Darryl Stingley and Jack Tatum What Happened
Jack Tatum, the hard-hitting former NFL star, has passed away at the age of 61. Nicknamed "The Assassin," Tatum revolutionized the sport, playing safety with such intensity that presaged the era of players like Lawrence Taylor.
Darryl Stingley (faith.courier-hournal.com) With his passing, people are now remembering what happened between Jack Tatum and Darryl Stingley, a tragic incident during a preseason game in 1987. During the game, Tatum hit pass reciever Darryl Stingley, paralyzing the man from the neck down. Stingley passed away in 2007.
Tatum wrote three books about his time in the NFL: They Call Me Assassin, They Still Call Me Assassin: Here We Go Again, and Final Confessions of an NFL Assassin.
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Darryl Stingley (faith.courier-hournal.com) With his passing, people are now remembering what happened between Jack Tatum and Darryl Stingley, a tragic incident during a preseason game in 1987. During the game, Tatum hit pass reciever Darryl Stingley, paralyzing the man from the neck down. Stingley passed away in 2007.Tatum wrote three books about his time in the NFL: They Call Me Assassin, They Still Call Me Assassin: Here We Go Again, and Final Confessions of an NFL Assassin.
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