Former Oakland Raider Jack Tatum dies

[feller469]

http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Trenches/entry/view/72676/former_raider_jack_tatum_dies_at_61

the guy who put fear in a lot of WRs (within the rules and outside the rules) has passed away.

 

[Member442]

Damn R.I.P Jack.

 

[rock hard]

The Assassin has moved onto the next level...RIP Jack

 

[Baill Inneraora]

Headline should read "Buckeye Great: Jack Tatum Dies"


RIP brother

 

[barebeaverlover]

RIP Jack:crying:

 

[1ManRevolution]

R.I.P Jack Tatum. Would have loved to see him smear some of todays WRs.

 

[biomech]

RIP Jack. Probably the scariest guy on the football field ever.

 

[LukeEl]

It seems that the Raiders are sadly losing players like Lyle Alzado and that guy who played Sloth in the Goonies I think he passed away as well. Bummer man.

 

[tjones80]

It's a sad day in the Nation. RIP Jack "The Assassin" Tatum.

 

[maildude]

If you get a chance to read his book, They Call Me Assassin, do it. Great and quick read. He will be missed.

 

[maildude]

It seems that the Raiders are sadly losing players like Lyle Alzado and that guy who played Sloth in the Goonies I think he passed away as well. Bummer man.

John Matuszak.

 

[turtle825]

Rest in peace, Jack.

 

[itcouldbeme]

A nicely done recap...

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2010...n-in-history-as-one-of-nfls-biggest-villains/

To bad Stingley never made peace with the hit he recieved... :fight:

Maybe it really hurt a lot... :dunno:

 

[D-rock]

Jack Tatum, one of the most sportsmanlike and ethical football players ever.

 

[Bearded_Menace]

Damn! I was just talking about this guy the other day. A lot of my favorite old school guys are passing on. Merlin Olsen died in March, Gene Upshaw died last year, and now the Assassin, Jack Tatum. One of the most feared and dangerous men to have ever set foot on the gridiron. It is a shame that he was basically labeled a dirty player for jacking fools up. Some of the nastiest hits I have ever seen were Jack Tatum hits. People seem to not get it through their heads that he was playing in an era were football was football. There were not all of these soft ass rules around that prevented you from knocking the chocolate out of folks, namely the quarterback. He will be missed by hard core football fans. Wide receivers of today don't know what fear is. Back in the day, defenses didn't fuck around. Just ask Lynn Swann.

 

[YumiYumi_1988]

RIP, the awesomest Raider ever.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

That sucks. But not as much as the Raiders.

 

[hiropro]

Great player. R.I.P.

 

[GibbsGrad2002]

RIP Jack one of the greatest hard hitters the NFL has ever seen

 

[LukeEl]

A nicely done recap...

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2010...n-in-history-as-one-of-nfls-biggest-villains/

To bad Stingley never made peace with the hit he recieved... :fight:

Maybe it really hurt a lot... :dunno:

Yeah and too bad Tatum never apologized for paralyzing him in a preseason game with an unecssary hit, and the one time he wanted to apologize to Stingley was to help promote his third book.