Stingley

Jennings calls Stingley "a father figure, a best friend, a confidant, an everything-you-could-ask-for," and before Stingley died at age 55 in 2007, he told Jennings to continue to do for others what Stingley did for him.

chicagotribune.com - 2009

After Jack Tatum of the Oakland Raiders paralyzed Darryl Stingley of the New England Patriots in 1978, he wrote a book entitled They Call Me Assassin '' and he did not apologize for his style or Stingley's injury.

Joe Lapointe: Football Helmets As Weapons...Time to Ban the Kickoff? Joe Lapointe 2010

Stingley, a wide receiver the New England Patriots, suffered a broken neck in an on-field collision with Oakland Raiders safety Jack Tatum during an exhibition game in August 1978 and was left a quadriplegic.

NFL vows tougher disciplinary measures for illegal hits to head Mark Maske 2010

Stingley spent the remainder of his life in a wheelchair and died in 2007 at age 55.

NFL vows tougher disciplinary measures for illegal hits to head Mark Maske 2010

After Jack Tatum of the Oakland Raiders paralyzed Darryl Stingley of the New England Patriots in 1978, he wrote a book entitled They Call Me Assassin '' and he did not apologize for his style or Stingley's injury.

Joe Lapointe: Football Helmets As Weapons...Time to Ban the Kickoff? Joe Lapointe 2010

When Millen objected to the vagueness of the NFL's definition of what hits will be worthy of suspension, Young answered: What they're worried about is that Darryl Stingley hit [Stingley was paralyzed in an on-field hit in 1978] ....

For NFL, stopping concussions means changing the game's culture Michael Wilbon 2010

Stingley, a wide receiver with the New England Patriots, suffered a broken neck in an on-field collision with Oakland Raiders safety Jack Tatum during an exhibition game in August 1978 and was left a quadriplegic.

Series of head injuries prompts NFL to crack down on illegal hits Mark Maske 2010

After Jack Tatum of the Oakland Raiders paralyzed Darryl Stingley of the New England Patriots in 1978, he wrote a book entitled They Call Me Assassin '' and he did not apologize for his style or Stingley's injury.

Joe Lapointe: Football Helmets As Weapons...Time to Ban the Kickoff? Joe Lapointe 2010

We don't want another Darryl Stingley on one of our fields.

Series of head injuries prompts NFL to crack down on illegal hits Mark Maske 2010

After Jack Tatum of the Oakland Raiders paralyzed Darryl Stingley of the New England Patriots in 1978, he wrote a book entitled They Call Me Assassin '' and he did not apologize for his style or Stingley's injury.

Joe Lapointe: Football Helmets As Weapons...Time to Ban the Kickoff? Joe Lapointe 2010