Darryl Stingley, a receiver for the New England Patriots who became a quadriplegic after an intentionally violent hit in a 1978 preseason game, died Thursday in Chicago. He was 55. Tony Brucci ...

Darryl Stingley spent more than half his life in a wheelchair, a symbol of the violence of the NFL, where large bodies collide at high speeds on every play. He was only 26 when he clashed head-on ...

Darryl Stingley, paralyzed after a vicious hit during an NFL exhibition game nearly 30 years ago, died yesterday in Chicago. He was 55. Stingley, a star receiver with the Patriots, was left a ...

FOREST PARK, ILL. — Darryl Stingley, paralyzed by one of the most infamous hits in the history of professional football, was remembered Tuesday for the grace with which he accepted his life ...

Darryl Stingley, who in 1978 was paralyzed by a ... his injury might have contributed to his condition. “If you look at pictures [taken on the field], someone took my helmet off, and that ...

Former New England Patriot receiver Darryl Stingley, who was paralyzed during a 1978 exhibition game, has died. He was 55. Stingley was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Thursday ...

Darryl Stingley, who died early Thursday a quadriplegic at age 55, had his career and his life irrevocably altered during an NFL game in which he absorbed a vicious and arguably unnecessary hit ...

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.