The one thing that still upsets me the NFL waited till after he died to put him in the Hall. I wasn't watching football in the 70's (I was too young) became a Raiders fan in 1980 (at 9). I've watched so many old Raiders games and read the "Snake" book multiple times. He's still my favorite qb, I even have a Stabler jersey. RIP Snake.

You can’t imagine what it was like to grow up in the Bay Area watching the snake and the Raiders, the game was different, the players were different, the fans were different, California was different, we were blue collar, the team was blue collar, I would see them at restaurants, they visited our schools, that whole era was magical, across the whole country. It’s sad to remember when you see what has happened to this country, different times

Co-inventor of the two-minute drill with Roger Staubach, and always an engaging, articulate interview. RIP Snake. Thanks for making the Oakland Coliseum “The House of Thrills”

I met him at a book signing in Mt View CA in the 80’s and I still,have the signed book. He seemed like a real nice guy.

Snake was the embodiment of Raider football well beyond stats/numbers. The swagger, the icy look on a final drive....When I see all these new age run option/wildcat/playground sprinters lining up over center makes me wish Snake could come out, take the field one more time and show them how it's done

Best quarterback in the history of the game. I'm up in Canada and as a kid watched him and thought he was the chillest most skilled player in pro sports. Still do. I was captain of my soccer teams in the 1970s and patterned my confidence and strategies according to him. No one is or will be better.

He has got to be one of the greatest and most underrated players in the NFL all's he did was play excellent exciting winning football add to the that the Championships and you got one of the greatest players ever period!

Nobody was cooler under pressure than Snake.

Im a big old Lsu fan but got a lot of respect for the Snake after I heard Archie Manning explain his greatness. Crazy that Ken Stabler has that exact same fast rolling accent that a lot of people around Mobile still have

Yes I remember Kenny the snake stabler, lived in San Jose calif in the mid sixties used to go to the games in the old Oakland stadium, those were the days of great hard nosed football and great afc teams that were a pleasure to watch, yea Kenny was a great clutch quarterback, in one of his interviews he said the Raider’s were the only AFC team that traveled with a bail bondsmen, I never laughed so hard, it was true, they played hard on the field as they did off the field , those days are gone forever, too bad they were great while they lasted, and I’m greatfull I was there to see it .

Between The Immaculation Reception game, The Sea of Hands game, The Ghost to the Post game, The Holy Roller game, the Snake was involved in the most famous NFL games of the '70's and of all time.

As a raiders fan I loved the snake Ken stabler my favorite quarterback of all time

Miss you Kenny.....a true leader on the field....called his own plays like it should be

I always loved to hear Snake talk especially about his Bear Bryant and John Madden. Listening to Kenny talk you'll hear him say the word win , winning a lot and win he did.

Life long Raider fan. Snake all time favorite Raider QB - HOF was too late, sadly, but he is there now with the other greats - the HOF got "greater" with his addition.

Great Interview! I watched him play for years as a kid. I was a loyal Raiders fan because of him. He was the greatest comeback player I ever saw. The Raiders were almost never out of a game because of the Snake. He knew how to win football games and lead last minute drives to victories. Amazing player who was cool under pressure. He was a smooth and confident quarterback who knew how to win. I watched him win games week after week. He was exciting to watch and I never missed a Raiders game back then. And now he is finally in the HOF. They gave it to him posthumously which is ridiculous! He should have been admitted immediately after retiring. RIP Kenny Stabler

This is my favorite QB. So calm under pressure......

Buckeye fan and a damn Yankee.....but i love listening to Snake and Alabama's great history. Roll Tide over Michigan.

Great player. Classy guy. RIP Snake.

Snake was a tremendous natural athlete It is hard to fathom that early on, the Raiders farmed him out to a Continental League team in Tacoma. But when you have Daryle Lamonica and George Blanda in front of you, that happened back then. I remember the NFL Films highlights when Kenny did get in a ball game for the first time, he had a giant smiley decal on the back of his helmet 🙂. This was over 50 years ago. He liked a fried oyster sandwich down in Mobile, the Redneck Riviera.

I loved to watch Stabler play. He was one of the quickest and most analytical minds on the field. And he left it ALL on the field. As always there were more talented quarterbacks, but NONE who put more into each and every play. God's blessings be with your family and friends Kenny. Godspeed.

My personal 2 favorite qb' s , Favre and the Snake and both went into the HOF the same class, Snake was incredible.

I saw Kenny one time in Houston and unless you stood next to him you didn’t realize what a big guy he really was! Played football when it was great to watch those guys play!

This is fantastic. RIP GOAT QB from Baldwin County. Legend.

I wasn't a Raiders fan but Stabler sure did have this cool look on the field.

One of the Greatest QB's the world has ever seen. And they put him in the Hall of Shame after he passed away. Not giving his ring to his family. Just sad.... Just sad.

Stabler was and is an Alabama icon. ROLL TIDE

Not a Raider fan but a football fan. Ken Stabler... you made football a better game! R.I.P. We'll never forget you and those wonderful (great) band of misfits!

His line about the Raiders being the only team in the league to travel with a bail bondsman is hilarious and we all know it’s true

What a coincidence. I was looking for a Snake Stabler interview, and I found Paul Crane, the guy I use to watch on channel 4 in Dallas back in the mid '80s.

A really natural left hander , the greatest

Born and raised in Los Angeles, but been a Bama fan since 11 years old in the early 70's and always liked Coach Bryant. Listening to the Snake, Marty Lyons, Joe Namath and others, they waived a huge amount of money, as a teenager, to play for Bear. They don't talk about how he made them better players, they talk about how he made them better men.

RIP Kenny Raider Nation thanks u for all u have done on and off the field. One qb to go down field with game on the line I’ll take Snake every time. Stabler came up big so many times.

The radio broadcast of Alabama games was fabulous when he was color commentator. He and play-by-play announcer Eli Gold were a great pair. You can't help but miss Kenny Stabler. R.I.P., Brother.

He was my hero with the Oakland Raiders, without a doubt! I've been a natural righty all of my life, but I taught myself how to throw a football left-handed because of him.

My childhood athletic hero. Loved watching him play as a kid growing up in the South Bay. RIP, Snake.

Thank you for sharing, Ken Stabler was one of my favorite quarterbacks growing up.

Ken Stabler once said that his offensive line was so good he could have played QB in a suit & tie.

RN4L The Snake is a true Raider Legend. Something you can tell your grandchildren about. Example The Holy Roller, Goast to the Post, The Sea of Hands, Old Man Willy. The Great Bill King...Holy Toledo Run left Upshaw & Shell ... THE SNAKE...I TRUE OAKLAND RAIDER LEGEND...RN4L.

That's the best interview I ever seen!!!!!!! , Great Job !!!!!!!! , This should be a training video for interviewers school. Everyone Will Always Love Snake !!!!!!!

Nice job with interview. Kenny Stabler was definitely one of a kind.

Thank You Paul! A Crane of Alabama. I ragged my sister for years about the mud run!

STILL hard to believe he isn't with us. ROLL TIDE ROLL!!

Great story love Ken stabler stories

If it wasnt for the Steelers he would have at least 2 more ring ! One of the best all time! Time on the clock balls in his hands you got a chance to win!

You did a beautiful job with this interview Paul. It could not have been done better. Kenny looked very comfortable and happy talking with you. Thank you for uploading this.

You can tell he is so intelligent just a fast quick mind. He was larger than life and what a life he lived even if too short. Snake was snubbed for the HOF because he was not politically correct for the 70s and 80s. It was not his talent or accomplishment, but the fact that society didn't accept his lifestyle. Sure wish we could go back to those days.

I taught myself to throw left-handed because of Snake. What kid didn’t want to be Stabler in those days? I thought Kenny was a colorful commentator too. Can’t understand why he wasn’t on TV more. He was funny.

This a very good interview. He asked great questions, and gave Kenny the room to fill out the response. The mark of a good host!!

When they removed him from the Alabama football radio broadcast was an absolute travesty. For something that is socially acceptable. He was the best color man in the business... That was a horrible decision.. and put a black eye on the university.. I loved your efforts Snake.. thanks for the memories.. We Alabama fans love you so much.. ROLL TIDE my friend..

Ken Stabler was the very best. He loved Alabama and he lived football. I knew him personally Ken was a super person and most likely the best Alabama ever had.

The pass to Clarence Davis as he falls to the ground hair hanging out back of helmet 4pmish Pacific time almost dark the colors of the the stanied coliseum the dirt the snake pride poise the commitment to excellence Ken Stabler a real raider

RIP Snake....now open the gate for Coach Madden.....

A movie company should make a movie about the Bear 🐻 and Stabler. Call it the Bear 🐻 and the 🐍 Snake.

Awesome interview

I remember growing up in northern California being a raider fan watching him play Miami in that playoff game and snakes falling on his face throwing it took them past the clearance days with it stained concrete in the background the Oakland Alameda county coliseum that was national football league

Here after Bill Burr's reccommendation of the book "Snake" A grade A dude and champion. The deep dive continues....

SEA of hands was my start never rooted for anyone so much

Bama, them boys love football. Whether you like 'em or not you have to give credit where credit is due.

It is amazing to think just how great a baseball pitcher Kenny "Snake" Stabler would have been had he accepted the NY Yankees offer of a $50,000 contract in 1967 (which in today's dollars would be $450,359.28 !) to play MLB!

Snake was the greatest left handed to play the game..

a great great raider. RIP SNAKE.

RIP Snake

This man is so lucky to have been around a great quarterback like Joe Namath. Super bowl Joe guaranteed the win..

Greatest clutch qb ever bar none

A great QB and a cool dude

if Kenny was born in CAlif, been a Trojan at USC. Could been a movie star after playing; days.

Anyone nicknamed Snake has to be cool.

As a kid snake lived 3 blocks from us my best friend had a brother that was good friends with Kenny .he would come over and throw foot balls to us kids I was 10 when he graduated from Foley in 1964 . His daddy was a mechanic at Klumpp Chevrolet in Foley the old building is still there ,his mother was a nurse for Dr Marvin Taylor she saw him on national TV his hair was down to his shoulders she called him and told him if he could not afford a haircut with the money he made she would be glad to pay Paul Gaubatz to cut it .She would go to the local radio station and call Kenny and talk to him on telephone on the radio

He played when the nfl didn't protect the qb like today these soft qb today couldn't play when the snake played tough hard-nosed qb best the raiders ever had

Greatest clutch b ever

Rest in peace, Kenny. Roll Tide!

I'm old enough to remember this dude, not the greatest quarterback ever but had his moments and great seasons, about like Jim Plunkett

Ken Stabler... BAMFer!!!

The reason why KEN STABLER induction took so long has a name.

00:48 snake nickname my hometown looove it. Roll tide

SNAKE!!!!

The Hall of fame came too late for the snake, i think the hall of fame should consider players who are 60 and over who haven't made it and should have been there long ago.

Paul Crane could be a Bret Baier impersonator.

The reason why KEN STABLER induction to the HOF has a name

The Raiders would have not been shit without the Alabama kid

ROLL TIDE

Nah, Stabler had decent speed, he said he could beat Fred Bilitnikof in a foot race. Steve Young could outrun Jerry Rice.

All u need to know about that team is they traveled with a bail bondsman nuff said but, they Won!

I was kind of mad when the "Mad Bomber", Daryle Lamonica, was replaced by Kenny Stabler...but grew to love the Snake. What a competitor

Hey Paul. How's it going?

Horrible memories , for us dolphins fans, and the luckiest catch ever made in a playoff game

Sec standards? Pay taxes on the illegal payments?

77 I

He was an informant for the cops. Why would anyone care about this guy.

Used to see him once in awhile at the pink pony in gulf shores. Great guy. RIP LEGEND!!!! ROLL TIDE!!!!

At age 60 now and not an NFL fan since Gruden was fired. But I grew up bleeding Silver and Black. I bet $60 of paper route money on Stabler to beat the Vikings to win the first gamble of my life. So sad how "woke-ism" just takes the joy out of everything it touches.

Greatest clutch b ever