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Former Raiders QB Daryle Lamonica dies at age 80

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FILE - 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., Saturday, July 28, 2018. 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, April 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

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(AP) — Former AFL Player of the Year Daryle Lamonica has died at age 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. Lamonica was a star with the Oakland Raiders starting in the late 1960s and led the franchise to its first Super Bowl appearance in 1967.

Lamonica was a two-time All-Pro and holds the Raiders single-season record with 34 TD passes in 1969.

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