Daryle Lamonica, the quarterback known as the Mad Bomber for his powerful arm, died on Thursday at his home in Fresno, Calif. He was 80.

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The Buffalo Bills selected him in the 24th round of the fledgling American Football League’s 1963 draft, and the Green Bay Packers picked him in the 12th round of the National Football League draft.

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Lamonica signed with the Bills, figuring he was more likely to supplant Jack Kemp as their starting quarterback than to take over for the Packers’ Bart Starr.

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Playing for the Bills from 1963 to 1966, he could never dislodge Kemp, who led Buffalo to a pair of A.F.L. championships.

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He led the 1967 Raiders to a 13-1 regular-season record and the A.F.L. championship, throwing for 30 touchdowns and 3,228 yards.

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