Although I consider myself a football fan, I get bored reading lines like: BRING THE SNAKE CUZ U DIDNT FULFIL HIS BIGGEST FANS ORDER, U HUMP JEFFY !!!!! Anyways, the portion of the book on the 1977 Super Bowl is only about five pages. Start by marking “Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler” as Want to Read: Error rating book. The author says part of the idea of writing the book was show a different side of Ken Stabler than the womanizing, heavy drinking, partying Stabler of his youth through his NFL playing career. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Sorry, Mr. Stabler. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. But the book goes into detail about his youth and unimaginable fear he must have had under a father who brought the pain of war home with him and found that pain at the end of a bottle each night. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The Immaculate Reception game, where he scored the go-ahead touchdown before Franco's td, the Sea of Hands game, the number of contests against the Steelers, the Ghost to the Post and of course, the Super Bowl win over the Vikings. We will collect the Import Fees Deposit at the time of your purchase and use it to cover applicable taxes and duties on import.Learn more.The total may change depending on the chosen shipping option and items in cart during checkout. It skims the surface and then on to the next chapter. Only 3 left in stock - order soon. I did feel it was a little slow-moving in parts. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The anecdotes of Ken Stabler's life were amusing. Seriously, do not waste your time with this book. The portion of the book dedicated to Stabler's days as a Raider from 1972-1978 takes up a large portion of this 222 page book, which is what I wanted. Another good book by Mike Freeman, this one on one of my favorite players of all time, Kenny "The Snake" Stabler, a quarterback for the Oakland Raiders in the 1970's. Obviously he enjoyed it very much! After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. This was, for me, a 2.5 star read but I rounded it up because I felt the first 1/3rd was better, 3.5 star. Did he enjoy it? Ken Stabler. At times it felt like a conversation being transcribed into a book, and at other times it felt like a C+ high school term paper. Recently deceased Super Bowl-winning quarterback Ken Stabler liked to party. Ken "The Snake" Stabler was the embodiment of the original Men in Black--the freewheeling, hard-hitting Oakland Raiders. Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2014, I loved this book, parts of it were hillarious & a few a little sad, I love the Raiders of the, Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2019. Whenever there was little time left Ken’s coaches knew he would lead them to victory. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. In my opinion, "Snake" would have been a better read if it had only half the pages. This is not only about the "Snake" but also about the other characters from the Oakland Raiders during their heyday. Poorly written and lacks depth. Doesn't matter. I received a copy of this book from Goodreads Giveaways for a review. The anticipation of a juicy read with lots of controversial and spicy anecdotes is more than satisfied by this raunchy account of his life on and off the field. I hope somehow he knows he was posthumously inducted into the football Hall of Fame, because it was a grave injustice that he was not so honored in his lifetime. Best Father, grandfather, and QB of the century. This was a very good book. Wish the book was written with Dan Jenkins or Bud Shrake instead to liven Snake's story up a bit. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Warranty may not be valid in the UAE. We’d love your help. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Ken “the snake” Stabler was a very good person on and off the field. Snake on! Boy, do I miss those games when Snake made it happen against the odds! The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League--the life and times of pro football's first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Please try again. Then he spent basically all of his career or the Raiders. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. Overall it wasn't bad, but I wished there was more. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Refresh and try again. The flow is so erratic that I wasn't sure at times what was happening without having to decipher when one thought was ending and another beginning. It also seemed to have random facts thrown in for no real reason. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. Still my favorite Rally. There were some humorous stories and the book is worth reading. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Really? For example, page 165 he mentions OJ Simpson contemplating retirement in 1977...but he didn't retire until 2 years later so I'm not sure what the point of bringing that up was or what it had to do with Stabler. Speaking of the book,Snake, Ken claims he got sideways with the writer and Rose took over at some point. November 15th 2016 He was a man with flaws and conflicts all his own, none meant to hurt or effect anyone else.
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