Stingley, Darryl Floyd

Stingley, Darryl Floyd
▪ 2008

      American football player

born Sept. 18, 1951 , Chicago, Ill.

died April 5, 2007, Chicago
was a promising wide receiver (1973–77) for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), but his career was ended on the gridiron during a preseason game on Aug. 12, 1978, after what many believed to have been an intentionally brutal tackle by Oakland Raiders safety Jack (“the Assassin”) Tatum. Stingley was left a quadriplegic; his injuries prompted the NFL to institute rules to protect receivers and to penalize overly aggressive tacklers. Stingley, who maintained a positive attitude despite his paralysis, published the book Happy to Be Alive in 1983.

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