ken Stabler's family and friends feel.
(My article on the passing of Ken Stabler)
https://jimjax4.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/the-passing-of-legendary-raider-ken-stabler-shocks-a-nation/
I'm not a celebrity guy, but the last 2 years through my writing I've appreciated my interactions with celebrities, athletes and their families and even though the content wasn't fun to read on occassion; (or write); I hope it reminds us all on how we should be mindful of what we post online and we are all in this thing called life together.
Getting back to the story, Ken Stabler and his family were too kind and private to complain publicly about the Hall of Fame's actions. I respect that; but I will complain.
Part of me will always be bitter at the sports writers and the Hall of Fame for letting their petty biases stop Ken from enjoying the HOF while he was alive. They were wrong and didn't do the right thing and they should be ashamed at their closed minded arrogance. I wish that they would judge themselves with the same moral compass that some of them seem to use towards players that they don't vote for.
The NFL and the government hounded Ken for years and they could not find anything on him. When they couldn't find anything, they took justice into their own hands by not voting Ken into the Hall of Fame. Yes, I said it even though no one else will. I'm a writer first but the Raider fan in me knows no other way.
I think Ken wasn't angry about it, but I'm sure he just didn't get it. The hypocrisy of sports knows no bounds though. Major League baseball is getting very heavy into the fantasy baseball gambling sites that they support, but Pete Rose still can't get into the hall of fame…..FOR GAMBLING.
Before I start getting too upset and rant, lets look at the facts which I'm always a big fan of. These are the 5 reasons why Ken Stabler will get into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2016.
Outrage:
Not ONE media person, former player or former coach said Ken Stabler was NOT a HOF player. The HOF voters were not ready for the backlash that was seen through out the NFL family on Ken Stabler not being elected into the HOF. From basic news services to social media, fans and football alumni went crazy with negative publicity showing how wrong the voters were. None of the voters said a word.
The Negative Reaction From Other Hall of Famers:
You have to remember that NFL Hall of Famer's rarely if ever talk so vehemently about players that should be in the Hall of Fame. Rarely do you see some of the greats question the Hall of Fame to this level, but after Ken's passing, dozens of them complained.
"In the sports world it's a miscarriage of justice to not have Ken Stabler in the NFL Hall of Fame".
ESPN analyst & Denver Broncos Great Tom Jackson
"Of course Ken Stabler is a Hall of Famer"
Viking great Fran Tarkenton
"For years the Cowboys and Raiders were the most watched teams in the NFL. Once when we played a practice game that didn't count during training camp, 31,000 people showed up at our facility when we played the Raiders. Ken Stabler and the Raiders carved us up and beat us and we were a Super Bowl caliber team. It was amazing how good he was. From then on I was a fan and followed Ken's career. Ken's a Hall of Fame player for sure".
Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys
"If Ken Stabler played in New York he would have been in the Hall of Fame 10 years ago."
Tom Flores, Former Raider Coach and QB
"There are several Raiders that need to be in the Hall of Fame. Ken Stabler, Cliff Branch and Lester Hayes".
Hall of Fame executive Ron Wolf
Add the fact that at the John Stallworth Foundation Golf tournament in Alabama this past June, ALL of the former Pittsburgh Steelers raved about Ken Stabler and the Raiders. All of them said he needs to be in the Hall of Fame. The Raiders and Steelers rivalry was the best in history.
Ken Stabler May be the Best Quarterback In the Best Era (history of the all decade team):
Pretty much anyone associated with the NFL says the 1970's was the greatest era in NFL history. The Steel Curtain, the Doomsday Defense, Purple People Eaters, Orange Crush, The No Name Defense; is just a part of NFL lore in the 1970's. And those were just the defenses. In an era where defenders could do anything and everything, offenses had to be great to score. The NFL had a huge amount of good quarterbacks and ultra talented teams. In this era, many feel Stabler was the best quarterback of the 1970's.
The wars between the Raiders and the Steelers were must see television. The hitting was like 2 rams banging on each other it was so violent. Amazingly in a Raiders v.s. Steelers game in 1974 (Raiders shut out the future Super Bowl champ Steelers 17-0 in Pittsburgh) there were 24; TWENTY FOUR; future Hall of Fame coaches, players and front office people who were a part of the game. There was no salary cap and teams were beyond talented. There also wasn't a 5 yard bump rule.
"They changed the 5 yard bump rule in 1979 because of Raider greats Jack Tatum and George Atkinson", explained Fran Tarkenton. "They were so physical and dominating that in 1979 the NFL made a rule that you couldn't physically touch a receiver after 5 yards. Being a quarterback was so hard during the 1970's and Ken did it better than anyone".
NFL All Decade Teams: Quarterbacks
1950's:
Otto Graham, Norm Van Brocklyn, Bobby Layne
Sonny Jurgensen, Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas
Ken Stabler, Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach
Joe Montana, Dan Fouts
John Elway, Brett Favre
Tom Brady, Peyton Manning
Stabler is the only eligible all decade quarterback that is NOT in the HOF. Terry Bradshaw has recently stated that Ken Stabler was better than he was. Staubach said that the Snake was one of the great quarterbacks of all time.
I'm not going to give you stats that have been repeated a million times, but Ken's stat's rival any quarterback of the 1970's that is in the HOF. Add the fact that in his first 69 games he was 53 and 16, and that the Raiders were 18-1-1 in the first 20 Monday Night games that they played in; many were lead by the Snake. The Raiders won more games than any other team in the 1970's and this was considered the greatest era in history with some of the greatest defenses and teams in history. The rules made passing very difficult.
For decades the Raiders and the Cowboys were the most popular teams in the NFL. America's team against the Outlaws. They had the highest television ratings of any teams in the NFL for years. The Raiders helped make the NFL very popular by their personality, swagger, flair and success. Ken was the Captain of that ship.
The History of HOF Voting by the Senior Selection Committee:
After 5 years of the Senior Selection Committee not nominating the Snake, they now have nominated him for the HOF. In the last 29 times they have nominated a selection, only 3 did not make the HOF. Most feel this is his year. Kind of ridiculous that he couldn't even be nominated for 5 years but eventually they did the right thing.
Hall of Fame Induction:
Yes I think in 2016 Ken Stabler will finally find his rightful place in Canton Ohio among the all time greats in the NFL. In Oakland, Alabama and around the country there will be huge smiles with some bitter sweet tears mixed in. Original Raider fans especially are not going away. They will continue to shout out the kindness, greatness, and amazing accomplishments of Raider greats from the past. They won't let people forget the great dynasty that was created, and those that were the foundation. There is a bond that no other professional fan base can understand. They will do it until they take their last breath. Raider fans passion will be their memory. And the loudest voices of all will be for the great Ken Stabler.
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"Part CSI, Part Breaking Bad. The Real Reasons Why Ken Stabler is NOT in the Hall of Fame"
July 23, 2015 jimjax4	13 Comments
Rod Serling would love this story. Pull up a chair, get a drink and sit back. This is a wild one.
In the annals of sports, the behind the scenes power and bias of sportswriters is of legend. In baseball it's out in the open, but in the NFL it's a little harder to see.
From the Oakland A's Mike Norris not getting a Cy Young award to the great Cris Carter not being voted into the hall of fame 5 times; writers have a way of getting the last laugh.
Enter the legendary story of Bob Padecky.
A California Thing:
Bob Padecky was an award winning writer for the Sacramento Bee. He was covering the Raiders during the 70's and 80's and he wanted to talk to Ken Stabler. After the 1978 season, Ken was coming off what would be his worst year in Oakland. The Raiders were 9-7 that year which was a near tragedy at that time for a team that ended the 1970's with the most regular season wins of any NFL team. Ken was frustrated and said that he would talk to the media after the season was over.
Bob said he went to the 1979 New Years day Sugarbowl between Penn St. and Alabama. He decided that since New Orleans was not far from Alabama, that he would just drive over there. For some reason he just went.
Ken wasn't happy when Bob showed up unannounced. He said he did not want to talk. Bob then said I'm going to go to Foley, AL (where Ken is from) and Gulf Shores and talk to people. Ken said, "I wish you wouldn't do that Bob, but if you are; just talk to me". Bob refused, and then left. So much for wanting to talk.
Padecky came back and did a three part story on Ken's issues; mostly what he said was how Stabler was partying too much and wasn't in shape. Bob felt it wasn't all that bad (writers never do) but Ken and his friends were not amused. Bob also said others made remarks about Ken and his private life including how he should marry the woman he was with, and not just play around. It may be tame for today's standards, but at the time it was not taken lightly.
The Cocaine Bust:
Stabler called Padecky during Super Bowl week and said he wanted to spill his guts. He wanted to confront some of the things he was going through with Al Davis including Al blaming many of the Raiders failures on him and now not wanting to pay him.
Padecky flew over the day after the Super Bowl to meet with Snake. They met at Lefty's; a restaurant Stabler partially owned; and eventually ended up at the Silver Dollar Lounge.
When they finally sat down, Kenny was not happy. With Ken was Kenny Walker, a 250 pound ex Alabama center. Along with him was Randall Watson; a convicted bank robber in 1971 who had recently plead guilty to trying to extort $75,000 from an Alabama telephone executive.
Ken asked Padecky why he was out to get him. "I never met anyone like you", Ken said. "Why are you coming to my hometown trying to dig up dirt?".
During the conversation Bob had the tape recorder rolling without asking Ken if he could tape their discussion. I didn't think this was cool and I always thought reporters would ask the people they interviewed if it was ok to tape the conversation. Ken got mad again cussing occasionally and then took another call. He said I'm sorry I have to go and told him to meet him at a different restaurant.
http://www.si.com/vault/1979/04/23/823571/the-key-to-the-case-is-missing-even-now-no-one-can-say-whether-kenny-stabler-was-involved-when-cocaine-in-a-key-case-was-used-to-set-up-a-sportswriter-for-a-drug-bust
Stabler left and Bob got up and walked outside to his rental car. As he did, officers were there and arrested him. When he asked what for, they told him that an anonymous caller said that he was carrying cocaine. People forget that in the 70's, some were doing prison time for having small amounts of pot, so cocaine was the big time. An officer looked under one of the wheel wells of the car and found a magnetic key holder with cocaine in it. Bob was taken to the police department to be booked.
The Nightmare As Bob Padecky Tells It:
He implied that they did a full cavity search and threatened him saying that they were going to ask for the hardest sentence the judge could hand down. He called the Sac Bee Managing Editor Frank McCulloch and went into his cell. Another cop, Cotton Long came up and said I think you were set up. They escorted him to his hotel where he talked more with Police Chief Jimmy Maples who had a .357 magnum in his hand. In future investigations, no arrest record was ever found.
Maples called out several patrol cars to stake out the area and protect them. Officer Long came into the room and said that rumors were swirling Padecky's life might be in danger and that he has to leave immediately. They offered a police escort to the airport and he took it. Padecky said Maples then got a machine gun and (insert pun now) rode shotgun and told him to move away from the window just in case someone pulled up beside them so he could shoot them if they tried anything.
They drove him to the tarmac of the plane and he left. Padecky immediately began writing the story which broke to shock and outrage nationwide. Sportswriters everywhere blamed this on the Snake and were angered that someone would do this to one of their own. Kenny to his last days denied any involvement or knowledge of the situation.
Sportswriters Including Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman Were Outraged:
ESPN NFL draft guru (he was the NFL draft guru that made it popular to watch the draft before Mel Kiper had thick hair) and Sports Illustrated legend Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman was especially outraged. He vented his displeasure to anyone that would listen and at that time ESPN was the only voice in Sports. At that time Dr. Z held a lot of weight and he was quoted as saying I will never vote for Stabler to get into the Hall of Fame as long as I live. Many writers supported Bod Padecky and Dr. Z, and a deep resentment began. They felt Stabler bullied Padecky. I saw quotes from Dr. Z in the Google archives from an old Sports Illustrated article and he stated that the only player eligible for the Hall of Fame that he ever lobbied against was Ken Stabler.
Here is a recent podcast of Bob's on local radio. I like his writing but his personality rubbed me the wrong way especially when he started calling the Alabama cops "bubba's". (I downloaded it here)
http://media.957thegame.com/a/107400103/bob-padecky.htm?q=padecky
With cocaine involved; The FBI, State of Alabama and the NFL launched what was called "routine" investigations but nothing could be proven. The cocaine was tested; it had been diluted or "cut" a lot and on the streets it was worth $100. Problem was being in possession of any cocaine in Alabama carried a mandatory 2-15 year sentence depending on the circumstance.
On February 13th, the Alabama Attorney General said that Ken's friend, Randall Watson was seen having a waitress buy a magnetic key holder for him that looked exactly like the one that was found on Padecky. He stated that at the time they could not find Mr. Watson and wanted to talk to him. Eventually Watson was investigated for planting the cocaine but due to a lack of evidence they could not try him for anything.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19790213&id=KjAdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2J4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6732,2540036&hl=en
What is very interesting is that I got the original article from a gulf shores throwback site. At the time, many in the police department including Police Chief Maples said Padecky embellished the story.
http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/people/history/article_25922712-6fde-11e2-b04d-001a4bcf887a.html
The Aftermath:
The press went crazy. Police Chief Maples said he got calls from all over the country for stories including Penthouse magazine. They started calling the Gulf Shores area the Redneck Riviera. Local reporters laughed because every southern stereotype was being written about by the national media.
The lies told were of legend including how everyone there now hated Ken for what happened which was a literal lie. It got so bad that country music singer Madison "Shine" Powell wrote the song Redneck Riviera.
Stabler Linked to Gamblers, Radicals:
This is as bizarre as the Bob Padecky story and is rarely known or talked about. For about a 4 year period in the late 70's and early 80's, the FBI tailed Raiders QB Ken Stabler. Along with the FBI, the NFL and different agencies investigated Ken for his friendship with long time New Jersey gambling figure Nicholas Dudich. Dudich was also an associate of the Simone DeCavalcante organized crime family. The Feds in the past have been relentless in hounding the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Martin Luther King Jr. looking for any type of dirt. They did that to Kenny as well.
Due to the extreme hate from owners and commissioner Pete Rozelle towards Al Davis and the Raiders (The late 70's was the start of the 10 year lawsuit and war between Davis and the NFL), many wanted to see them go down. Davis had heard that several rival owners had contacted the NFL and the other agencies complaining about Stabler's association with Dudich.
At first it was denied but in time different Law enforcement agencies including the FBI admitted to putting Stabler under surveillance without a shred of negative evidence against him ever being found. Much to the chagrin of the media and the NFL, after the 4 year investigation, nothing wrong was ever reported on Ken Stabler.
In the NFL constitution it does state players can't associate with known gamblers or penalties including termination can result. There have been suspensions and threats like in the cases of Paul Hornung, Alex Karras and Joe Namath, so this was a serious issue for the league. Again, Stabler was found to be not guilty to anything but the damage and resentment had been done.
Remember the Ray Rice situation? In true NFL form, when Pete Rozelle was asked about the situation between Stabler and Dudich in 1981, Pete Rozelle said he had never heard of Dudich and that the league was never told about any investigation or problems with the Snake and his possible association with Dudich. Pete seemed to be the only person in the country not knowing about the situation. Even the Raiders said they were giving regular reports to the NFL via executive assistant Al LoCosale. Sadly TMZ and Twitter was not around to help.
When Stabler was traded for Houston quarterback Dan Pastorini, the Oilers ownership didn't think there was a problem and were very happy to go along with the trade. The FBI in Houston still tailed Stabler without telling the Oilers.
http://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/30/sports/pro-football-s-ken-stabler-is-linked-to-a-gambler.html?pagewanted=1
Many writers also bristled at Ken's association with other people. He was seen having beers with Huey Newton of the radical Black Panther movement and he played pool with Sonny Barger, the founder of the Oakland chapter of the Hell's Angel's.
Here's the Deal; What Really Happened:
I get Ken Stabler. I have friends of all colors, sexual orientations and backgrounds too. Not everyone approves of them. Not all of them have been church folk let's say. I do know that they are always there for me when I need them. They don't hurt me and they are loyal to the end so I give them the same love. The only one's that have ever screwed me over wore nice clothes, drove great cars and were well thought of due to their looks, money or charm.
Ken Stabler was a loyal and good friend. If you were good to him, he was good to you. He was a fun person who wanted to have a good time and didn't care who you were. He didn't gamble and he didn't plant cocaine on Bob Padecky.
I'm not naive. Of course drugs were planted. After listening to people that knew Kenny, I don't think he was involved at all. Snake was a straight shooter who was definitely not shy to tell you how he felt and this wasn't his style. I'm sure someone close to Ken without his knowledge planted the cocaine to send a message and to get him off of Stabler's back. Most feel Watson was the one that did it.
Will Ken Stabler be Elected Into the Hall of Fame?:
Yes. After years of investigation he was never seen doing anything wrong. Many have had crimes linked to them including Lawrence Taylor and others but it's all good for the Hall of Fame. Baseball never forgets; football at least moves on, and close minded and biased writers fade away. Let's be real; it's funny how all is forgiven when a player passes away. It's almost like they just want to punish the player by not allowing him to have his day.
Padecky & Stabler Meet Again:
In 2009 here at the Sonoma Raceway, Bob saw Kenny for the last time. In a press conference during race week, he asked a question to Ken on how he was doing and as always, Kenny talked about enjoying his 3 daughters and family and friends. He had adjusted to life and was very happy. Afterwards, the two men met and shook hands and after each did a little small talk, they walked away. As with most men, time and age soften old wounds, mellow out spirits, and pain is better left in the past.
To Bob's credit, he wrote an article on how he will miss Ken Stabler and that he was the most enjoyable quarterback to watch along with Joe Montana.
I hope that the Hall of Fame Voters will do the right thing and vote Kenny Stabler into the Hall of Fame; something they have failed to do for the last 25 years. His adoring fans in Oakland and Alabama; and especially his family and friends; deserve no less.
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"I Used to be an Open Book; Learning the Hard Way Why We Need Online Privacy"
November 24, 2014 jimjax4	3 Comments
(below is an updated version of this article)
https://jimjax4.wordpress.com/2017/07/21/update-my-horror-stories-why-im-no-longer-an-open-book-online-privacy-overview/
"I'm an open book", said the naive person.
I'M AN OPEN BOOK! Some even brag about it like it's a badge of honor. I learned the hard way how naive a statement that is.
I remember one time I was out with friends and one of them said how they admired that I was the type of person that was the first to try new things or to do something new instead of just following what others think or did. Another friend laughed, "yea, Jim is the dumb one that does it first and finds out all the mistakes so the rest of us don't have to go through it". They both were probably right.
I remember going online years ago as a kid. I was in wonder over the internet. I put in an AOL disk that I got in the mail. At 14.8, the speed at that time seemed so fast. The internet really didn't have that many websites but I was amazed. Over time I started using things like Yahoo, EBAY and Paypal.
I have always wanted to think that everyone has good in them. In reality our culture has changed and not for the better. Morals and character are harder to find and the evil that we see in the news is pretty scary. Are all people bad? Of course not; but ask the thousands that get bullied online every day how things have changed.
(one billion people lose their identity in Yahoo security breach)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2016/10/17/one-billion-reasons-why-the-yahoo-cyber-breach-matters/
How Social Media & The Internet Has Changed Our Communication:
The internet and social media is fun and has a lot of great rewards, but it also has a downfall. It has made many people dysfunctional communicators. Some people in business and in personal relationships are like Hemmingway in emails, texts and chats. Get them in person and their personality is that of a napping frog and their communication skills are as good as one of the Teletubbies. Look at people on dates; many don't even talk to their partner. They are texting others, looking at videos or even flirting with other people. Go to a movie theater and try to find people that aren't texting someone. We have the attention spans of puppies on espresso and as a culture, we seem to use guesses, mind reading skills or jedi mind tricks to communicate with each other instead of just talking directly.
We Are Much More Open to Promote Quicker Communication:
Most Psychology studies shows that it takes a good year to really get to know someone. That's a lifetime now. Instead of getting to know each other, we use Facebook, Linkedin, and Match.com, or other sites to almost "instantly" learn about someone. The problem is it's shallow, lazy and dysfunctional at times. It takes time to get to know people whether we are finishing each others sentences or not. I've seen people move in with others after days of meeting someone on a dating site or they go into business with someone they barely know after meeting online. It's sheer madness. We want it and we want it now. The problem is you have to build a foundation be it business or in your personal relationships, and it's more than a profile or mouse click away. Affiliate marketing is a huge part of internet business and in reality you are joining an unknown business run by people you don't know. It has a 95% fail rate for a reason.
I've lost my identity twice and I once was used in a scam. Between scammers and EBAY itself, it's hard to tell the good guys from the bad. Once two German hackers got into my EBAY account and started to put up fake adds selling high end Apple products and ended up stealing about $30,000 from people having bidders send them money by western union.
The Dangers of Being An Open Book With Online Dating:
I remember being an open book on Facebook the last 5 years especially in the dating scene when I became single. After a while people would show up uninvited to my house and work. I had one girl that I chatted with a couple of times do a search on me and found my business. We had coffee once and I knew she was not the person for me plus she looked too young. One day I came into my office to see patients in the afternoon and my secretary said, "you're girlfriend is here". Well that was strange because at the time I didn't have one. I walked in and this cute young girl who couldn't have been 22 was there. I asked her what was going on. I talked to her long enough to make sure she didn't have an ax or Lizzie Borden tattoo, but I still wasn't comfortable. I eventually got rid of her.
One night when I was coming home from work, a man was sitting on my porch. It ended up being a patient; kind of a borderline mentally ill patient that was a pretty scary guy. He found my information from LinkedIn and Facebook and did a search on me and found my home address. It was 11:30 pm and he asked if we could talk and if he could come in. I actually saw my neighbor looking at him and I talked him into leaving and that if he was having issues that he should go to the ER. I slept with a loaded gun next to my bed just in case.
I write online at times for political sites and I was Mr. Open Book then too. Unfortunately I said something some people didn't like and I started getting death threats. Someone emailed me a photo of my front yard saying he was watching me. I called the police but I was paranoid whenever anyone came by.
The worst situation I had was a girl I met online and we started to talk. She lived near me and asked to meet. We met a couple of times and would text and talk on the phone sometimes but just friends stuff. There was just something not right with her and my spidey sense was tingling. I told her that we should be online friends and that maybe one of these days we could get together again but that I was really busy at work. I'm not a sleazy person and I don't sleep around like a lot of people do so I just felt uncomfortable with being that close.
Some pretty girls rarely if ever hear the word no from a guy and she didn't take it well. She went crazy. She started freaking out telling me who did I think I was and that she could get guys 100 times better than I was. She then said I was messing with her and that no one messed with her and got away with it. I've always tried dating the sweet, girl next door types so the psycho high maintenance I'm going to kill you while you sleep type of girls were never my thing.
At about 12:30 am I began to get texts. Now I have a lot of friends that text me at that time because they are night owls and usually bored; but this was different. It was a girl asking to meet and have sex. She then began to talk about things that we can do that I'm not quite sure are physically possible; I mean I looked it up and I don't think those parts go together or can bend that way but I still could be wrong. Anyways, I texted her back saying she had the wrong guy and told her to stop texting me. I found out that angry woman had put an ad with all of my information and photo on a sex add on Craigslist. Craigslist actually told me to call the police. I warned her and she took the ad down. Instead of taking my time and being careful, I was an open book with all of my personal information on Facebook and LinkedIn and I let my walls down.
(Yahoo scans emails to give to the government)
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-exclusive-yahoo-secretly-scanned-customer-emails-for-us-intelligence-sources-2016-10
Protect Your Photos:
You want to talk about open books, just go on Twitter or instagram. People put up naked or sexual photos literally potentially ruining their reputation. I knew a nurse once who got fired and many felt the reason was her Facebook photos that were extremely sexual.
It just blows me away how people can send near strangers naked photos of themselves and even videos. It's both dumb and risky at the same time and lacks class. I know many are insecure these days needing lots of attention but man. Once something is on the internet it is there forever! Photos are easily stolen and I found out the hard way how people can use them to try and embarrass you or make you look bad.
Take Back Your Privacy:
I realized then that between big business pimping out our web surfing habits, locations, purchasing habits, and all of our social media information, I was not going to be used or exposed. Now Samsung admits to recording us through some of their tv's and appliances are the next to hook us up online. Unfortunately there is only so much we can do to protect our information, but I'm determined to keep my accounts as private as possible.
I finally said "enough". I had written for many publications online but I started over. I got a pen name and I stopped posting up family photos and giving personal information. I closed all of my social media sites and started over. I told my 3000 Facebook followers that I was moving on and that it had gotten too weird for me. Magically all of the drama ended shortly after.
A New Lease on MY Online Life:
I started to write again and it felt good to not be weighed down by internet drama. I've now restarted and I've been much less open online. The drama is mostly gone. Even though I have over 40k followers on my two Twitter accounts, I keep people at a distance. I now don't have to deal with the nonsense. I don't put my real birthday online, or my address or my name, and I've slowly created safe, fun and healthy online relationships with some turning into friendships. I've used Google voice for contact phone numbers and I feel much safer.
Social media and technology has entrenched a high level of trust in the latest generations and I worry about them. Corporations have slowly eroded their sense of privacy and their respect for it. I think some would put blood sample results online if they were asked to; they are open books and trust everyone. They don't have any money now but when they get older and start making money, taking their identities will be like taking candy from a baby because they are so trusting. It's even a risk with our money. When I met with my banker once he spoke under his breath and told me not to use the banking application because in reality financial apps in his opinion were not safe.
Linked in is the worst. Why in the world would I tell about myself and my business to people that are competitors so they could know what I am doing and what I'm working on. I was taught to keep things under wraps.
It used to drive one of my ex girlfriends insane when every where we went; or even if I was online; people would tell me their life stories. I've talked to people at times who will tell me their most innermost secrets and I barely know them. Maybe in a way people are just lonely and with all of the dysfunctional communications, they just need a human being to actually talk to in person.
The Moral of The Story:
People can do what they want but I think people need to wake up and not be open books. For our jobs some of us are forced to be as open as possible but on our personal accounts it's our choice. The world isn't as safe a place anymore and people need to be much more careful. You shouldn't be a fearful hermit, but you also shouldn't be Shirley Temple. It takes one identity theft, one bad thing said online, or one picture to ruin a reputation and cause years of headaches. Sorry Steve Zuckerberg, Apple and Google; I'm not trusting you any more. Learn from my mistakes; I always make them before everyone else does.
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