Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. He was 61. Nicknamed "The ...

Shockingly, No penalty flags were thrown and Tatum was not disciplined over the incident, despite Tatum not apologising for the life-altering hit. Writing about the incident in his 1983 autobiography, ...

Stingley had arguably the most decorated ... paralyzed in a preseason game five years later following a hit by the Raiders’ Jack Tatum. Meanwhile, his father and namesake played minor league ...

The New England Patriots drafted Darryl Stingley in the first round ... and life were altered in 1978 when he got hit by Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum. He came off worse after the hit and ...

During an exhibition match in 1978, New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley clashed with Oakland Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum while attempting to grab a pass. Tatum hit the ...

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 collided with Oakland defensive back ...

when quarterback Steve Grogan threw a pass over the middle intended for wide receiver Darryl Stingley. As the ball flew over Stingley’s hands, safety Jack Tatum hit him from behind with a blow ...

Darryl Stingley. The head-on collision with Oakland Raiders safety Jack “The Assassin” Tatum during a preseason game against the New England Patriots on Aug. 12, 1978. The hit that broke a 26 ...

Stingley’s grandfather was Darryl Stingley, the Patriots receiver who was paralyzed by a hit to the head from the Steelers’ Jack Tatum in a 1978 preseason game. Darryl Stingley, who spent the ...

Darryl Stingley suffered a severe spinal cord injury when he was leveled by Oakland Raiders safety Jack Tatum while going across ... lies on the field after receiving a hit that paralyzed him ...

Derek Jr.’s grandfather, Darryl Stingley, was made a quadriplegic after an infamous hit to the head by Jack Tatum in a 1978 preseason game between Stingley’s New England Patriots and an ...