Raiders' Super Bowl hero Rod Martin, who holds major record in big game, dead at 72

Rod Martin, a cardinal contributor to Super Bowl-winning teams, died astatine 72, the Las Vegas Raiders announced.

Martin is possibly champion known for his record-setting show successful Super Bowl XV, erstwhile helium picked disconnected 3 passes from Ron Jaworski en way to a 27-10 triumph implicit the Philadelphia Eagles.

Martin acceptable the code by picking disconnected the Eagles backmost connected his archetypal walk of the game, and Jim Plunkett turned it into six points conscionable a fewer plays aboriginal connected the ensuing drive.

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Former Los Angeles and Oakland Raiders linebacker Rod Martin attends the crippled against the San Diego Chargers astatine the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum successful Oakland, California, connected Oct. 10, 2010. (Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports)

As the Eagles trailed 21-3, they attempted to equine a comeback and were marching, but Martin picked disconnected Jaworski again. Martin's 3rd prime each but sealed the triumph precocious successful the 4th fourth for the Raiders during their archetypal stint successful Oakland.

Three years later, erstwhile the then-Los Angeles Raiders won Super Bowl XVIII implicit the Washington Redskins, helium had a sack and a fumble recovery.

"The Raiders Family is profoundly saddened by the passing of Rod Martin, a standout linebacker and cardinal subordinate connected 2 Super Bowl title teams..." the squad said successful a release.

Linebacker Rod Martin of the Los Angeles Raiders stands connected the sideline against the Miami Dolphins astatine the Orange Bowl successful Miami, Florida, connected Oct. 19, 1986. (USA TODAY Sports)

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"A beloved subordinate of the Raiders Family and a favourite of Raiders fans everywhere, the deepest condolences of the full Raider Nation are with Rod's household astatine this time."

Amazingly enough, Martin's career-high successful interceptions successful a regular play is 4 from his 1983 campaign, the aforesaid twelvemonth arsenic his 2nd Super Bowl victory. Two of those went for pick-sixes, which led the league.

The pursuing season, helium was named a first-team All-Pro for the lone clip successful his career.

Super Bowl XV was the lone clip helium recorded astatine slightest 1 interception successful a playoff game, and it was the lone clip successful his vocation helium had much than 1 successful immoderate game, regular play oregon postseason.

Oakland Raiders linebacker Rod Martin carries the shot aft an interception against the Philadelphia Eagles successful Super Bowl XV astatine the Superdome successful New Orleans, Louisiana, connected Jan. 25, 1981. The Raiders defeated the Eagles 27-10. (Manny Rubio/USA TODAY Sports)

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Martin was a 12th-round prime retired of USC but became a mainstay connected the Raiders' defense, starting 147 of his 165 vocation games crossed his 12-year career, each of which were with the Raiders.

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