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Originally Posted by RedNeckRaider
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.
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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.