NewEraDawg Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Posted by Mike Florio on July 27, 2010 1:46 PM ETNotorious Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum, whose hit on Darryl Stingley during a preseason game in 1978 left Stingley a quadraplegic, has died at the age of 61. According to 10TV.com, Tatum suffered a heart attack. Tatum suffered from diabetes for years. He lost all five toes on his left foot, and his right leg ultimately was amputated. The hard-nosed safety's autobiography was titled They Call Me Assassin. For the youngsters in the crowd, YouTube will get you up to speed regarding Tatum's substance and style. (And please wait to see Tatum's hit on Earl Campbell. Then stick around to see whether Sammie White's head was in his helmet while it was rolling around on the field.) A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Ohio State awards during the season a "Jack Tatum Hit of the Week" award. Loved by Raiders fans and despised by those who followed every other team, Tatum was a key part of the fabric of the game in the 1970s. There hasn't been another Jack Tatum, and there likely never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4eagle Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Posted by Mike Florio on July 27, 2010 1:46 PM ETNotorious Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum, whose hit on Darryl Stingley during a preseason game in 1978 left Stingley a quadraplegic, has died at the age of 61. According to 10TV.com, Tatum suffered a heart attack. Tatum suffered from diabetes for years. He lost all five toes on his left foot, and his right leg ultimately was amputated. The hard-nosed safety's autobiography was titled They Call Me Assassin. For the youngsters in the crowd, YouTube will get you up to speed regarding Tatum's substance and style. (And please wait to see Tatum's hit on Earl Campbell. Then stick around to see whether Sammie White's head was in his helmet while it was rolling around on the field.) A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Ohio State awards during the season a "Jack Tatum Hit of the Week" award. Loved by Raiders fans and despised by those who followed every other team, Tatum was a key part of the fabric of the game in the 1970s. There hasn't been another Jack Tatum, and there likely never will. The "Assassin" was aptly named. It was he who hit Frenchy Fuqua in the "Immaculate Reception" play. The hardest pound for pound hitter I ever saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4eagle Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 The "Assassin" was aptly named. It was he who hit Frenchy Fuqua in the "Immaculate Reception" play. The hardest pound for pound hitter I ever saw this link says a lot http://www.10tv.com/live/content/osufootba...th.html?sid=102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Tatum was a key part of the fabric of the game in the 1970s. No doubt about it. The NFL of the 70's had a lot of flavor, and Tatum was a big part of it. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowburn Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 I can remember Mr Tatum bangin heads at a young age when he played on some of Woodys' greatest teams at Ohio State in the later 60's. He combined raw power, speed and a great nose for the ball in becoming one of the greatest (if not the) defensive secondary players in Big ten history. Woody loved him....we fans loved him and I will never forget the excitement he provided playing balls to wall each and every Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEraDawg Posted July 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 He was the type of guy that made people sorry for catching the ball in his area . He took it real personal for them to even try . I have seen him cracking heads in person . He gave many recievers nightmares , and more than a few injuries . He would not get away with some of his techniques in the modern day "sissy" rules . lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowburn Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 He was the type of guy that made people sorry for catching the ball in his area . He took it real personal for them to even try . I have seen him cracking heads in person . He gave many recievers nightmares , and more than a few injuries . He would not get away with some of his techniques in the modern day "sissy" rules . lol Yea, no doubt. He was the type to get into receivers heads....both figuratively and literally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Sad that he died at such a young age. I was always a huge Tatum fan. He hit extremely hard & NEVER took a play off. He & Dick Butkus were my all time favorite defensive players. After this year's draft, when I watched the TJ Ward videos, I called my son & told him that the kid hits like Tatum. He replied that I must have missed the interviews as Ward said he modeled his game after Tatum. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEraDawg Posted July 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Thanks for reminding me of that Mike . Being mentioned in that perspective has to just make him all the more fired up . I hope he has a fifth of "Tatties" attitude. Look out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4eagle Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Sad that he died at such a young age. I was always a huge Tatum fan. He hit extremely hard & NEVER took a play off. He & Dick Butkus were my all time favorite defensive players. After this year's draft, when I watched the TJ Ward videos, I called my son & told him that the kid hits like Tatum. He replied that I must have missed the interviews as Ward said he modeled his game after Tatum. Mike damn u nailed one of mine Butkus and Tatum the two intiminidators I ever saw............wanna get whacked call on them Jack Tatum was the most feared DB ever in the NFL..........no comparison here is more http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Former-...72710?GT1=39002 in case what I alreadu said is not beleived...............GO BUCKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ_Browns Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 rip jack tatum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Jack Tatum would be a sure fire PF Hall of Famer if not for the hit on Darryl Stingley. So many people hold that against him, yet, he was only doing the same thing that the likes of Dick Butkus, Jack Lambert, Ronnie Lott, Chuck Bednarik etc. etc. etc were glorified for. And, as he said: this was the way he was taught to play. People say he was unapologetic and that is why they won't consider him for the HOF. He was unapologetic for playing, as I said, the way he was taught. That does not mean that he wasn't sorry that Stingley got hurt so badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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