The first in-depth biography of 1 of the very most talented and infamous legends to try out in the National Football League-the life and times of pro football’s first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.

Ken ‘The Snake’ Stabler was the embodiment of the initial Guys in Black-the freewheeling, hard-hitting Oakland Raiders. The league’s initial swashbuckling pass thrower, the mythical southpaw Southerner well-known for come-from-behind drives past due in the overall game, Stabler led the Raiders to about Snake: The Legendary Existence of Ken Stabler their 1st Super Bowl championship in 1977. In an period dominated by gentleman quarterbacks like Roger Staubach and Bob Griese, this 1974 NFL MVP, four-time Pro-bowler, and Super Bowl champ was an iconoclast who partied as hard as he played and lived existence unapologetically on his own-not the NFL’s-terms.

Though Stabler’s legacy is larger-than-life, there’s nothing you’ve seen prior been an exclusive account of him, until now. Snake goes deep beneath the surface of Stabler’s persona to reveal a guy who, despite his penchant for partying and debauchery, was committed to winning and getting the best participant he could be. From his university days using for Bear Bryant at Alabama to his years with the Raiders under trainer John Madden, his broadcasting profession to his loss of life in 2015 and the revelation that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, referred to as C.T.E., Snake probes the myriad facets of Stabler’s life on and off the field to inform his complete story, and explores how his legacy as well as the culture and times that pivotally designed it, continues to impact football today.