Snake Stabler Nominated For Pro Football Hall Of Fame
The Seniors Committee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2016 is nominating former Alabama quarterback Kenny "Snake" Stabler for the Pro Football Hall Of Fame, it was announced this afternoon. Stabler died on July 9th of this year.
The Foley, Alabama native went on to stardom as a quarterback for the Oakland Raiders after graduating from UA. He became the starting quarterback for Oakland in 1973, with Stabler leading the Raiders for the next five seasons to no less than the AFC Championship, and winning the Super Bowl for the 1976 season.
Stabler won numerous awards and accolades during his pro football career. He received The Associated Press NFL MVP Award in 1974, the 1976 Bert Bell Award as the NFL's Player of the Year, played in four Pro Bowls, and was the All-Pro QB in 1974.
Stabler was a finalist for Hall of Fame selections for numerous years but never received the necessary votes to be inducted. Years he was a finalist were 1990, 1991, and 2003. He is one of four quarterbacks who has been a finalist without having earned induction into the prestigious organization.
This year Stabler is going via the Senior Committee, who considers the qualifications of players who have been retired for 25 or more years. He will need to earn at least 80 percent of the Selection Committee's vote for election.
Stabler passed away just under six weeks ago due to colon cancer at the age of 69.
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CBS Sports Selects 4 Bama Players As Preseason All-Americans
CBS Sports has announced their 2015 CBS Sports preseason All-American selections, and four Alabama Crimson Tide players have been placed on that list. The announcement came yesterday.
Junior defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson was named a first-team selection to the list. Robinson stands 6' 4" and 314 pounds. He made 49 tackles last season, 6.5 of which were stops for a loss. He was an honorable mention All-SEC selection last year after being a consensus All-American his freshman year in 2013.
Junior tight end Reggie Ragland was a second-team selection. Ragland had 95 tackles last season, with 10.5 of those as stops for a loss in his first season as a starter. He ranked second on the team last year.
Junior tight end O. J. Howard was a second-team selection. The 6'6", 240-pounder had 17 catches for 260 yards. During the spring practices, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.59 seconds.
Sophomore punter J.K. Scott was named second-team. He was named first-team All-American by Sporting News, ESPN and USA Today. Scott led the nation as a freshman last year in punting with 48.0 yards per punt, and in net punting with 44.7 yards per punt.
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Session 15 Of Football Practice Is In The Books
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It was another day of indoor practice yesterday for the University of Alabama football team. For two consecutive days now Bama practiced inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility.
The Crimson Tide's afternoon practice session began at 2:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, the last one prior to the start of classes today at the University of Alabama. This was the teams 15th of 28 practices in preparation for the season opener with Wisconsin in the AdvoCare Classic on September 5th. Bama and the Badgers will face off inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas beginning at 7 p.m. CT, with the game airing on the ABC television network.
Injured quarterback Jake Coker was on the sidelines working with a trainer yesterday. He was doing some stretching and exercises, and three a few passes. Coker is expected to miss "several days" because of a foot injury.
Running back Kenyan Drake was back practicing after missing three practices with a strained hamstring.
Wide receiver Chris Black appeared to be back up to speed after a problem with a twisted ankle for over a week.
Beginning today, with the start of the 2015-16 academic year, the team will begin it's in-season practice schedule. There will be three straight 3:30 pm CT practices leading up to the team's second scrimmage to be held Saturday at 1 p.m. inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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Crimson Tide Basketball Part Of ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
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The two teams have met twice before, with this being the third meeting in four years. In addition, but teams will also be a part of the 2015 AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando, Florida.
Now in its eighth year, the Tip-Off Marathon features 16 men's and women's basketball games airing on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. The Marathon tips off Monday, November 16th and concludes the next evening on Tuesday, November 17th bringing more than 24 hours of basketball to begin the 2015-16 college basketball season.
