Jack Tatum, NFL Star Nicknamed "The Assassin" - Dead at 61 from Heart Attack

29 July 2010, 7:48 am

Jack Tatum, who earned the nickname "The Assassin" during a stellar college and pro football career, died Tuesday after a heart attack. He was 61. Tatum, who played safety and linebacker, starred at Ohio State from 1968 to 1970 and for the Oakland Raiders from 1979 to 1989. He completed his NFL career with Houston in 1980. "We have lost one of our greatest Buckeyes," OSU Coach Jim Tressel said ...... Read More »

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