Jack Tatum
John David Tatum "The Assassin"
Born: November 18, 1948
Cherryville, NC USA
Deceased: July 27, 2010
Oakland, CA
Position: DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 200
College: Ohio St.
High School: Passaic (NJ)
Career: 1971-1980
Drafted: 1971 in Round 1, #19 overall by the Oakland Raiders
Jack Tatum played from 1971 to 1980 during his career with the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders. Tatum intercepted 37 passes for 736 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 66 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 56 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 28 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 41 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 736 | 19.9 | 66 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 2 | 104 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 164 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 13 |
| 1974 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 10 |
| 1975 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 11 | 11 |
| 1978 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 15 |
| 1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
Honors
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
