Family Relationship

Receiver Fred Biletnikoff, left, and quarterback Ken Stabler celebrate after the Oakland Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI in Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 9, 1977. The Oakland Raiders will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in in Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003.(AP Photo/File) lessReceiver Fred Biletnikoff, left, and quarterback Ken Stabler celebrate after the Oakland Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI in Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 9, 1977. The Oakland Raiders will face ... morePhoto: AP

A definition of a legend?

Someone who inspires passion more than a year after his death.

On Twitter, his daughter, Kendra Stabler Moyes informed fans that no posthumous inductees - including her father - are honored with a Hall of Fame ring or a yellow jacket. She said that even when the family offered to pay for the cherished mementos, they were turned down by the Hall.

The Twitter thread began earlier in the week when the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the Bears inductees would be presented with rings at halftime of last Monday’s game. A fan asked about Stabler and that was when Moyes responded. Her answer stunned many, including former Raiders executive Amy Trask, who asked, “Seriously?”

Moyes response: “Yes, seriously. No jacket, no ring. My Dad deserves it, dead or alive! He gave so much to the game we all love.”

“Answer was: NO! Excuse: Doesn’t want families selling/fighting.”

That makes no sense. All Hall of Fame members are going to die and their items could be in dispute. Either no one should get the treasured ring and jacket or everyone should.