Purpledevil Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Former Oiler, Saint, and most notably Raider quarterback Ken Stabler has passed away at the age of 69.http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20150709/NEWS/150709694?tc=cr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Tuscaloosa News has retracted their announcement of his death: http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/oakland-raiders-ken-stabler-dies-age-69-070915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 That's weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 That's weirdThat is weird, but retraction or not, Kenny Stabler did pass away yesterday. I clicked on the Fox Sports link provided by mkultra and it gives details of his life, career, death, etc. Mkultra, what did the retraction say at the time you linked it? Apparently, Fox has retracted their retraction. Journalism sure ain't what it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Yeah, looks like the Tuscaloosa News jumped the gun on publishing the obit, then after a lot of other media outlets had already picked up their story and run with it, they retracted it. Not the first time something like that has happened when a celebrity is near death. When I saw the linked item, the URL still indicated that he'd died, but the headline and body of the piece were devoted to coverage of the Tuscaloosa News retraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 John McClain's piece in the Chronicle about Stabler is worth reading, including a great story about the Snake showing up before a game in New York with a crippling hangover: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/columnists/mcclain/article/Stabler-leaves-colorful-legacy-including-stint-6376762.php Smoking in locker rooms, playing hungover...man, I miss the old NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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