Former Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica Dies at Age 80

Former Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica Dies at Age 80
Former NFL football player Daryle Lamonica speaks at a news conference as part of Oakland Raiders alumni weekend after a Raiders NFL football practice in Napa, Calif., on July 28, 2018. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo
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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.