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Dirty (Half) Dozen: Defining NFL Quarterfinal Games

The presence of the Patriots, Steelers, and Ravens make the NFL's quarterfinals seem a bit familiar. So, to a lesser extent, do the Packers and Bears. But looking at from a different angle, the NFL of the past 15-20 years has been infinitely more balanced than the NFL of the previous 20 years, made that way by the...

Jack Tatum's Memory Deserves a Break

At this rate, your average NFL player will have to pull a skirt over his shoulder pads by the end of the decade. You can't breathe on quarterbacks anymore. You also have league and union officials huddling about limiting the amount of contact in practices during training camp and the regular season. Yes, there is an...

Jack Tatum Dies of Heart Attack

Jack Tatum, a three-time Pro Bowler with the Oakland Raiders and a star at Ohio State, died Tuesday of a heart attack. Tatum was 61. Few athletes were ever known for one play like Tatum. For despite three Pro Bowl appearances, a win on a Super Bowl team in Oakland and a degree of secondary fame as the Raider off whom...

75 Gems as NFL Draft Reaches Diamond Anniversary (Nos. 51-75)

As the NFL holds its 75th draft, FanHouse presents 75 draft facts and anecdotes to help celebrate the occasion. This post highlights numbers 51-75 in our series. For numbers 1-25, click here. For numbers 26-50, click here. How Bad Can You Get? 51.Tampa Bay lost 10 or more games in 13 of the 14 seasons between 1983 and...

Stark-Raving Raiders, Bungling Broncos and Jazzed-Up Jets at the NFL Draft

NEW YORK -- Well, as long as old Al Davis is still kicking around, the NFL draft is always going to come laced with at least a little bit of crazy. The Raiders owner didn't disappoint Saturday. His first-round pick made Radio City Music Hall laugh, and his second-round pick darn near made Mel Kiper Jr.'s head explode. But...

Jack Tatum News From the Web

04/18/12 Trio headlines Third Friday Live Source: Ukiah Daily Journal - Ukiah CA The Andre Williams Trio will perform at 7 p.m.
04/06/12 Cohn: Williams urged Saints defenders to hurt 49ers... Source: The Press Democrat - Santa Rosa CA
By now, you've probably heard Gregg Williams' rant the night before the Saints played the 49ers in the playoffs.
03/22/12 Oakland Raiders' 1970s DBs played game similar to... Source: The Patriot-News - Harrisburg PA Thirty-three years ago, the biggest hitter in pro football released a book entitled, "They Call Me Assassin."

Background on Jack Tatum

John David "Jack" Tatum (November 18, 1948 – July 27, 2010) was an American football defensive back who played ten seasons from 1971 through 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League (NFL).

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