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**Buck** · 07-27-2010, 02:49 PM

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...m-dies-at-61/1

Demonpenz · 07-27-2010, 10:51 PM

It's just kinda the sick way the game is. You know that these linebackers go into the hole not giving a **** about their necks, brains, and such, corners come up and just dive into peoples legs to take out people. It is a ruthless game and alot of the guys grow up in the poor and they just don't care. They are there to hurt people, because it's you or them baby. Frankly the chiefs have had some pussies bringing it to the hole as of late. The one that could bring it, is in texans uni.

FAX · 07-28-2010, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by RJ

RIP Jack Tatum. I did not like you as a player but I hate seeing the players from your era passing away. For me, those were the NFL/AFL's finest days.

I read somewhere that an NFL player's average life expectancy is 58 years. I read that some time ago, so the number may have changed what with all the advances that have been made in brain grafting and spine replacement and re-blooding and all. Still, that seems young. Almost Middle Ages young.

As for Tatum, he was the kind of player you loved to hate ... and I hated the crap out of him. It's not good form to speak ill of the departed though, so I'll say RIP and trust that, right about now, Archangel Michael is swinging him around by his hair in big circles.

FAX

blaise · 07-28-2010, 06:56 AM

(sorry if this is posted in one of the videos. I can't watch them all)
There was a piece they ran on him a couple of years ago before the Super Bowl. Someone, one of his teammates, said he came up to him in the locker room after the Stingley game and asked if he was ok. He said Tatum was sitting there, smoking a cigarette, and said, "Why the **** wouldn't I be ok?"

On a side note- I told that to Tim Grunhard once and he said that the lockers at Arrowhead had holes drilled in the side because there were once ashtrays affixed to them. Players used to smoke at their lockers.

MOhillbilly · 07-28-2010, 07:32 AM

Raider scum.

Amnorix · 07-28-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TheGuardian

Tatum tried to apologize the first time because of a book deal I believe. Nothing more than press to sell more books.

Tatum was a piece of shit. He never had any remorse for ending a guys career and putting him in a wheelchair for life. The world is a better place without that prick. Good riddance maggot.

This. This x1000.

The difference is exemplified by Raiders coach John Madden who was at the hospital with Stingley THAT NIGHT (or the next night, whatever), whereas Tatum, the guy who committed the act, never apologized or tried to meet with him until many many years later when he had a book coming out or whatever.

F him.

Over-Head · 07-28-2010, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

This. This x1000.

The difference is exemplified by Raiders coach John Madden who was at the hospital with Stingley THAT NIGHT (or the next night, whatever), whereas Tatum, the guy who committed the act, never apologized or tried to meet with him until many many years later when he had a book coming out or whatever.

F him.

Many witnesses still claim it was Stingleys family that turned Jack away from teh hospital when he did show up.
IIRC it's in his book (i'd have to read it again) he did show up, and was turned back, and threatened by Stingleys family of the police being called if he didn't leave.

What happened, who knows, either way, bad accident, but shit happens.
How come Butkus don't get shit for "killing" a guy he hit who had a hart attack??

milkman · 07-28-2010, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TheGuardian

Tatum tried to apologize the first time because of a book deal I believe. Nothing more than press to sell more books.

Tatum was a piece of shit. He never had any remorse for ending a guys career and putting him in a wheelchair for life. The world is a better place without that prick. Good riddance maggot.

The book deal is the only real problem I have with Tatum, other than the fact that he was a dirty, cheatin' Raider.

But the fact is, he didn't break any rules on that hit on Stingly, and he wasn't the only player of that era to make those kinds of hits (Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, to name a Chief), and the only reason he's villified is because he did put Stingly in a wheelchair.

**RNR** · 07-28-2010, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

The book deal is the only real problem I have with Tatum, other than the fact that he was a dirty, cheatin' Raider.

But the fact is, he didn't break any rules on that hit on Stingly, and he wasn't the only player of that era to make those kinds of hits (Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, to name a Chief), and the only reason he's villified is because he did put Stingly in a wheelchair.

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.

**RNR** · 07-28-2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

This. This x1000.

The difference is exemplified by Raiders coach John Madden who was at the hospital with Stingley THAT NIGHT (or the next night, whatever), whereas Tatum, the guy who committed the act, never apologized or tried to meet with him until many many years later when he had a book coming out or whatever.

F him.

You are full of shit on this one, he tried. Madden was allowed Jack was not~

milkman · 07-28-2010, 05:56 PM

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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 was a Raider.

That makes him dirty, cheatin' by definition.

**RNR** · 07-28-2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

He was a Raider.

That makes him dirty, cheatin' by definition.

ok I am on a Chiefs site~

Over-Head · 07-28-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RedNeckRaider

ok I am on a Chiefs site~

**Buck** · 07-28-2010, 06:25 PM

I wonder if everyone would be saying the same stuff about Fred Williamson?

Over-Head · 07-28-2010, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck

I wonder if everyone would be saying the same stuff about Fred Williamson?

Or Ronnie Lott, Jack Lambert, Dick Butckus etc, etc,etc

googlegoogle · 07-28-2010, 06:34 PM

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