at halftime of the 49ers game? It was very moving. Darryl Stingley played for the Patriots and in an exhibition game against the raiders he had a collision with Jack Tatum who was a notoriously vicious safety. The collision left a Darryl Stingley a quadriplegic.
The story involves the relationship between John Madden who at the time was the coach of the raiders and the Stingley family. After the game Madden went straight to the hospital and dressed into some scrubs at the time of the surgery. The Madden and Stingley families became very close Madden held fundraisers for Stingley and his wife and children stayed with Maddens and his wife. He visited Stingley from time to time and made sure he was part of the NFL family. I read Darryl Stingley biography and it made me cry. John Madden was a good coach and a better man.
The story involves the relationship between John Madden who at the time was the coach of the raiders and the Stingley family. After the game Madden went straight to the hospital and dressed into some scrubs at the time of the surgery. The Madden and Stingley families became very close Madden held fundraisers for Stingley and his wife and children stayed with Maddens and his wife. He visited Stingley from time to time and made sure he was part of the NFL family. I read Darryl Stingley biography and it made me cry. John Madden was a good coach and a better man.
