The NFL legend made a number of connections in his time around the game, but there was no bond stronger than the one between Madden and Darryl Stingley. Stingley was a Patriots wide receiver who ...

John Madden’s kindness toward Darryl Stingley after the Patriots receiver was paralyzed in an August 1978 preseason game against Madden’s Raiders has been well-known for at least 40 years.

and Mike Madden (John’s son), and Tina Stingley (Darryl’s wife), Derek Stingley Sr. (Darryl’s son) and Texans CB Derek Stingley Jr. (Darryl’s grandson) “Coach Madden kissed Darryl’s hand and he said, ...

John Madden was the Oakland Raiders’ coach in 1978 and had a sideline view of the Jack Tatum tackle that paralyzed Darryl Stingley, who died Thursday after spending more than 28 years in a ...

But it was one act of kindness in particular that many recalled about Madden after his death: The care he showed for Darryl Stingley, a New England Patriots player who suffered a life-changing spinal ...

Broadcaster John Madden, the Raiders' coach at the time, remained close to Stingley, visiting him in the hospital daily after the injury. "After the game, when we found out that Darryl was ...

Darryl Stingley was a five-year wide receiver for ... During Stingley's three months in a California hospital, Oakland coach John Madden was an almost daily visitor. Madden was reportedly ...

John Madden's relationship with Darryl Stingley to be examined in halftime feature on NBC The unique relationship between Madden and former New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley will ...

There’s one more Patriots connection, too, a tragic one that some believe led Madden to leave coaching. He was the Raiders coach on Aug. 12, 1978, when Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley was ...