John Madden's Humanity Was Never More Apparent Than After ... It wasn't Jack Tatum who owed Darryl Stingley an apology. But now in the interest of medical science, their estrangement finally may be ending. John David "Jack" Tatum (November 18, 1948 - July 27, 2010) was an American football safety who played ten seasons from 1971 through 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League (NFL). Jack Tatum, the storied Oakland Raiders safety best known for landing the hit that paralyzed New England receiver Darryl Stingley, has died. Grogan says he doesn't understand why Tatum never apologized to Stingley, who died in 2007. It was the football-crazed world that owed Stingley. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. He just didn't expect to get blindsided again when they did. Jack Tatum's Hit Paralyzes Darryl Stingley The Raiders and New England Patriots faced off in a preseason game on August 12, 1978. He was 61. Jack Tatum was a nasty hitter with big time ability. At the moment of impact, Stingley lowered his head and came in contact with Tatum's shoulder pad. . what happened to Jack Tatum? So, there was Tatum, lining up a young Patriots receiver named Darryl Stingley, during an exhibition game in Oakland on August 12, 1978. -- Darryl Stingley, in 1988. He never picked up the telephone, simply to talk. Darryl Stingley died partly becuase of a hit you gave him and becuase of his disorder becuase of the hit you gave him, you made him a quadrapelegic, why cant this have not been settled, sure football is a rough sport and we al do things in this life that dont seem to make sense soemtimes, but man Jack Tatum, its all a moot point now. As part of an excellent obituary of former Raiders safety Jack Tatum, who died Tuesday of a heart attack while waiting for a kidney transplant, Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times obtained reaction from Tatum's coach in Oakland, John Madden. Darryl Stingley spent more than half his life in a wheelchair, a symbol of the violence of the NFL, where large bodies collide at high speeds on . "Darryl will be forever remembered for his strength and courage. Darryl Stingley was a professional football player widely admired for the grace and courage with which he endured a terrible, career-ending injury. "I am deeply saddened by the death of Darryl Stingley," Tatum said in a statement released by the Raiders. On August 12, 1978, Darryl Stingley's promising career came to a tragic end after receiving a brutal hit from Jack Tatum. Stingley would never walk again. in further pain, and Stingley had no animosity toward the game's community. He actually felt sorry for him. Darryl Stingley was a five-year wide receiver for the New England Patriots, a member of the Class of 1973, . Darryl Stingley had no problem with the idea of meeting with Jack Tatum. Tatum was voted to three consecutive Pro Bowls ( 1973 - 1975) and was a member of one Super Bowl -winning team in his nine seasons with the Raiders. One of the hardest hitters of all time, Jack Tatum. He was 61. Tatum's forearm did not. Ex-NFL player Darryl Stingley was paralyzed after being hit -- many say illegally -- by Jack Tatum on Aug. 12, 1978 in a preseason game. Nicknamed "The Assassin," Tatum, died of a heart attack Tuesday in an Oakland hospital, according to friend and former Ohio State teammate John Hicks. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. He was 61 . Professional Football Player. He was 61. Tatum's most infamous collision occurred when he paralyzed New England Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley in a 1978 preseason game. John David "Jack" Tatum (November 18, 1948 - July 27, 2010) was an American football safety who played ten seasons from 1971 through 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League (NFL). He was 61. He hit Stingley so hard that Stingley got paralyzed from it. It was the football-crazed world that owed Stingley. It's unfortunate the outcome of his hit on Darryl Stingley and more unfortunate that after he came to his senses and wanted to follow through in an expression of regret that he could not. The blow broke Stingley's neck and left him a . disclaimer: i do not own this footage. RCH Account: Login Register Advertisement Stingley's grandfather is the late Darryl Stingley, a wide receiver for the New England Patriots who was paralyzed for the rest of his life at age 26 after a hit by Oakland Raiders' safety Jack Tatum in a preseason game in Oakland on Aug. 12, 1978. all media is property of its respective owners of the nfl dont leave any rude comments Stingley believed Tatum's efforts to contact him were nothing more than profit-motivated publicity stunts. Tatum and Stingley never reconciled. " It ate at him his whole life ," Madden said of Tatum. "I know Darryl was a great guy and I'm sure if Tatum had extended a hand to him and reached across the aisle and tried to at least apologize, Darryl probably would have accepted that," Grogan said. Tatum was voted to three consecutive Pro Bowls (1973-1975) and was a member of one Super Bowl-winning team in his nine seasons with the Raiders. In a preseason game on August 12, 1978, between Stingley's team, the New England Patriots, and the Oakland Raiders, a brutal—but legal—tackle by Raider Jack Tatum left Stingley a quadriplegic . Stingley has been in a wheelchair since 1978 after being hit by Tatum on a pass route . Stingley's grandfather is the late Darryl Stingley, a wide receiver for the New England Patriots who was paralyzed for the rest of his life at age 26 after a hit by Oakland Raiders' safety Jack Tatum in a preseason game in Oakland on Aug. 12, 1978. In 1996, they were supposed to meet for a TV appearance, but Mr. Stingley called it off after being told it was to publicize Tatum's book: Final Confessions of NFL Assassin Jack Tatum. John Madden on Tatum's reaction to Stingley injury: "It ate at him his whole life". Tatum is known for a violent hit against Darryl Stingley that left Stingley with a spinal cord injury that caused quadriplegia. Tatum had battled diabetes and other health problems for years, Hicks said. Tatum's life was forever changed on Aug. 12, 1978. Stingley, a star receiver with the New England Patriots, was left a quadriplegic after a hit by the Oakland Raiders' Jack Tatum while trying to catch a pass in an exhibition game on Aug. 12, 1978. John Madden was the Oakland Raiders' coach in 1978 and had a sideline view of the Jack Tatum tackle that paralyzed Darryl Stingley, who died Thursday after spending more than 28 years in a wheelchair. Jack Tatum, the All-Pro safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978 died on July 27. Stingley refused after he learned of the title of Tatum's book: Final Confessions of NFL Assassin Jack Tatum. Las Vegas Raiders - Wikipedia The key plays of the drive were a spectacular one-handed 48-yard catch by tight end Russ Francis on 3rd down and 7 from the Patriots 33-yard line, and a 24-yard 3rd down reception by . His best year was in 1976 when he had 39 receptions for 657 yards with 5 touchdowns. He was named to the All-NFL Rookie Team, in 1973. He was rendered a quadriplegic. Paralyzed football player Stingley dies at 55. Stingley was taken to a Castro Valley, Calif., hospital with serious neck injuries. Darryl Stingley Never Hated Jack Tatum, the Man Who Paralyzed Him With a Vicious Preseason Hit by Mike Thomas on June 7, 2020 If today's National Football League rules were applied in the late 1970s, Darryl Stingley might still be alive today. Darryl Stingley discarded any notions of legal action against Tatum; any suit would have involved the N.F.L. The collision with Stingley happened Aug. 1978, the result of a brutal hit by Raiders safety Jack Tatum, a man who was well . He was popularly known as "The Assassin" because of his playing style."He was voted to three consecutive Pro Bowls (1973-1975) and was a member of one Super Bowl-winning . England Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley a quadriplegic, and in Super Bowl XI, Tatum rendered wideout Sammy White of the Minnesota Vikings helmetless. As Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley stretched for a pass over the middle of the field, he was hit hard by Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum. 42 years ago this evening…Raiders safety Jack Tatum delivered a catastrophic hit on Patriots WR Darryl Stingley during a preseason game in Oakland. In a 1978 preseason game against the Oakland Raiders at Oakland Coliseum on August 12, Stingley was hit by Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum. In 1996, they were supposed to meet for a TV appearance, but Stingley called it off after being told it was to publicize Tatum's book. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. That can't be said without adding this: Darryl Stingley died three years ago at 55. He played like one would have expected a Raiders player to have played in his era. WR and QB are still synchronizing routes in the preseason (which should be reduced, IMHO, and toss the damned Pro Bowl), and it was a tragic accident, resplendent with personalities in black and white hats adorned. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. It wasn't Jack Tatum who owed Darryl Stingley an apology. Darryl Stingley, above, never recovered from a collision with Jack Tatum in Aug. 1978, remaining in a wheelchair for the remainder of his life. For instance, Deadspin's Barry Petchesky in "Jack Tatum Killed Darryl Stingley, and We Made Him Do It. He was 61. He was popularly known as "The Assassin" because of his playing style.He was voted to three consecutive Pro Bowls (1973-1975) and was a member of one Super Bowl-winning . April 25, 2007 at 2:37 p.m. At Darryl Stingley's funeral and burial in the Chicago area April 10, former Broncos running back . Stingley's helmet made contact with Tatum's shoulder pad, compressing his spinal cord and breaking his fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae. Darryl Stingley didn't say the human thing when he heard the news about Jack Tatum. Stingley was. He was 61. But he also said that Jack had had . That can't be said without adding this: Stingley spent his last three decades in a wheelchair. Yes, he delivered plenty of crushing blows while patrolling the secondary as a safety for the . God please go with the Stingley family, and I think even a bad-ass like Jack Tatum has reconciled. Tatum spent his last years with parts of both legs taken by diabetes. However, in a 1992 article in Jet, Darryl said that he had forgiven Jack a long time ago. Jack Tatum, a former Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders, died on Tuesday at age 61.Nicknamed "The Assassin" (although he did not like the term), Tatum was one of the hardest hitters in the NFL and is known for a hit in a preseason game that paralyzed New England Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family." Stingley was a star receiver with the New England Patriots when he collided with Tatum on Aug. 12, 1978. SAN FRANCISCO — Since their violent collision 26 years ago in Oakland, Darryl Stingley and Jack Tatum haven't seen or spoken to each other. On Aug. 12, 1978, Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley leaped for a pass that fell incomplete, and while he came down off-balance, Tatum came in full speed and delivered a crushing blow that . COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. By Terry Frei | The Denver Post. Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed the New England Patriots' Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died . Nicknamed "The Assassin," Tatum, died of a heart attack Tuesday in an Oakland hospital, according to friend and former Ohio State teammate John Hicks. Jack Lambert was the same kind of physical player and he was celebrated for it, maybe it was because Tatum was an african-american man with an afro playing for the Raiders. When did Darryl Stingley get hurt? Not as long as he's sat in the wheelchair that has been so much a part of his life all these years. Madden told Farmer that the play for which Tatum was most notorious — the August 1978 hit on Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley that left him paralyzed — had a dramatic impact on the man who seemed to relish his reputation as a fierce hitter. Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. Stingley's death this week at age 55 is another reminder of that inconvenient truth. Stingley was 55 when he died three years ago from pneumonia complicated by his paralysis. During a 1978 preseason game, Patriots WR Darryl Stingley was injured by a hit from Raiders FS Jack Tatum and paralyzed for life. Last January, though his friends advised against it and though . Jack Tatum paralyzed Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley with a cheap shot during an August 1978 preseason game, and was never apologetic or gracious afterward. Tatum, among the most feared and respected . During a preseason matchup between the Patriots and Raiders, New England wide receiver Darryl Stingley was tragically injured by a brutal hit from Oakland defender Jack Tatum. Stingley's death this week at age 55 is another reminder of that inconvenient truth. Stingley's career came to a sudden. Paralyzed NFL Player Darryl Stingley Dies April 5, 2007 / 8:36 AM / CBS/AP Former New England Patriot receiver Darryl Stingley, who was paralyzed during a 1978 exhibition game, has died. Ron Riesterer/The Sporting News/ZUMA Press New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley lies motionless on the field Aug. 12, 1978, at Oakland Coliseum, after colliding with Raiders safety Jack Tatum in an NFL preseason game. College Football News / ESPN . He was 61. John Madden was the Oakland Raiders' coach in 1978 and had a sideline view of the Jack Tatum tackle that paralyzed Darryl Stingley, who died Thursday after spending more than 28 years in a wheelchair. To some, Tatum was simply doing his job. Moreover, is Jack Tatum dead? He was a wide receiver for five seasons (1973 to 1977) in the National Football League with the New England Patriots. Stingley, Tatum might reunite. In the end it is a shame that Jack Tatum is remembered mainly for the hit on Darryl Stingley and for being a dirty player. As Stingley stretched for an errant pass, he and Tatum collided. Comment Show comments You must be logged in to comment. Jack Tatum was one of many players before and since that played with a vicious streak. He was 61. Stingley's neck was broken, and he spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Not for 25 years this very day. Jack Tatum, the former Oakland Raiders player who earned the nickname the Assassin for his brutal hits, none of them more devastating than a blow that left New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl. Nicknamed "The . He is also known for a hit he made against New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley in a 1978 preseason game that paralyzed Stingley from the chest down. The hit on Darryl Stingley was clean, though vicious, particularly for a preseason game with no real meaning. Jack Tatum died Tuesday at 61. New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley lies motionless on the field Aug. 12, 1978, at Oakland Coliseum, after colliding with Raiders safety Jack Tatum in an NFL preseason game. Broken vertebrae left him paralyzed for life from the neck down. Instead, he said the right thing, which is what has separated him from a lot of people for a long, long time. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. He did not hate Jack Tatum. Yes, Tatum did deliver the hit in a 1978 preseason game that left Darryl Stingley a quadriplegic. Deceased (1948 . It was a brutal hit, but back then it was ac. Tatum bragged about his ruthlessness (although he later expressed remorse about injuring Stingley) in his controversial 1980 book, They Call Me Assassin. COLUMBUS, OHIO—Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL pre-season game in 1978, has died. He forever. A wide receiver for the New England Patriots, Stingley was the victim of a vicious but legal hit by Oakland Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum. Let it be known that Darryl Stingley was a man at peace with himself. He died last Thursday at age 55. (Photo by Michael. Aptly dubbed as 'the assassin', Tatum was the Raiders safety and was a man well known for playing vicious football. In 1983, Mr. Stingley wrote a memoir of his life and of his injury, titled "Happy to Be Alive." In a Boston Globe story in 2003, Stingley said he learned to forgive Tatum, even though he was hurt . Stingley's death hurts Armstrong. Darryl Stingley went down and never walked again. The cause was a massive heart attack, according to friend and former Ohio State teammate John Hicks. Steve Grogan's pass to Stingley sailed harmlessly past its target. When apprised almost four years ago that the man whose hit had put him in a wheelchair for life had himself lost a leg because of diabetes, Stingley said, "I'd never wish that on anyone after I saw it with my own father." Tatum died Tuesday at age 61 in an Oakland hospital. Stingley slumped to the ground and didn't get up. That type of hit, helmet to helmet, is now outlawed. 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