Off the field or on, Jack Tatum was not a player who bled into the pathological.

A word about Jack Tatum's physiology.

Cliff, who was my roommate for five years, was far more ferocious on the field than Jack Tatum ever dreamed of being.

Meanwhile, according to one national poll this fall, Jack Tatum remains the most reviled player ever to have played the game.

Jack Tatum, a Raiders safety known for rough play, slammed into Stingley with his helmet.

But during a 1978 exhibition game in Oakland he was leveled by Jack Tatum, the Raiders' strong safey.

He was leveled by Jack Tatum, an Oakland Raiders safety.

Jack Tatum, 61, American football player (Oakland Raiders), heart attack.

In my heart I forgave Jack Tatum a long time ago.

All songs written by Jack Tatum.