Stay Classy Bama

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I guess at least he didn't have a bunch of blow on him this time.

 

http://www.al.com/news/press-register/inde....xml&coll=3

 

Stabler faces DUI charge

Monday, June 09, 2008

By CAINE O'REAR

Staff Reporter

 

Kenny Stabler, former football star for the University of Alabama and the Oakland Raiders, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence early Sunday in Robertsdale.

 

Around 1 a.m. Sunday, Stabler was pulled over for a traffic offense on Alabama 59 and charged with a DUI, said Brian Middleton, assistant chief of police for the Robertsdale Police Department.

 

Stabler spent the night in jail and was released on bond 12 hours after the arrest, Middleton said. His bond had been set at $1,000.

 

Prior to Sunday's arrest, Stabler had been charged with DUI on at least two previous occasions. In 2001, he pleaded guilty to drunken driving after being arrested in Orange Beach. Stabler entered that plea as part of a deal whereby the police dropped drug and reckless driving charges. Also, in 1995, the former quarterback pleaded no contest to a DUI charge in Escambia County, Fla.

 

After a sterling football career at Foley High School, Stabler was recruited by Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant to play quarterback at Alabama. In 1966, Stabler led the Crimson Tide to an 11-0 record. The charismatic southpaw went on to enjoy a successful career in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders, who won the Super Bowl in 1977.

 

Stabler was traded to the Houston Oilers in 1980. He finished his career with the New Orleans Saints.

 

Stabler's nickname, "Snake," came from his ability to scramble in the pocket under the pressure. At one time in the early 1980s, Stabler had a cola called "Snake Venom" named after him.