Jack Tatum (The Assassin) NFL Legends

[@FacePCGaming]

Jack Youngblood (The John Wayne of Football) kzbin.info/www/bejne/api3mIiVgrOaqpY

[@chief9116]

Face PC Gaming Fuck the HOF.. I don"t care for it because Jack Tatum should be in the Hall.

[@AlexA-de7is]

This is incredible. I've watched it in its entirety 3 times. He had a mystique about him. Intimidating presence, just a bad ass.

[@vincentforbes5169]

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[@RoLPeace]

He should be in the hall of fame. Had 37 interceptions over a 10 year career. 2 time Superbowl champ. His last year with Houston he had 7 interceptions. Gotta feel his hit on Stingley is the single reason he is not in the Hall of Fame.

[@StraightFashionMan]

absolutely.

[@JAWrightonline]

He definitely was better than Cliff Harris' sorry ass.

[@ericrobinson1789]

Jack Tatum should be in the Hall of Fame. Period!

[@earlmonroe9251]

The problem with All Pro voting for safties back in the day was they ALWAYS gave it to the two guys who had the most interceptions each year. Often, these two guys were "center-fielder" types who hung back in a deep zone and rarely came up to play the run or bring the wood on hard hits on RBs & WRs. Jack Tatum rocked the entire NFL and changed the sport (which is "supposed to be" the criteria for entrance into the HOF). Every WR & TE in the NFL feared going across the middle and getting CLOCKED by Tatum. It is a Total Joke that soft players were voted First Team All Pro ahead of Tatum solely based on interceptions (Tony Green, Bill Bradley, Tommy Casanova, Dave Elmendorf, Lyle Blackwood, and many others). I saw all those guys play and NONE of them had a slice of Tatum's talent ... and none of them were feared or had a lasting impact on the NFL and in the memory of fans.

[@mikewatts8354]

He belongs in the hall of fame

[@dwaynegreen1786]

The day after the Huston game, my dentist was working on my teeth. He suddenly stopped, lifted up and said:”did you see that Jack Tatum hit on Earl Campbell”. Tatum was standard of all hard hitting safeties. Tatum simply is the victim of a bad press and he should be in the Hall of Fame.

[@depaola63]

He belongs in The Hall of Fame! I hated the Oakland Raiders, esp. in those days! I am now 54, I remember! The guy was awesome!

[@stephenobrien1505]

Every team hated to come play the Raiders in the Coliseum. We, the fans, were like a 12th player, and it didn't matter what the scoreboard said, they knew the Raiders would beat the dog piss out of them on the field.

[@fearthemunky1]

Tate said that he wouldn't get in the HOF because Pete Rozelle and the league had it in for him, especially after the Stingley hit. He also said that if elected he would refuse induction, which didn't help his case. But I agree he should absolutely be in. A lot of defenders are in because of their hitting prowess, and he epitomized that. The league made lots of money selling videos of big hits back in the days.

[@JohnJones-ej1ux]

I'm surprised he's not in the hof

[@JohnJones-ej1ux]

Well there's a reason

[@williecheeks8472]

@@fearthemunky1 Tatum was too real for the league. He was so terrifying in the secondary because he was the sheriff of that great secondary. He just wanted to prove that everyone was wrong about him being too small to play in the NFL. He was already the best defender coming out of college.

[@brettshepherd5240]

Im not a raiders fan but i loved this guy. He set the standard and should be in the HALL

[@davidvenesky9053]

I truly wish football today was played like football in the 1970's. Real football was played back then.

[@oaktownstunna]

What pisses me off the most is no one talks about how Jack Tatum actually went up to the hospital to apologize to him but Daryl's family did not allow him to do that...

[@coilmanjoe]

All because of Grogan's crappy pass, he was vilified as a Prince of Darkness.

[@dwaynegreen1786]

Joseph Melcher correct, the classic “hung out to dray” pass.

[@michaeldegen3850]

lots of quarterbacks throw crappy passes, every game. Lots of wide receivers get hung out to dry, every game. Darryl Stingley is the only receiver who became a quadriplegic. As for the apology, watch this video. Tatum in his own words says he never tried to apologize. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGGZc5-Mf5uoodU&ab_channel=dp233332

[@earlmonroe9251]

@@coilmanjoe Shameful that any team would run a delay slant right into the middle of the Oakland secondary and shameful that a QB would hang his WR out to dry like that! Most WRs would've made a Business Decision on that play (especially in an exhibition game).

[@eddiehernandez8074]

​@@dwaynegreen1786What does Drayton mean?

[@brittlyle3523]

Loved those old Raider kick ass teams and JT was the face of the team. I was proud to be born on November 18th.....The same birthday as the assassin!!!!

[@woodyschuler6232]

When I played HS Football, I was a fast, light hitting cornerback. My Mom bought me Jack’s book, “They Call Me Assassin” before my Junior year. I read that thing cover to cover several times and kept it in my football locker. That year, I moved to Free Safety and just started dishing out as much punishment as possible. Jack said in his book if you can get a receiver looking for you instead of the ball, you win. To me, that opened up a whole new world! Yes, Jack was a borderline dirty player, but he was my hero when I was in HS. Sadly, refs throw flags if you block a guy who’s not looking at you. Hitting a defenseless player. We were taught, “keep your head on a swivel....” Times have changed and not for the better unfortunately. Jack, George Atkinson, Skip Thomas; these guys were fun to watch! (Unless you were Lynn Swann!!)

[@modestoraider536]

This is the dopest shit I've heard all day. Long live the assassin

[@randypam69]

Well said brother! Raider Nation 4 Life

[@headhunter7719]

Love it

[@earlmonroe9251]

Great post, Woody! A great book for the back-story on Madden's Raiders is "BADASSES". Tons of interviews with the players and coaches -- with lots of crazy & fun stories about nearly the entire team. Great segment on Tatum where his teammates give him a ton of respect. So many stories that I've never heard anywhere else (and I've read all the books on Tatum because he was my hero as a teen baller also). Great quote from Madden: "I never understood why so many coaches thought Discipline meant wearing a coat & tie on the plane --- my Raiders didn't care about stuff that doesn't matter --- for us, Discipline meant "Never Jumping Offside on 3rd or 4th Down" --- we took a lot of pride in that".

[@Oneshawdog89]

My ninja should be in the Hall of Fame! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@jomic9060]

Passaic, New Jersey All state twice. Ohio State All american and ncaa champion both twice. Super bowl 11 champ. 3x All pro 1st team. 1st rd pick. Oakland of the 70s realistically could have won more than one super bowl. some are always gonna call him a dirty player and the Stingley hit and after effect. But you have to also acknowledge that Jack Tatum was one of the most hard hitting safeties the nfl has ever seen. certainly one of the most feared.

[@modestoraider536]

Well said! 💯

[@ShawnC.T.]

The dislikes are from former players in college and the NFL he leveled, I watched him play for the Raiders during the 70's, being a Bengals fan. I would cringe whenever the Bengals would face the Raiders, because I knew that this guy hit like TNT, R.I.P. Mr. John David "Jack" Tatum...

[@dam6013]

He played the way football should be played. In todays football, they might as well have flags on their sides.

[@FirstLast-fm6pj]

modern football is nothing like this. back in the day it was brutal.

[@zestomuch999]

First Last back it the day it was filled with brain damage

[@fearthemunky1]

That collision with Earl Campbell. The Tyler Rose said that it was the only time he'd ever been truly hit in a game. He felt a shock down both legs afterward, and when he was on the ground in the end zone he knew something was wrong. It turns out Earl had been playing his career with an undiagnosed spine condition (spinal stenosis, which ended Michael Irvin's career), and a doctor who did corrective surgery on him, after seeing footage of that hit, said he was lucky not to have been paralyzed.

[@davidvenesky9053]

The hit on Sammy White in Super Bowl 11 is the hardest hit i have ever seen in pro football

[@kawhishell8082]

He was like a heated missile zeroing in on his target.

[@jerrybobteasdale]

Sammy White didn't drop that ball. Tough well-trained man.

[@keithnorton1966]

He wasn't trained, he just could catch, he knew how to play Split End!

[@douglasbagshaw807]

Duke Makedo unfortunately sammie never was the same ball player after that hit

[@kissalive2]

@@douglasbagshaw807 I respectfully disagree with you on that one. The stats say otherwise. He made the pro bowl both that year and the next. And even though Tarkenton retired in '78 he became even more productive into the 80s

[@KR-vk2wx]

He may not have dropped the ball 🏈 but he was never the same after that hit!

[@stevenkirk9094]

This should be required watching for any young receiver. Yes, he caught the ball after a viscous legal hit. But in the seconds leading up to that hit it shows the full focus and concentrations on the ball. That’s why receivers like Sammy are great receivers

[@jgowin66]

I followed Jack Tatum's career from when he was one of the "Super Sophs" at Ohio State in '68 through his last season as a professional player in Houston. He was the hardest hitter I ever saw, but also a tremendous athlete. Regarding the Stingley incident, the only criminal part of that was Grogan's awful pass which led Stingley directly into that hit.

[@jward9637]

Tatum was everything a DB should be and that's why he was All Pro. Great Football player!

[@отпирайте]

J Ward tatum never was all prp

[@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw]

Ice J 3 time pro bowler and 2x 2nd all pro. So yes that counts

[@earlmonroe9251]

@@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw The problem with All Pro voting for safties back in the day was they ALWAYS gave it to the two guys who had the most interceptions each year. Often, these two guys were "center-fielder" types who hung back in a deep zone and rarely came up to play the run or bring the wood in hard hit. Jack Tatum rocked the entire NFL and changed the sport (which is "supposed to be" the criteria for entrance into the HOF). Every WR & TE in the NFL feared going across the middle and getting CLOCKED by Tatum. It is a Total Joke that weak players were voted First Team All Pro ahead of Tatum solely based on interceptions (Tony Green, Bill Bradley, Tommy Casanova, Dave Elmendorf, Lyle Blackwood, and many others). I saw all those guys play and NONE of them had a slice of Tatum's talent ... and none of them were feared.

[@tomfrankiewicz7951]

I never get tired of watching the hit that Tatum put on Sammy White in Super Bowl XI.

[@PepereDupre]

Good vid bro. Tatum was my hitting instructor when I was a kid via NFL films,loved that guy.

[@FacePCGaming]

Dupre ' Lol he was the best at his position by a landslide...i had a few NFL film dvd bundles they were kinda pricey too but they were worth every pennie i watched them over and over

[@peterrunfola838]

omg. i've never heard that particular comeback before. freeking hard core to the bone.

[@kiwanishinton9410]

At 5:06 jack tatum is talking, he looks like they interviewed him at San Quinten, this man should be in the HOF

[@rhuss2322]

Kiwanis Hinton i am a big fan of the raiders he went to the oilers not sure about sd

[@garygkc21]

Kiwanis Hinton he's NOT in the HOF!? BULLSHIT!

[@kiwanishinton9410]

Gary Gibson that is YOUR OPINION, i say he is, so why do you say he is not? and i am a steelers fan since 1974

[@patrickreilly2338]

Yes he should but a discrace that night I played safety u don't do that to a guy God judges

[@patrickreilly2338]

@@kiwanishinton9410 he is but cold blooded to take that shot not what the game is meant to be from a safety.yes I played the game not xnfl.

[@kwilson5745]

Dangerous. He deserves more credit.

[@kiwanishinton9410]

I still remember watching the SB hit on sammy white, most brutal in SB history, should have been a HOF years ago

[@otisgreer8429]

When they talk about Odel Beckham making great catches I laugh. Nothing but nothing will impress me more than the catch Sammie White made after getting freight trained by Jack Tatum.

[@davidvenesky9053]

Jack Tatum. A perfect representation of the OAKLAND RAIDERS. The hardest hitter ever.

[@alanwise2996]

There has been some really great defenses over the years in the. NFL a few come to mind The Steelers of The. Mid 70s. Chicago in 1985. The Ravens in 2000 Dallas in 1977 Miami in the early 70s but the team with the GREATEST goal line stand Defense was the Oakland Raiders of 1972-1977 and a whole lot of the reasons for that was JACK TATUM

[@kiwanishinton9410]

every person in the 70s grew up wanting to hit like tatum, ask LOTT who he wanted to be and he will tell you TATUM

[@stephenobrien1505]

I was playing FS for my East Bay high school varsity team when Tatum was in his heyday. He was my hero. Should be in the HoF. RIP Assassin.

[@kidmack1121]

Ronnie Lott says he grew up a Redskins fan. Maybe one of their backfield from the Lombardi/Allen years was his inspiration?

[@JAWrightonline]

​@@kidmack1121No, he was a fan of Charley Taylor. That's why he wore 42. When John Robinson switched him to defense, he said Jack Tatum was his guy.

[@tomfrankiewicz7951]

Jack Tatum should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And he had the best nickname. "The Assassin"

[@stephenobrien1505]

*BUUUZZZZ* That is INCORRECT!! Jack Tatum's nickname is "ASSASSIN" and not "THE Assassin" The title of his autobiography says it all. "They Call Me 'Assassin'" and not "They Call Me 'THE Assassin'" Here endeth the lesson.

[@tomfrankiewicz7951]

@@stephenobrien1505 get some fresh air

[@jamesfarrington9030]

The one player Tatum feared having to hit or tackle was Larry Csonka. By his own admission he hated it when Csonka was coming his way. In the 1973 AFC Champ game you can see Csonka wind his right shoulder up and just pulverize Tatum. They were kind of one in the same, just playing on different sides of the ball.

[@koolhandduke4087]

Face PC Gaming--Thanks for posting this. Jack Tatum was my guy!! (RIP) It was the ferocious cast of characters led by the vicious "Assasin" on the 70s raider teams that made me a lifelong fan. (Even during their drought seasons). If football was meant to be played rough, Jack was one of the enforcers of that rule. No one ever hit Earl Campbell like that.

[@FacePCGaming]

KoolHandDuke I appreciate it, I grew up with older guys who were watching sports before i was even born so i was up on dudes guys my age had no idea about and when my man Wonderful put me on to Jack Tatum i was like "oh s**t" lmao

[@koolhandduke4087]

Face PC Gaming--Again, good job. A lot of young cats will never know the rough environment of the NFL in the 70s-90s and the players that made football worth watching. You were lucky. Today's safety standards are important but make the game too watered down. Too corporate. "Don't hit the QB like that, he has a commercial to shoot". Jack Tatum would be heavily fined or barred from this new NFL.

[@FacePCGaming]

Facts lmao the NFL now is like the NBA now...butter soft

[@chrisperrien7055]

True , Lambert was the only man in football who could tackle Earl Campbell by himself. Earl Campbell could run over/though entire defensive units , Lambert could stop him. It was something to see.

[@bubba19698]

Don't forget about Donnie Shell crushing Earl, that was a great hit lol, Earl's ribs are probably still sore lol

[@deemariedubois4916]

Jack Tatum deserves a real biography of his life. I enjoyed this, the slamming hits, the whiners, but wanted to know more about Jack. His childhood, his family, his life after football. If anyone has a link to something like that, I would appreciate it. Every freaken QB has one; Jack Tatum played every single play FULL OUT, he deserves a FULL HOUR biography.

[@FacePCGaming]

Tatum is my favorite defensive player ever...unfortunately this is the best it's gonna get trust me I've would've added it footage of him is super scarce

[@mastersironmantarmstrong7148]

He wrote a book They Call Me Assassin that gives a lot of that information

[@theraven3481]

im a die hard steelers fan....but you have to love the soul patrol

[@robertdore9592]

damned straight....

[@Assyrianmikey]

Im a Raider fan cuz my uncle was a Raider fan all his life. My uncle knew a few pro players ba k in the 70s and 80s, and they told him that teams would be nervous and even scared to play the Raiders back then!! Especially Tatum and especially after the Stingley hit! The craziest part was that game was preseason!!!

[@kyledamron]

my favorite free safety of all time I think he would be in the HoF if the Stingley incident hadn't happened

[@willrogan955]

That hit ended Stingley's possible chances of getting into the HOF and hurt the Patriots great hopes of winning a future SB during that era..

[@stephenobrien1505]

Jack Tatum is not yet in the HoF because he played for Al Davis. The same reason why it took so long for Ken Stabler & Ray Guy to be inducted, and why Jim Plunkett & Cliff Branch, among others, are STILL not in Hall. The monolithic NFL does not look kindly upon being sued and LOSING the suit. Al Davis did this at least twice. That's also why refs make more bad calls against the Raiders ("one knee equals two feet" & "the tuck rule")than any other team.

[@RadicalCaveman]

Will Rogan More importantly, it ended Stingley's chances of walking again.

[@RadicalCaveman]

Stephen O'Brien I see your point, but Davis himself was responsible, I suspect, for keeping Stabler out for so long. If your own owner doesn't support you, it's hard to get into the Hall.

[@johnflanagan9153]

Kyle, the Stingley hit was just a freak accident; Tatum's hit was not dirty, as it was Stingley in mid-air and the momentum came together to cause this tragedy; But in saying this, Tatum NEVER apologized to Darryl, not properly and in person...never; And while in the hospital, coach Madden and several Raiders did check on Stingley, but not Jack Tatum. I just can't get passed this uncaring attitude from Jack. He's not in the HOF because of his behavior AFTER the hit, and years after his playing ended, when he Profited from his reputation.

[@carltonfaldo2975]

one of the greatest safeties that ever played the game

[@FacePCGaming]

That's a Fact 💪💪💪

[@hamzeabdi6397]

FACTS

[@fuqui035]

He hit you so hard your grandkids will feel the pain

[@tonygonzalez305]

I wish I could of seen him live cuz these highlights are nice

[@RVevo]

Jack was just doing his job nothing personal even if they end up being injured or knockout it doesn’t matter he’s just playing football if you can’t take those hits you shouldn’t play football

[@kevmcgroovy007]

Ken Stabler{Quarterback of the Raiders during the 70's}Stataed that Jack Tatum Hit "So Hard" that it"Loosened" the fillings in your teeth.

[@ignaciotroubleramos8648]

Someone Once Asked Me Who Was My Favorite Team And Player Of All Time I Told Him The Raiders And Jack The Assassin Tatum 😎

[@captjim007]

I was lucky enough to know Willie Brown. Met him at Hot Rod night at our local burger joint. Knew him for years, he was a real class act.

[@chrisb6049]

his name would spark fear in opponents, he was the hardest hitter by far in the 70's except for butkus of course.

[@JayDogTitan]

Jack Tatum hit harder than any saftey I ever saw and there have been plenty. But I rank him tops! Belongs in HOF!!!

[@CornellWellsII]

This defense was the reason why they had to change the rules of the game.

[@FacePCGaming]

Cornell Wells II facts

[@nazgul12000]

sosaboy sosa you sound angry

[@fligemon]

Jack Tatum was "dirty" with or without the inclusion of what happened to Daryl Stingley

[@professorx8549]

Don't forget Mel Blount bro. " The Blunt Rule "

[@EnjoyLifeNow24]

This is football not a beauty contest. When somebody decides to play football or become a professional boxer they know that they are taking a risk of serious bodily harm. So would you say that you hate Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and other great KO masters and praise Floyd Mayweather who can't crack an egg? I guess you also hate Lyle Alzado, Joe Green, Jack Lambert, George Atkinson, Deacon Jones, Howie Long, John Matuzak for playing to rough and not being soft football players. Man, life is a risk even if you follow all the rules and take all the precautions to prevent anything from happening to you. If football irritates you then I recommend that you watch tennis, cricket and golf. Life is hard and nature is violent in order to bring life to the planet. The same thing happens in the entire universe.

[@davidholcomb9393]

To be such a little guy he was a dangerous little dude.In those days you could use your forearm as a weapon and when guys are colliding with such force and you lead with your forearm up under someone's chin or in their head and neck area bad things are forthcoming for the recipient of that kind of play.And really he did his job and under the rules at that time he was good at what he did.

[@davidvenesky9053]

I am a Big Jim Otto fan. I am a BIG Jack Tatum fan. My number one Oakland Raider player of all time has to be Jim Otto but Tatum is a very close second.

[@mrstanbmw]

this guy weighed about 205 maybe 210 man he packed a punch and George Atkinson didn't take no shorts either.

[@questionitall3053]

Should be in HOF. No ifs, no buts, no arguments!!

[@отпирайте]

Lorraine Gray what hall of fame are we talking about?

[@1retdGI]

Anyone notice the heavy padding on the Raider's players forearms. They would use them as "clubs", often launching them at a player's neck, face area. As a Steeler's fan, I hated the Raiders but also feared them. But was also proud of the Steelers as a "RAIDER-WHISPERER". R.I.P.-FRANCO.

[@ronaldbowman4998]

Absolutely loved the raiders back in the day

[@mikem591]

Tatum was Ronnie Lotts blueprint.

[@koolhandduke4087]

The helmet goes one way, the chinstrap triple somersaults the other way. D-capitated!!

[@kyledamron]

that hit on Earl Campbell was so hard damn!

[@anthonyc2781]

when an unstoppable force collided with an immovable object!

[@RadicalCaveman]

Campbell had so much momentum that he scored even though he was basically KO'd.

[@brettshepherd5240]

kyle damron People talk about bo vs boz....that hit is overrated. Earl vs tatum or earl vs isiah..far better

[@JAMES-wl2pd]

Brett Shepherd, yes indeed. When Campbell put his helmet into Roberson's chest, it was a thing if beauty. Also the Atwater vs Okoye is on par with Campbell vs Tatum hit.

[@smoothoperator7023]

Hit on Sammie White in Super Bowl

[@gemment1]

I always said Raiders players are cursed when it comes to HOF!!!

[@robertdore9592]

There's something in what you're saying there, Flores and Plunkett should be in for being the first Hispanics to win a Superbowl.

[@hamzeabdi6397]

Ik should have been in the HOF

[@budnelson2495]

As far as the hof deliberate snub, give all the credit??? to the sniveling, whiny chuck knoll !!!

[@brettshepherd5240]

A very nice man...i had the pleasure of meeting jack and he was the absolute best. Call me crazy but in my opinion, he had nothing to apologize for to stingley. It was an unfortunate accident. There are players affected by hits today from back then.. Should every player that tackled someone back then apologize?

[@fredrickm4436]

fuck..it was man shit back then an I loved it in the 70's and 80's. real warrior shit........not today

[@rickhigson3881]

Wonderful player!

[@alifan3285]

this is ridiculous. #32 is all time number 1

[@ignaciotroubleramos8648]

Quarterbacks Had Nightmares When They Saw The Assassin Coming 😎

[@kissalive2]

Absolutely the #1 hardest hitter ever

[@modestoraider536]

Mr Tatum played within the rules and your not gonna get to many to say he was dirty but they dislike him because he was just that dam great,it's a shame how he isn't in the hall of fame. He did his job and he did it great for all 10 years of his career. Put this man and the soul patrol in the hall of fame!! They said it right when the steelers and other teams played this way they called it playing hard but the raiders do it we are vilified. The rules were the rules and just because Tatum was the best means he deserves the hof. Remember the words of Mr Davis 'the qb was needs to go down and go down hard' that's raider football!!

[@kenamaro3942]

I was fortunate enough to have met Jack twice and have his autograph on a card and an 8x10 that both still hang proudly in my home. Both times I was able to have a brief chat with him. I found him to soft spoken , easy going with a really good sense of humor. The man still looked intimidating many years after retirement.

[@Winnie122459]

He played the game the way it was supposed to be played. Hard hitter, hard nosed and take no prisoners.

[@79SteelyMatt]

The only player that scared Woody Hayes-he played linebacker at OSU one of the best DB's ever

[@fearthemunky1]

Hayes said Tatum was the hardest hitter he'd ever seen at OSU, no question.

[@faffaflunkie]

Nothing in the world was like a *Raiders game* at the (L.A.) Coliseum.

[@mathiso01]

faffaflunkie lol, I remember seeing the Sheriff's busses in the parking lot during each game. That place was wild for a time. Everybody who had the Raider mentality showed up to those games and got drunk.

[@phill2035]

Nothing like 70's football. If you want to pay to see flag football then you have plenty of opportunities to do so today.

[@kiwanishinton9410]

I remember watching that SB XI hit on white, i thought his head came off

[@mrstanbmw]

this guy would knock your head off.vicious

[@rorycolston6422]

Jack Tatum knocked out more players on the football field than Muhammed Ali and Joe Fraiser did in both of their careers.

[@nesnejls]

Tatum and Plank...holy shit could those guys hit. Still glad the league are taking some steps to protect not just the people they hit, but the hitters themselves.

[@ShawnC.T.]

nesnejls Yeah, I think Doug Plank, and his fellow safety teammate with the Bears, Gary Fencik, were one of the most underrated safety tandems in the NFL during the 70's, those two laid the wood on opponents...

[@fooman2108]

In high school in Northern Virginia we played Raiders football, bombs away offence and punishing defense. You better be able to run (the wide receivers were the four legs of the 4x100 relay team that set a state record, the TE's were just as fast). And you better take a hit, there were fees to be paid for those crossing patterns, we would try and rip you head off, gang tackling was the norm. Take-aways encouraged, stripping the ball practiced. We went to the state finals one year and were +19 for turnovers. We had teams that would routinely average nearly 500 yards of offense, get shut out playing us.

[@coreyoden6367]

Jack Tatum would be arrested today for some of those hits he delivered back then. He gave people their issue.

[@stephenobrien1505]

Face PC Gaming Thank you so much for this video. Jack Tatum was a hero of mine when I was in high school. For that very same reason, though, I am compelled to offer one small criticism--His nickname is "Assassin" not "The Assassin" His book was "They Call Me Assassin" and not "They Call Me THE Assassin"

[@FacePCGaming]

Your welcome...Tatum was that dude

[@silverback1518]

The hit on Stingley would have been a legal hit even in today’s NFL. His QB put him in a terrible situation. Extremely unfortunate, but Tatum was just doing his job.

[@Nhamp2000]

Exactly. As a teenager, I read Stingley's book. Even Stingley said the hit itself wasn't hard; he tried to get up and just couldn't. It's a terrible thing to have happen, Darryl died young as well, but it was just football.

[@robertdore9592]

The Darryl Stingley hit is the one thing that'll stop Jack Tatum ever being inducted to the HOF.

[@christopherstarr8050]

it is ironic that tatum ended up having his toes amputated and then his leg . He ended up in a wheelchair just like stingley .

[@robertguida8997]

That was the one black eye on Tatum resume, but that was football in the 1970s, & some of the hits that Lambert, Ham, Joe Greene, Decon Jones, etc of that era was just as bad as Tatum. Sadly, the outcome of the hit on Stingley had him paralyzed until his death, but Stingley said several times he never blamed Tatum & didn't hold any ill will towards him! Tatum actually went to the hospital to apologize to Stingley & see him, but the family wouldn't allow him in.

[@Assyrianmikey]

We need a Jack Tatum Bio movie!!

[@devilsadvocacy]

I’ll never forget that hit he put on Rob Lytle down near the goal line in the ‘77 AFC championship game. Lytle looked like he ran into a brick wall, and of course fumbled, which the refs of course missed

[@tbonelee3629]

the hit I enjoyed almost as much as the Earl Campbell one is a hit he made on Rob Lytle of the Denver Broncos. Lytle was about the same size as Campbell and he was trying 2 leap over the defensive line when Tatum met him mid-air. I almost saw the numbers come off Lytle's jersey. needless 2 say, Lytle didn't get the 1st down. if U want 2 see a 'dirty' player, watch Conrad Dobler.

[@depaola63]

That was NOT a TD! Dallas vs Oakland that season would still go down as one of the BEST SB in NFL history! I hated both teams but that would have been a game like 31-30 Oakland wins back to back in 76' & 77'...Those 2 great teams rarely met in Reg season in that 10 year span! They could have met a few times in the SB from 1973-77' ...look back at those AFC /NFC Championship games!

[@depaola63]

Rob Lytle TD was BULLSHIT !! * Dallas vs Oakland that year would have been one of the BEST SB EVER !!

[@mastersironmantarmstrong7148]

I doubt Lytle was same size as Earl

[@rafikiwebster4541]

The best at his position in the NFL

[@fuqui035]

Now a day no onetackles

[@davidsoppsr2196]

Back then football was much more brutal than todays game and people loved it.I have no issue with him even I'll have to admit I loved football more back then than I do now. But I heard (if he was such a nice guy off the field) that he never once got in contact with Daryll Stingly after that hit. and it was a pre season game, was not necessary,it wasn't dirty BUT it was not necessary.

[@stephenobrien1505]

Please do a little research on this one Dave. Tatum tried to visit him in the hospital, but Stingley's family wouldn't allow it. I was fortunate enough to play a casual round of golf with Jack Tatum at an Oakland course. That's how I found out, after he retired, he began buying apartment buildings, overhauling them from basement to roof, and offering them for low-income housing. And HEY!! All you "real" Raider fans should know, his nickname was not THE Assassin. It was "Assassin." The name of his book was NOT "They Call Me The Assassin" but "They Call Me Assassin"

[@davidsoppsr2196]

I apologize

[@stephenobrien1505]

NP Dave. I'll tell you a story Tatum told us that day on the golf course: Tatum, his 6 yr. old daughter, and their dog were visiting a job site where one of his newly acquired apartment buildings was being renovated. He was talking with the contractor when they heard Tatum's daughter cry out from the next room. Both men went running to the rescue and found the dog "Super-glued" to the carpet, and the palm of his daughter's hand glued to her cheek!! They were able to cut the dog free of the carpet, but he had to take his little girl to the ER to get her hand separated from her face!

[@hafidasri6685]

real football most of these players couldn't make it back then

[@joeymaterese8095]

I will tell you this, i am a die hard Boston sports fan. Diehard die here simple... I dont know what happen along the way but I just idolized a few players and the raiders happen to be there name-o became my 2nd team I fell in love with (no special order)Tatum matusik millen stabler madden mr stickem, Al "no-nonsense "Davis Howie Long There motto hung for all to see.... If you are not cheating you are not trying..Plus there in movie land...Belitenkoff Upshaw shell ...The bad Boys who love winning as they walk that line....blanda plunkett

[@beedettfree]

If I played wide receiver back in those days and saw where we had to play the Raiders, I would have told my coach in advance, "I'm taking a sick day that Sunday."

[@theflorgeormix]

He won't b in the hall. Tragic incident. Have read his book and loved it. But sportsmanship includes caring about your opponent and keeping the game safe.

[@tonewin9743]

Love the intro Mobb deep used that sample

[@FacePCGaming]

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[@jeffdavis7073]

Song?

[@myingratealbinochild4825]

Beautiful !

[@billvanover1157]

Jack was a legend for sure best defensive player ever and the second best player on defense was Ronnie Lott he actually had a finger amputated to be able to play the following Sunday instead of sitting out to have surgery

[@californiagirl1579]

His story is very interesting ☝🏽

[@joejames9974]

Definitely a hall of famer not only he was a wreaking ball of destruction he was a turnover machine how bleep he not in the hall of fame

[@questionitall3053]

Do u really think Tatum intended to paralyze stingley? No way!

[@Crunchysopa52]

of course not.

[@gyleake]

It took all of those glorious years with the Silver and Black to remove that stank from the suck-eyes.... RIP big hitter.

[@austinskaggs4184]

The hit on Stingley is very very sad, and needs to be erased from NFL history. I don’t want to see that shit. How unfortunate

[@grousetheghoul2754]

I am 61. I have bled Black and Silver proudly ever since I was old enough to understand what the game was as a child in the 60's. The Immaculate DECEPTION is still the worst call ever made by a referee in the history of the NFL. But on that subject, objectively, I have to say the call was Tatum's own fault. Set the " Minneapolis Miracle " and the Immaculate Deception side by side. listen to the commentator say more than once on the MM, all he had to do was " just make a play " He tried to hit the Vikings player and knock him out just like Tatum . If Tatum had " just made a play " reach around and break up the pass. It was 4th down. Or " just make a play " let the ball get to Fuqua and wrap up his arms so he couldn't complete the catch. Or Tackle Fuqua and the time would run out, or they could only get a 50 or longer yard FG attempt after they got the clock stopped. If he just made a play, the refs would not have had the opportunity to screw the Raiders on that call. Yeah, the refs raped us bigtime with that call, but if Tatum " just made a play " the play never happens. And that is the biggest tragedy of all.

[@louiswilliams4686]

r.I.p Tatum

[@colemanadamson5943]

Back when the rules were different and there were no sissies on the field. Today they put the emphasis on stripping the ball and that usually gets the receiver 10 more yards. That is not smart for the few times it works....IMO. And it is true. The Raiders had the rep, but all the players tried to hit just as hard and "cheated" just as much if not more.