LOS ANGELES — Jack Tatum, the storied Oakland Raiders safety best known for landing the hit that paralyzed New England receiver Darryl Stingley, has died. He was 61.

Oakland Raider Jack Tatum, who dies at 61 on Tuesday, is famous for this hit on New England Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley, who is paralyzed after the collision.

Tatum hit, Stingley fell, fate was cruelDARRYL STINGLEY took a savage hit from Jack Tatum in 1978, and neither of their lives would be the same again. (RON RIESTERER Staff file photo) ...

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.

Former Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum may have died Tuesday at the age of 61, but he leaves behind a highlight reel of hits and a strategic intimidating style that will last forever.

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.

LOS ANGELES — Jack Tatum, the storied Oakland Raiders safety best known for landing the hit that paralyzed New England receiver Darryl Stingley, has died. He was 61. Tatum, among the most feared ...

Former New England Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan joined Felger and Massarotti to discuss the passing of Jack Tatum. Tatum was responsible for the paralyzing hit on Darryl Stingley. Was it a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jack Tatum, the All-Pro safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley of the New England Patriots in an NFL preseason game in 1978 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jack Tatum died Tuesday at the age of 61, with the former Ohio State and Oakland Raiders defensive back remembered as maybe the greatest Buckeye defender and one of the hardest ...

But Tatum’s most infamous hit came during a preseason game. In Oakland on Aug. 12, 1978, New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley ran head-on into Tatum on a crossing pattern.