Robert Riger/Getty ImagesThe family of the late Ken Stabler will not receive a gold jacket or ring from the Pro Football Hall of Fame despite his being inducted in August, according to Stabler's daughter, Kendra Stabler Moyes on Nov. 5.
Why? If a player has died before being inducted, the HOF won't give a ring or jacket to the man's family. Stabler died in July 2015 at 69 after being diagnosed with colon cancer.
Kendra added, "Our family actually asked [Hall of Fame executive director] Mr. Baker if we could buy them. Answer was: NO! Excuse: Doesn't want families selling/fighting."
Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio tweeted his support for Stabler's family's push to receive the jacket and ring:
Jack Del Rio @coachdelrio😡Do the right thing !! #NFL #HOF https://t.co/q3M7L8x2Og
On Tuesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network provided part of a statement from the Hall of Fame addressing the situation:
Mike Garafolo @MikeGarafoloPortion of a statement just released from the Pro Football Hall of Fame re: the Stabler family's desire for a ring and jacket https://t.co/wNmbADF0Pp
In a 15-year career from 1970 to 1984, mostly with the Raiders, Stabler won an MVP in 1974, was elected to four Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XI over the Minnesota Vikings.
During seven different seasons, he ranked in the NFL's top 10 in yards, touchdowns and game-winning drives. Former Raiders great Tim Brown spoke with the NFL about Stabler's impact on the game:
NFL @NFL"He had a unique ability to win." @81TimBrown reflects on Ken "Snake" Stabler's legacy. #PFHOF16 https://t.co/gZbtpETmBl
John Branch of the New York Times wrote the following in February 2016: "On the neuropathologist's scale of 1 to 4, Stabler had high Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, the degenerative brain disease believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head, according to researchers at Boston University."
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