Raiders legend Rod Martin, record holder for Super Bowl interceptions, dies at 72

Longtime Raiders linebacker Rod Martin, whose three interceptions in Super Bowl XV helped secure the franchise’s second championship, has died.The Raiders announced Martin’s death in a statement on Monday but did not specify a cause of death. He was 72 years old.Martin spent all 12 of his NFL seasons in silver and black, playing in 165 games and starting 147. He was a two-time Pro Bowler who earned first-team All-Pro honors in 1984 after being named a second-team All-Pro the year prior. In the statement announcing Martin’s death, the Raiders called him “a beloved member of the Raiders family and a favorite of Raiders fans everywhere.”Advertisement