Originally Posted by RedNeckRaider (Post 6903778)

Thank you, but the fact of the matter Tate never play outside of the rule book. He had teammates that did but he played with in the rule book. He hit like no other and because of guys he played with and the hit on Stingley he got a bad rap. The hit on Stingley was clean and ironically was not even a hard hit. It happened 08/12/78 on my birthday and to this day I am stunned the kid did not get up. Jack showed poor form IMO on how he handled the situation. He did show up at the hospital to see Darrell but was cussed and told to f&ck off.

He should have understood the emotions of the situation and put that aside. He did not and felt he was hired to hit and that is what he did. The nickname was given to him before he ever played a down in the NFL and was not the nickname he had with the team. He should have reached out after feelings cooled and the whole book deal came off tacky. That said RIP Tate you were the hardest hitter pound for pound ever and 2nd place is distant.

Originally Posted by TheGuardian (Post 6903875)

Tatum never even apologized for the hit. I've heard the "why wouldn't I be ok?" story too. Tatum was a piece of shit. It's not about the rules of the game or any of that horse shit. It's about the fact that he ended a guys career, put him in a wheelchair for life, and never showed a single ounce of remorse for it. He was a disgusting human being. **** him.

Originally Posted by RedNeckRaider (Post 6903888)

**** off tool~

Originally Posted by googlegoogle (Post 6903866)

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Originally Posted by Over-Head (Post 6903898)

I Am a Raiders fan, and I approve this post :thumb:

Originally Posted by TheGuardian (Post 6903875)

Tatum was a piece of shit. It's not about the rules of the game or any of that horse shit. It's about the fact that he ended a guys career, put him in a wheelchair for life, and never showed a single ounce of remorse for it. He was a disgusting human being. **** him.

Originally Posted by Ugly Duck (Post 6903940)

It was just a run-of-the-mill tackle. Stingley put his head down just before contact & it collided with Tatum's chest. Nothing dirty, no blow to the head, no hitting from behind. Just a tragic accident. Look at the video.

Originally Posted by TheGuardian (Post 6903875)

Tatum never even apologized for the hit. I've heard the "why wouldn't I be ok?" story too. Tatum was a piece of shit. It's not about the rules of the game or any of that horse shit. It's about the fact that he ended a guys career, put him in a wheelchair for life, and never showed a single ounce of remorse for it. He was a disgusting human being. **** him.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 6903948)

Tatum may have been a mean son of a bitch on the field.

But don't pretend you knew him off of it. You don't have to respect the guy for what he did on the field. But I take exception when you call him a disgusting human being when you know nothing about him. I lived in Ohio for several years. The guy was extremely active in the community in promoting diabetes research. He may have put a guy in a wheelchair, but I know firsthand that he has done a shitload of work that has led to taking people out of wheelchairs.

He's a dirty player. Dont' pretend that football and personal lives are the same thing.

Originally Posted by RedNeckRaider (Post 6903888)

**** off tool~

Originally Posted by TheGuardian (Post 6903964)

He's a ****ing scumbag and the world is a better place without him in it.

Originally Posted by TheGuardian (Post 6903964)

Get bitch slapped pussy.

I never said anything about "dirty play" so I'm not sure why some of you keep repeating that. It wasn't about the play but about how Tatum acted after it.

Tatum never apologized for the hit, he never showed a single ounce of remorse for taking a mans legs away from him for life. He's a ****ing scumbag and the world is a better place without him in it.