Daryle Lamonica, QB who led Raiders to first Super Bowl appearance, dies at 80

[ificandream]

Associated Press/Josh Dubow

Daryle Lamonica, the deep-throwing quarterback who won an AFL Player of the Year award and led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl appearance, has died. He was 80.

The Fresno County Sherriff’s said Lamonica passed away at his Fresno home on Thursday morning. The death is considered to be from natural causes.

The Raiders acquired Lamonica in a trade from Buffalo in 1967 and he was immediately the perfect fit for the vertical offense owner Al Davis coveted for his franchise.

Nicknamed the “Mad Bomber,” Lamonica made an immediate impact in Oakland after starting only four games in four seasons with the Bills.

Read more: https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/21/daryle-lamonica-qb-who-led-raiders-to-first-super-bowl-appearance-dies-at-80/

[mobeau69]

1. RIP 🏈

[BeyondGeography]

2. Those pre-merger AFL years featured some great games

And he was in the middle of many of them.

RIP, Daryle.

[luvs2sing]

3. Fond memories of a great player.

[Marcuse]

4. Worst trade in Bills history. RIP

[brush]

5. RIP, number 3, from a long-time Raider fan.

Lamonica, Stabler, Plunkett and the current qb Carr are the top Raider qbs of all time.

[dameatball]

6. Mom was a big Notre Dame fan so naturally she sort of adopted the Raiders too. I think her big

favorite was Paul Hornung and the Packers though.