The Assassin

If you read my last post on hitting, this is who I was talking about. Yesterday, Jack Tatum passed away. He was known as the Assassin and is one of the most feared men in the history of football. I bet there are hundreds of men walking around that had their souls knocked out by him. He is a hall of famer at every level of football, won a national championship with the bucks and a superbowl with the raiders. Sadly he is often remembered and critized for paralyzing a wide reciever in a 1978 preseason game and he (according to friends) never really got over the guilt. The way he hit, it's amazing more people weren't seriously hurt. He laid the hit that led to the 'immaculate reception' and is in more highlight hit reels than any other defensive back ever. The hit of the week award at OSU has been named after him since coach Tressel became coach and he famously ran down Oj Simpson (LA cops should have hired him) from behind in the Rosebowl. A legend is gone, Wr's and Rb's in football heaven should be scared!