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FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

Babe Parilli, the former Patriots quarterback who starred in the team’s American Football League days, died Saturday. He was 87.

New England announced the death. The cause of death wasn’t disclosed.

Parilli played for the then- Boston Patriots from 1961 to 1967. He was voted to three AFL All-Star games and was the AFL’s Comeback Player of the Year in 1966.

Parilli’s 31 touchdown passes in 1964 were a team record until 2007.



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