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Darryl Stingley
Date of birth	September 18, 1951
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death	April 5, 2007 (aged 55)
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois
Position(s)	WR
College	Purdue
NFL Draft	1973 / Round 1/ Pick 19
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1973-1978	New England Patriots

Darryl Floyd Stingley (September 18, 1951 - April 5, 2007) was an American professional football wide receiver with a five-year career from 1973 to 1977. He played his entire career with the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Wikinews has news related to: Obituaries // The following is a list of notable deaths in 2007. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time. ... The wide receiver (WR) position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist. ... This is a list of athletic conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ... Purdue redirects here. ... The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players. ... The 1973 NFL Draft was held on January 30-31, 1973 // 1From New Orleans Saints 2From San Diego Chargers 3From Los Angeles Rams 4From Atlanta Falcons 5From New York Giants 6From Chicago Bears 7From Washington Redskins via Baltimore Colts 8From Miami Dolphins John Hannah, G, Alabama -- taken 1st round, 4th... City Foxborough, Massachusetts Other nicknames The Pats Team colors Nautical Blue, New Century Silver, Red, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft General manager Bill Belichick Mascot Pat Patriot League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–69) Eastern Division (1960–69) National Football League (1970–present) American Football... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The wide receiver (WR) position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist. ... The 1973 NFL season was the 54th regular season of the National Football League. ... The 1977 NFL season was the 58th regular season of the National Football League. ... City Foxborough, Massachusetts Other nicknames The Pats Team colors Nautical Blue, New Century Silver, Red, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft General manager Bill Belichick Mascot Pat Patriot League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–69) Eastern Division (1960–69) National Football League (1970–present) American Football... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ...

Early life

He was born to mother Hilda M. Stingley and raised on Chicago's West Side. Stingley was a standout running back at John Marshall High School. He was offered and accepted a football scholarship to Purdue University, where he was converted into a wide receiver. He was a first-round draft pick of the New England Patriots in 1973, along with John Hannah of the University of Alabama and Sam Cunningham of the University of Southern California. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... High school running back A running back, halfback, tailback or wingback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ... Purdue redirects here. ... John Allen Hog Hannah (born April 4, 1951) is an American former football left guard who played for the New England Patriots (1973–1985). ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. ... Sam Cunningham (born August 15, 1950, in Santa Barbara, CA) is a retired American football fullback. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal[4]), located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ...

Injury

On August 12, 1978, in a pre-season game against the Oakland Raiders, Stingley was the victim of a vicious hit by the Raiders' defensive back Jack Tatum. Stingley was running a risky cross pattern known for high injury rates. As Stingley leapt to make a catch, Tatum used his forearm in a head-on collusion that knocked Stingley cold. The hit compressed Stingley's spinal cord, breaking his fourth and fifth vertebrae. Stingley eventually regained limited movement in his right arm, but spent the rest of his life as a quadriplegic.^[1]. Adding the proverbial insult to injury, Stingley had just finished negotiating a contract extension that would have made him one of the highest paid receivers in the NFL. The new contract was to be announced when the Patriots returned from the West Coast. Instead, it was never signed^[2]. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The 1978 NFL season was the 59th regular season of the National Football League. ... City Oakland, California Other nicknames The Silver and Black, Da Raidahs Team colors Silver and Black Head Coach Lane Kiffin Owner Al Davis General manager Michael Lombardi League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–1969) Western Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC... John David Tatum (born November 18, 1948) is a former American football defensive back who played ten seasons from 1971 to 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League. ... Quadriplegia is caused by damage to the spinal cord at a high level (e. ...

Although controversial, the hit was not a violation of NFL rules at the time.^{[citation needed]} No penalty was called on the play.^{[citation needed]}

The incident became a symbol of violence in football. Stingley reportedly described it as a "freak accident" ^[3]. Stingley was a young player at the height of his career, and his horrific injuries attracted significant public attention. Partly in response to Stingley's injuries, the NFL changed its rules and conventions to curtail aggressive plays.^{[citation needed]} Stingley told the Chicago Tribune that he approved of more restrictive officiating, saying "It has opened the game up to allow receivers to get downfield. And it has made the game more exciting." ^[4].

Tatum's Coach, John Madden, and many of his teammates extended their sympathies to Stingley.^{[citation needed]} Madden's post-game rush to the hospital was the beginning of a close friendship.^{[citation needed]} Gene Upshaw, a Raiders' offensive guard, also befriended Stingley, and was later instrumental in securing benefits for disabled players through the NFL Players' Association.^{[citation needed]} There are a number of noted individuals named John Madden: John Madden is a American football coach and football announcer. ... Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. ...

Post-football activities

Stingley and Tatum never reconciled.^[5] Tatum contacted Stingley while writing his own autobiography and HBO invited both men to appear on the 25th anniversary of the accident. Stingley refused after he learned of the title of Tatum's book: Final Confessions of NFL Assassin Jack Tatum.^[6] Stingley believed Tatum's efforts to contact him were nothing more than profit-motivated publicity stunts.^[7] HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ...

Stingley later served as executive director of player personnel for the Patriots.^{[citation needed]} In 1983, Stingley co-authored a memoir, Happy to Be Alive, with Mark Mulvoy.^{[citation needed]} In 1993, he started a non-profit organization to help troubled youths in west Chicago.^{[citation needed]} Stingley raised three sons, including Derek Stingley, who played defensive back for the Albany Firebirds in the Arena Football League.^{[citation needed]} See also: 1982 in literature, other events of 1983, 1984 in literature, list of years in literature. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ...

Death

On April 5, 2007, Stingley died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago after being discovered unresponsive in his home. His death was attributed to heart disease and pneumonia complicated by quadriplegia.^[6] The Cook County Medical Examiner listed Stingley's cause of death as an accident. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Northwestern Memorial Hospital is a hospital under Northwestern University, Illinois. ... Heart disease is an umbrella term for a number of different diseases which affect the heart. ... Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the alveoli (microscopic air-filled sacs of the lung responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere) become inflamed and flooded with fluid. ...

External links

• Darryl Stingley statistics

References