The Tragic End of Jack Tatum, the Most Brutal Defender in NFL History
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- The Tragic End of Jack Tatum, the Most Brutal Defender in NFL History
Jack Tatum was one of the most formidable hitters in the NFL, acting as a true Pro Bowl-worthy safety. Tatum terrorized opponents with his punishing blows. His intimidating presence helped transform the Oakland Raiders into one of the most feared teams of his era. Recognized by NFL Films as the sixth hardest hitter in NFL history, Tatum was selected for three Pro Bowls and holds the record for the longest fumble return in NFL history, a feat that was only matched 28 years later.
For many, Tatum's career will only be truly complete when he is included in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. However, many believe that this honor will never be granted to him due to a tragic incident during a preseason game when one of his hits left New England Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley paralyzed from the neck down.
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**HOWIE LONG****
Jack Tatum was the most feared safety in NFL history! Period! He should be in the Hall of Fame!
@@RaymondMiller-t9z he wss a mental case animal!!( see stingley!!!
Dick "Night Train" Lane, was the most feared player in history. Dick Butkis would be #2 then Jack Tatum #3
I met Jack Tatum a number of time and he was always a gentleman, he loved that I recognized him and he graciously gave me his autograph. He was one helluva football player
i met him once too and he was a really good guy he shook my hand has a pic taken with me. it wasn't long before he died may he rip
His hit on Darryl Stingley and his total lack of sympathy, empathy and compassion afterwards earned him all the difficulties that
later ensued in his unrepentant life.
@@James-k7qhey judge that's a whole lot of judgement
Willie Brown owned a liquor store on Fruitvale Ave in Oakland. Jack Tatum used to stop bye and chew the fat with Willie. Nice men. Very funny guys too!
@@markschwartz4761 Afterwards, in the locker room, when asked by coach John Madden if he was okay after the Stingley hit, Tatum looked up at him while smoking and answered "why wouldn't I be?" That there is a first class p.o.s. And he never apologized. So God extracted a little comeuppance and took Tatum's leg off from below the knee. There's your judgement, jack.
Tatum has earned the right to be in the HOF. He was iconic and influential on DBs play. Simply the best.
I remember when the Raiders drafted Jack Tatum,in 1971 Willie Brown, Alonzo, Thomas and George Atkinson, part of the soul patrol, the greatest secondary in football history and Super Bowl champion that’s when the Raiders were the Raiders
The year I became a life long fan!
@@ricknielson8934 1969👍
Amen, a Mystic like no other team, Jack was Black beard, and the secondary was his Motley crew.
The soul patrol a good but overrated. The Steelers secondary of Mel Blount, JT Thomas, Glenn Edwards, Mike Wagner set an nfl record for only allowing a passer rating of 33.8 one season. Then the next…they added Donnie Shell and Jim Allen as backups. They were not as dirty as Oakland but actually better in coverage.
If not for a cheating roughing the passer penalty VS the Patriots, Madden retires with zero Super Bowls...
Guys like Tatum were the reason you didn't have diva wide receivers in those days
Yeah, thank God they didn't have guys like Harold Jackson, Mel Gray, Lynn Swann, Drew Pearson, Cliff Branch, Paul Warfield, Harold Carmichael, Otis Taylor or Billy "White Shoes" Johnson around in those days.
Agreed. Very few of today's receivers could play in that era
IT'S FOOTBALL 🏈🏈
I loved to watch Jack play for the first time when he was at Ohio State when they played Stanford in the Rose Bowl. As a 16-year-old high school player I noticed his awesome play. I met Jack years later and he could not have been a nicer man. I sure hope he makes the hall of fame.
I from Pittsburgh and I hated “The Land”, however it’s unbelievable that Tatum isn’t in the HOF and not putting Stabler in until after he passed was ridiculous if not out right insulting. Pittsburgh Steelers #1
Jack was feared like no other. He grew up a stone's throw away from me then moved to my city of origin. Along with Larry Doby, he was one of the most heralded athletes to yield from this area.
I tried to play like him in high school and college because I liked the intensity of his play but I was really disappointed with the Darryl Stingley situation
There is no Question and hands down Jack Tatum is a Hall of Fame football player. One of the greatest players ever hands down.
Why not there’s other cheap shot artist in the Hall.
And a terrible human being ( Darryl Stingley’s quadriplegia)
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@@angelic7007 Once they get in they're in..O.J...This guy was a special kinda ssshole.I'm glad he nvr got in..Anyone who ever played for Al Davis shouldn't be allowed into the HOF. He embodied cheating like no other, and the officials were so stupid I cannot even fathom the shit they got away with. Kicking the ball into the freakin end zone like a pretend fumble and it's a TD//OMG, how stupid were those guys? Was it rugby back then.Was kicking a football forward allowed...Nope...So drop the ball on purpose then kick it like it's an accident and fall on it in the end zone..Nvr forget it...
@@James-k7q Karma, like Washington sucker punching Rudy T.The game didn't want your ass dude you puke!!! You showed the coward that you are and you deserved the lifetime ban....
Darryl Stingly......RIP.
Yes RIP now that was a clean legal hit just was in pre season.....
@@markschwartz4761
It was done with malice. He could have tackled him differently.
If you hit a jaywalker with your car, you probably will have no legal issues because it is illegal to jaywalk, but if you step on the gas, well you're just a murderer hiding behind a "legal technicality"
That is who Jack Tatum was to many.
@@markschwartz4761 The twat nvr apologized and was always the lesser man. Everyone hates his ass....Classless piece of crap.its so easy to play defense when you don't have to turn around and play offense and be vulnerable to those massive hits back then.I have zero respect for those guys who boasted don't come at me Ill knoxk you out..Go catch a football tough guy and see how tough you rlly are..The gm has turned ridiculous the other direction but rlly, the hits cheap shots they allowed were sickening...They should've been forced to play offense as well...
He Deserves To Be A NFL Hall A Famer !!!!!❤❤❤❤
Jack Tatum belongs in the hall of fame period
Jack Tatum should be in the NFL hall of fame! He deserves it.
BTW, are you plan to make short stories on players from 70s-80s. I want to follow-up with the Fred Bienekoff story. His daughter suffered a tragic ending-death.
It was his response after the Stingley hit, he wouldn't apologize, it took decades for him to express any remorse, just very sad all the way around, class act by John Madden
What hurt Tatum was his absolute refusal to do right by Stingley or apologize. John Madden was the hero in that scenario
Everybody loves John.
It was a legal hit. What exactly would he be apologizing for.
@@lendobosenski3704 That he didnt mean for it to have such severe consequences?
@lendobosenski3704 sorry you got paralyzed,maybe, you blockhead
Did you watch the video? It clearly states he tried to go to the hospital but Stingley’s family would not let him in. It’s safe to assume Jack wanted to apologize and pay his respects.
Football WAS a violent sport!! Past tense!
Yep
Jack, played, raider ball,like no other.
Jack was a misunderstood man. Off the field, he was polite, well spoken and quite intelligent. The culture of football at the time was quite brutal. Very few hits other than late hits were illegal. The Stingley hit was tragic. But, it was a legal hit and within the boundaries of play at the time. There was no defenseless player rule at the time. Sure he wrote a book, it was ill advised. Later in life, he stated he was sorry for what happened to Darryl Stingley. But, he would not apologize for the way he played. It was a job. He performed it well. It unfortunate he lost a leg due to diabetes and eventually passed on due to a heart attack and complications of diabetes. He started several charities and one was to combat diabetes. He was no bad man and never malicious off the field
Yeah a maybe too simple of a conclusion on the outside. maybe he also did those things, because he really wanted to be in the Hall of Fame?
We know all of that it wasn't a penalty..Still was a classless thing VS a defenseless player and he's a frickin coward..How bout lining up as a WR dude then show your true grit???? I'm glad he lost a leg Stingley lost a lot more....
@@spiroclimb2523 but it is that simple. Out of 1000 player, 999 get back up. The angle Stingley fell down at was unfortunate, tragic. Football culture is you practice how you play. A good team is going to practice hard so games are easy. Jack has the unfortunate personality traits which were ingrained at the time of stoicism which is not showing sorrow when bad things happen, doing a job that he was bound to do and having a tell it like it is and treat all things as what they are or were. He was raised this way along with almost everyone else. George Atkinson said that play tore Jack up inside privately. These are the reasons I give Jack the benefit of the doubt regarding this. He was doing his job if Stingley wasn't hurt on that play, Jack would have been applauded. It's the nature of the beast. He could not have known or predicted the angle Stingley would come down at. Jack also has to make a snap decision and the results were catastrophic
As a lifelong Raiders fan, and was able to meet him once, I agree that Jack should be in the HOF. Along with several other Raiders greats. ✌️
"Without a doubt"Mr Jack"..and "Mr Darryl" have "earned" and "deserve" a " spot in the "HOF"!!
Yes, definitely belongs in the Hall of Fame
In one of John Madden's books, he mentioned about the pre-season New England game. Questioning why they kept running their receivers across the middle - someone could get hurt, it's only pre-season. Sadly, Stingley paid the price for the play calling.
Jack Tatum was one of the best players to ever take the field. Best player ever in the NFL. He was not the same after his collision and sad injury to the player he hit. It was a legit hit but I never thought he got over it. He was GREAT
YES
The era of legal viciousness he played in is an unarguable fact. His HOF level of play is viable. His lack of expressing ANY remorse, NOR extending his PERSONAL sympathies to Stingley, will always be a shameful and inexcusable disgrace.
He and Kenny Stabler should be in HOF without a doubt.
Darryl Stingley does not agree. Being paralyzed from the neck down,by Tatum, and no contact between the two, will likely keep Tatum out.😮
Stabler is not in the HOF. That surprises me.
@@josephallsen3135 He is now (Stabler), he got in a year after his death so sadly he didn’t live to see it. But it was a great honor for his family who had a great turnout at the HOF.
Stabler is in the HOF, albeit after he passed away which is a slap in the face and disrespectful.
Ken Stabler, yes.
He got his biggest smash down and more brutal body destruction from nature in the end.
That injury to stingley occurred in a pre season game however Tatum played on a consistent winner, a raiders team that competed with Miami & Pittsburgh every year for a Super Bowl birth except for 1977 when Denver earned an appearance but he played great every year
The NFL is soooo wrong he soooo deserve to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The best hitter for a safety and maybe the best hitter of all time.
Jack Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame
Absolutely he deserves the Hall of Fame. They politicize it to much.
He’s not in the hall of fame???? I’m shocked! Never thought he wasn’t. Great player what a hitter! A feared man on that football field.
John Madden was a class act to do what he did after the game. But on the other hand terrible that Tatum never apologized to Stingley. I know the hit was clean but it did come in a pre season game that had no significance.
From this video, it sounds like he tried to apologize but Stingley's family wouldn't allow him to see him and do so
My favorite RAIDER. Absolutely should be in the HOF
There ain’t no hall of fame unless Jack “the stack, put u on ur back, have ur momma smoken crack” Tatum ain’t in son!
@@Mr.FlacNatyAgree
no, he should not, he was good, not great
Jack Tatum himself told this story in Ohio Stadium’ Varsity O room . Convincing Jack’ Mom was a big achievement for Coach Hayes . But , Jack explained that when Coach left their home his Mom looked at him and said “ your not going to Syracuse , your going with him , he had holes in his shoes , he’s a working man “ ! 17:09
He'll yes he should be in the HOF.....He's probably the most feared hitter at the safety position of all time (along with Ronnie Lott.)... I think it's a shame he has never been inducted... 🙏💜🙏
It would be a shame if he doesn't get inducted into the Football HOF. He played the game the only way he knew how: hard and fast and straight ahead. RIP Jack Tatum
I got to watch Jack Tatum play in high school. He was exceptional then.
People who actually played and coached will tell you that yes Tatum should be in the HOF because he defined that era which you could argue that the 70s was the golden era but the woke crowd and people who shouldn't be voting will tell you no.
Sammy White held on though which was more impressive.
He should be hall of fame love you jack Tatum you were great
THESE GUYS ARE MY HEROES
I will always be a radier fan since I was nine years old love the team always once a radier always a radier
My daughter is Tatum, her mom picked the name. She was a bad ass soccer defender
Wow I never knew Lou Holtz coached under Woody Hayes. Good info in this short documentary 👍
Jack Tatum was an outstanding football player. But his failure to reach out to Daryll Stingley to apologize for the vicious hit that left him paralyzed for the rest of his life shows Tatum's lack of compassion for a fellow player and human being.
I had the honor of meeting Jack and playing golf with him and George Atkinson and Ray Chester. Jack was so kind and such a great person to be around. After he passed I became close to George and enjoyed playing golf and going to games. When the tragic things with his son's and their mom happened I couldnt imagine how he could go through it all. Even all the Raiders stuff aside George and Jack are the best guys, best father's and great people. I am honored to have known them.
He Should be in the Hall of fame.
Larry csonka ran over Tatum like he was a little girl in the AFC championship game
The league, was just that brutal, back then. You weren't going to win, every contact/battle. Csonka, ran over many good/great defensive players. He was brought down, by man as well. "Man Ball," back then. Really nasty.
Is Csonka still the only RB to be called for unnecessary roughness while carrying the ball?
I met Jack Tatum in 1983 i still have the autograph he gave me!!
Well aren't you just special.I have OJs autograph..NOT!!!!! Brett Farvres, hahahha ,,,, take a fake snap and Strahan's gimme a steal man....Who the hell cares?
Back when the pro bowl actually meant something.
No Doubt Jack Tatum should have been in the Hall of Fame
Everyone will meet a tragic end.
Not so. A good number of people sleep right through it. Ask David Crosby.
Certainly !
...and 'no apology necessary'.
Tatum should be in the hall of fame 🥇🥇🥇🥇🏆🏆
yes , he deserves to be in hall of fame .
Jack Tatum deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. He was an intimidating player in an Oakland Raider secondary of the 1970s that was possibly the best secondary of all time. The hit on Sammy White in Super Bowl 11 should have put him in the Hall of Fame
I met jack at Maddens induction and gave him a hug.
Great pic with the legend, Frankie Beverly, may he rest in peace.
yes! Jack must be in the Hall of fame he is the best of all time!
Jack Tatum should be in the HOF. He’s a Raiders legend.
John David Tatum, a true Buckeye ❤
Yes, he should get a Hall of Fame
i wouldn't agree that he was the MOST brutal defender ever, but he was one of the most brutal, along with Hardy Brown, Dick Butkus, Phil Romanowski, etc.
Dick "Night Train" Layne was the most brutal hitter in NFL history!
I truly miss this Era of NFL football.
He didnt bother to see Stingley until he was selling his book . his end years were justice , he lost his limbs one by one
I’m with you. When he was was questioned about Stingley ‘s situation his answer was about how he played football,not what happened to Stingley. I’m sorry,but most of the time he was a cheap shot head hunter who always used his helmet and tackled high.
You know what they say about opinions.
I thought 💭 he was already in the Hall of Fame. He should be inducted in the Hall of Fame
Jack should be in the Hall of Fame. What happened to Darryl Stingley was an accident, maybe caused by him lowering his head. You can't keep him out because of that. Did they keep Lawrence Taylor out because he ended Joe Theisman's career? No. Case closed.
Yes Jack Tatum should be allowed induction into the Hall of Fame.
jack is a hall of famer one of the best safety in the NFL
All it took was a phone call a get well soon card. But he was to good for that! Too high and Mighty!
... Any of us who ever suited up knows that football is a GLADIATOR SPORT. Back then the sport was extremely brutal and it was a game of survival of the fittest. The hit, as brutal as it was, was legal. Tatum played the game the only way he knew how. Not dirty...BRUTAL. The video states that he attempted to contact Stingley, BUT THE FAMILY WOULDN'T LET HIM... At the end pf the day, we all knew the risks and unfortunately Mr. Stingley was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Clearly Tatum suffered through this over the following years and it took a toll on him as well. Both men chose to play this game. Along with boxing, two of the most savage sports in the modern day world at the time... Both suffered for their choices. Both are excused. The silver lining is that the current day NFL has tried to adopt new rules and strategies to keep this sort of thing from happening, with some success. But at that time when these two played, it was a KILL ..OR BE KILLED KIND OF GAME. It wasn't a game of apology. Those of you who played... KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
It was a clean hit preseason or otherwise ☠️☠️☠️
Yes, absolutely 💯. That's how the game was played, and it was a legal hit, even by today's rules. They should both be in.. right next to each other with a video telling their story!! Both great players. 🏆
Jack Tatum and Cliff Branch should be in the HOF.
Cliff Branch is now in the hall of fame
Cliff branch is in H O F.
Cliff Branch Is in the HOF, Tatum still awaits the call and he deserves to be there.
AND Lester Hayes.
Branch is in the HOF.
No question an NFL Hall of Famer
Jack was one of the kind the best of the best it's long over due ,stop punishing this legend put where he belong in the hall with all the other forever legends.rip champ from Db
TELL THAT TO DARRALL never said I'm sorry or visited him in the hospital no hall of fame boy 😅😅😅
Football is based on plays, tackeling,and hitting. Jack tatum raised the bar. I let them know i was there. One of the best safteys ever. A jack tatum move,was a hit.
Life isn’t fair
Hardest hitter? He was number 1 ( pound for pound anyway).
In high-school 1982-83, our D-back coach (a white man from TX) often referred to Tatum and Les Hayes as D-backs to emulate. Different times nowadays.
Yes!😊
Jack Tatums hit on Sammy White in Super Bowl 11 is the best hit I have ever seen. I don't think Jack meant to hurt anyone. He meant to make quarterbacks think twice about throwing the ball over the middle of the field.
Madden was a class act
DAMN RIGHT HE DESERVES IN! ❤ RIP #THEASSASSIN!
He definitely should be in the HOF!!
Tatum excelled in a violent game, and has the numbers to back it up. Put him in the HoF.
No Hall of Fame for Tatum. The Stingley hit made him famous.
He couldn't bring down Larry Csonka by himself.
He was a savage animal and had zero remorse
One plays the game as hard as you can w/out the intent to hurt someone. Tatum was playing the game hard. He didn't intentionally intend to hurt Stingley.
He was simply a great football player. Period. Those who played the game know the risk.
I agree. He went over the line. How about the Lynn Swan hit?
And I bet you would say Butkus was a gentleman,and to call him an animal,you must be a real character ".
Back when it was football.
Jack Tatum was a great player! A HOFer is debatable. As a youngster I saw all of the controversial hits. To me I thought he went beyond excessive. The Stingley, the Swan and the White hits may have been legal then but none of them would be today. And that’s why I believe the voters of today won’t put Jack in! I believe that they think Tatum was somewhat dirty and over the top in the hits he made.
I saw Jack play at Passaic High School and yes he was awesome then
When you step on the field, you enter at your own risk. Welcome to the game of the NFL!
Football is a brutal sport. Today's rules changes , just happened to late to Mr. Stingly to save him .God Bless All.
NO that AIN'T right. He should be in Hall of Fame. One play shouldn't keep him from Canton. That play was a legal hit back then.
For the many reasons you stated to include his career, I would hope one day he can be forever enshrined in the HOF.
He is a Hall of Famer. You cannot punish a man for playing the game the way it was meant to be played!!! " HARD " GIVE IT TO MAN....
#32 J. TATUM💪💪🍻💯