“My life sucks,” said Plunkett, 69. “It’s no fun being in this body right now. Everything hurts.”
The years of daily pain pulsating from the neck, back, knees, shoulders, hips and head have taken a toll on a quarterback who played 15 NFL seasons and led the Raiders to two Super Bowl victories.
His body is a patchwork of medical magic: Artificial knees, an artificial shoulder and a surgically repaired back. After 18 operations, Plunkett’s activities have been reduced to golf and light workouts at home on a Crosstrainer.
Great STUFF!! I was a huge Raiders fan,my all time favorite NFL player......Ken(the snake) Stabler.! In a era when the avg.QB completion % was 52%....he threw 67 %....................and the all the great games.....The immaculate deception, the holey roller, the ghost to the post, the sea of hands game ..still don't know how Clarence Davis made that catch! Ben Davidson, Marv Hubbard, Cliff Branch......and all the great games vs K.C.......man,I am getting excited about writing this !!.....Best of luck bud!