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Jack Tatum Quotes

1948–2010 United States

John David Tatum (November 18, 1948 – July 27, 2010) was an American football safety who played 10 seasons from 1971 through 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League (NFL). He was popularly known as "The Assassin" because of his playing style.

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Random Jack Tatum quote

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It could have happened to anybody. People are always saying, 'He didn't apologize.' I don't think I did anything wrong that I need to apologize for. It was a clean hit.

I was paid to be a warhead, and anyone who came near me should get knocked into Hell!

Call me a queer. I'd rather hit than make love, money, or friends.

I don't care who gets in my way--my mother, my grandmother, my daughter: I'll knock each and every one of them on their ass.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jack Tatum (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.