Super Bowl hero Rod Martin has died at the age of 72, the Las Vegas Raiders announced on Monday.
Martin was a standout linebacker on two Super Bowl Championship teams for the then-Oakland Raiders.
The Raiders led the tributes to their former star, saying in a statement that the franchise was ‘deeply saddened’ by his passing. No cause of death is known at this time.
‘A beloved member of the Raiders Family and a favorite of Raiders fans everywhere, the deepest condolences of the entire Raider Nation are with Rod’s family at this time,’ the statement from the Raiders read.
Martin was selected by the Raiders in the 12th round of the 1977 draft, going on to play his entire 12-season career in Oakland.
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