Super Bowl 11 Jack Tatum Hit

Jack Tatum big hit vs Vikings

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[jimd031]

Yes it was a helluva hit but you got to hand it to Sammy for hanging on to the pass, that is the most amazing part of the play.

[christian24097]

Holy shit he held on to the ball

[PHILLYBIRDS100]

No crying back in the good old days

[plntntvzn]

@CynicJRH I say that's a catch by Sammy White.

[mgalore]

il never forget that hit amazing sammy did that all the time sammy white was a beast

[6400az]

@rockne88

Did follow the Vikings,but never denied Tatums hard hit.

You have a point about how the position use to be played.But discretion must be excercised when you say he reivented the position. BEFORE Tatum, there where plenty of DB hitters as well. Night Train Lane ( voted second hardest hitter). Larry Wilson,Willie Wood,Karl Kassulke,Ken Huston, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson etc.One could say, Tatum and others where influenced by them!

[6400az]

@rockne88

Your right on the 19-0 point, but wrong the rest of the way!To suggest that White was afraid of Tatum is an opinion based on inaccurate facts.

The hit, did take White out of the game, but he DID come back in.The proof is right on the screen,@1:00 it reads 3 catches for 40 yards,...he ended the day with 5 catches for 77 yards.

He WAS in the game BEFORE the Brown int. Take a look at the video. At a distant you can clearly see White behind the sprinting Brown.

[rockne88]

@6400az

That hit took Sammy White out of the game. The TD he caught in the game was in the 3rd quarter when the Raiders already led 19-0. The TATUM hit took place in the 4th quarter and without looking at the remainder of the game, I can not verify if he ever came back in the game, but its likely that if he did, it was after the Willie Brown Int return that made the score 32-7, and that was when Madden emptied the Raider's bench. So, its likely that White came in while Tatum was on bench.

[rockne88]

6400 ITS Clear you are a vikes fan. Its all good. What can NOT be denied, and never has been by anyone, is the FORCE with which Tatum BLEW UP Sammy White on that play and many others in his career. He REINVENTED the position from one of surveying the field and trying to swat balls down or make the last tackle, to one of FEROCIOUS hitting and intimidation. Just look at the Safetys that flourished throughout the NFL in the 1980's, (Lott,Fencick, Plank, Shell etc) all influenced by Tatum !

[6400az]

@rockne88

Actually, Tatum hit the bottom of Whites' facemask with the top of his helmet. White was in position to brace himself but the forearm by Thomas tilted his head and he was'nt able to cover up in time.

NFL Films it shows it more clear .

[6400az]

@CynicJRH

Nah,.... off on the analogy. Sammy White caught the ball on Tatum's hit, later came back into the game caught a few more balls including a TD.

No,.... White's not afraid of those guys.