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

Daryle Lamonica, the deep-throwing quarterback who won an AFL Player of the Year award and led the Oakland Raiders to their first Super Bowl appearance, died April 14 at his home in Fresno, Calif. He was 80.

The Fresno County Sheriff confirmed the death. The cause was not disclosed.

The Raiders acquired Mr. Lamonica in a trade from Buffalo in 1967, when both teams were still in the American Football League before its merger three years later with the National Football League. Nicknamed the “Mad Bomber,” Mr. Lamonica made an immediate impact in Oakland after starting only four games in four seasons with the Bills.