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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: Lightnin' Rod on July 27, 2010, 11:36:46 AM

Title: RIP, The Assassin (Jack Tatum)
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on July 27, 2010, 11:36:46 AM

Raider great Jack Tatum, dead at 61.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/07/longtime-oakland-raiders-defender-jack-tatum-dies-at-61/1?tsp=1

Title: RIP Jack Tatum, 61, Oakland Raiders star
Post by: Wayback on July 27, 2010, 11:40:09 AM

Jack Tatum, Raiders defensive star, heart attack at age 61.  In a 1978 game against the New England Patriots, Tatum paralyzed wide receiver Darryl Stingley with a tackle. Stingley spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair and died in 2007.  Tatum was diagnosed with diabetes after retiring from the NFL in 1980 and had his right leg and all the toes on his left foot amputated.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/07/27/sports/s113526D90.DTL

Title: Re: RIP Jack Tatum, 61, Oakland Raiders star
Post by: Gazoo on July 28, 2010, 10:01:42 PM

The one thing I'll remember Tatum for was that he was defending the pass that bounced back into Franco Harris's hands for the "Immaculate Reception" that occurred a week after my arrival on the world stage.

(PS: Can an admin merge this and Rod's thread?)

Title: Re: RIP Jack Tatum, 61, Oakland Raiders star
Post by: urth on July 28, 2010, 10:22:15 PM

Quote from: Gazoo on July 28, 2010, 10:01:42 PM

(PS: Can an admin merge this and Rod's thread?)

Done. I forgot I was moderator of this topic.