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Ex-Raiders safety Tatum dies - (Heart attack at 61..)
ESPN ^ | July 27, 2010 | ESPN

Posted on 07/27/2010 12:25:17 PM PDT by Beaten Valve

Former Oakland Raiders and Ohio State defensive back Jack Tatum has died of a heart attack.

Tatum, a three-time Pro Bowler, was 61.

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KEYWORDS: jacktatum; nfl; oaklandraiders
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He was a helluva player.

RIP

1 posted on 07/27/2010 12:25:21 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
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To: Beaten Valve

He used to put some awesome hits on receivers. Drew a flag from time to time as well.


2 posted on 07/27/2010 12:26:23 PM PDT by downtownconservative
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To: Beaten Valve

61 is way too young.


3 posted on 07/27/2010 12:26:31 PM PDT by BenLurkin (Will must be the harder, courage the bolder, spirit must be the more, as our might lessens.)
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Isn't he the guy who paralyzed Darryl Stingley?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
4 posted on 07/27/2010 12:27:29 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: Beaten Valve

wow...


5 posted on 07/27/2010 12:27:38 PM PDT by erman (Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.)
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To: Beaten Valve

The Assassin is dead. Daryl Stingley could not be reached for comment.


6 posted on 07/27/2010 12:28:03 PM PDT by Ingtar (If he could have taxed it, Obama's hole would have been plugged by now.)
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To: downtownconservative

“He used to put some awesome hits on receivers.”

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And in one case, crippling.


7 posted on 07/27/2010 12:29:51 PM PDT by EyeGuy
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Oh, no, we're losing all the old Raiders. I inherited season tickets for the last couple of years they were in L.A. and their games were the most fun you could have on a Sunday afternoon.

Take your vitamins, Howie Long!

8 posted on 07/27/2010 12:32:04 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: Beaten Valve

Lord have mercy on him. He does have a thing or two to answer for.


9 posted on 07/27/2010 12:32:55 PM PDT by OKSooner ("Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life." - Coach John Wooden)
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Isn't he the guy who paralyzed Darryl Stingley?

Yes he is. I never had much use for Tatum. It wasn't the hit, but he never went and visited Stingley or said anything until years later. Stingley was going to meet him until he found out Tatum only wanted to have a photo op for one of his books.

Tatum ended up having his right leg amputated and all of the toes on his left leg.

10 posted on 07/27/2010 12:33:21 PM PDT by Richard Kimball (We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
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To: OKSooner

As do we all


11 posted on 07/27/2010 12:36:52 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert
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To: ConorMacNessa

That the same dude


12 posted on 07/27/2010 12:38:24 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")
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To: Deb

I remember going to LA Raider game see LAPD beat crap out of gang member in 3 quarters sometime that beatdown was more entertaining than what on the field toward last years of LA Raiders games LOL!


13 posted on 07/27/2010 12:41:08 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")
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To: Richard Kimball

Wow was Jack diabetic at end of his life?


14 posted on 07/27/2010 12:41:59 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")
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To: Beaten Valve

Well, from a die-hard Steelers fan and one who lived through the 70’s dynasty and Lynn Swann’s concussion and Darryl Stingley’s hit (tatum helmet speared him folks, I watched it!)Just one thing to say:

Sayonara, jerk!


15 posted on 07/27/2010 12:42:15 PM PDT by PAMadMax (Islam is a disease....)
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For Contrast:

Broadcaster John Madden, the Raiders’ coach at the time, remained close to Stingley, visiting him in the hospital daily after the injury.

“After the game, when we found out that Darryl was paralyzed, John told him that from now on he was a Raider and we should treat him as one,” Upshaw said.

During his induction last summer into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Madden’s thoughts weren’t far from Stingley when he said, “We all like to see hard, aggressive play, but you always want the guy to get up.”


16 posted on 07/27/2010 12:43:00 PM PDT by Ingtar (If he could have taxed it, Obama's hole would have been plugged by now.)
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To: Beaten Valve

Asbestos flame-retardant clothing on! /sarc


17 posted on 07/27/2010 12:43:17 PM PDT by PAMadMax (Islam is a disease....)
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To: SevenofNine

Yes he was. I wasn’t a fan of his, but he had a hard row at the end. Died a piece at a time.


18 posted on 07/27/2010 12:44:05 PM PDT by Richard Kimball (We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
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To: EyeGuy

I remember that hit, and either one or both of those guys could have been seriously injured. There was no flag on the play and league officials played and replayed it ad infinitum to determine if Tatum should be held responsible. It just didn’t look like anything but hard-nosed football.

Stingley was bitter about it and Tatum didn’t want to face him. Tatum became diabetic and suffered numerous serious medical conditions related to that. He obviously didn’t take very good care of his diabetes.


19 posted on 07/27/2010 12:45:11 PM PDT by downtownconservative
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To: Beaten Valve

The NFL was so much more colorful in the 70’s and the Raiders definitely had the brightest cast of characters.

RIP Mr Tatum


20 posted on 07/27/2010 12:45:41 PM PDT by Le Chien Rouge
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