Journal pudge's Journal: Darryl Stingley Dies, ESPN Chickens Out 1
Former New England Patriot receiver Darryl Stingley died this week, at 55 years old.
When he played ball for the Patriots, he was critically injured by Oakland Raiders player Jack Tatum. The play was both dirty and illegal, although more generally accepted at the time (Dr. Z has a good summary of the issue). Stingley's neck was broken, and he was paralyzed for life, a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic. Tatum never attempted to contact Stingley. Ever.
ESPN mentioned Stingley's passing on SportsCenter tonight, and showed his picture. They did not show the actual play that put him in a wheelchair for half his life and eventually resulted in his death, and the only reason I can think to not show the play -- this is SportsCenter after all, they always show the play -- is because they are afraid of bringing up the old debate about whether the play was dirty. Wankers.
Sorry for the late reply. (Score:3, Informative)
Since it's his word it might not matter, but the Wikipedia entry [wikipedia.org] references an "SCI Zone" article [thescizone.com] that says he tried to contact Stingley. Unremorseful, of course.