They Call Me Assassin [Mass Market Paperback]

Jack Tatum (Author), Bill Kushner (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (October 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380524805
• ISBN-13: 978-0380524808
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,027,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This guy makes Deion Sanders look like a chump!, March 7, 2006

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Canuck in WA (Vancouver, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: They Call Me Assassin: The hardest hitting free safety in football hits even harder at the game's rules which encourage legal mayhem (Hardcover)

This is truly a player for all ages, and why football "back then" is soooo much better than football today. He did it all. Play the run, play the pass, hit . .you name it. Jack Tatum let his actions on the field speak for itself. And he didnt get caught up in "marketing himself" on the field after a good play either (ala "Deion"). Knowing how brutal the old Raiders clubs were in the 60's & 70's, and to a man, having all of them agree that Jack Tatum was the toughest of all of them (Ken Stabler in "Snake" and John Madden's books for just a couple of examples), this tells you just how good of a football player this guy was. The fact that he loved and respected Woody Hayes at Ohio State for just being always "honest and upfront with him," when all other college recruiters were trying to buy him out of high school, showed me just what kind of character this guy was made of. A good read.

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS A HIT, April 23, 2006

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COOL JEWEL (MACEDONIA, OHIO USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: They Call Me Assassin (Mass Market Paperback)

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK BY JACK TATUM, FORMER OAKLAND RAIDER. THE BOOK IS BOTH INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING. IT IS ALMOST 100% ABOUT FOOTBALL. A SMALL BUT DETAILED ACCOUNT OF HIS CHILDHOOD IS DISCUSSED EARLY ON BUT THE REST IS HIS CAREER IN HIGH SCHOOL, OHIO STATE AND OAKLAND. HIS OPINIONS AND INSIGHTS CONCERNING THE BEST AT DIFFERNT POSITIONS, AND COACHES IS A MAJOR HIGHLIGHT. I ALSO FOUND HOW HE FELT AFTER THE INCIDENT WITH DARRYL STINGLEY TO BE ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT TO THIS VERY GOOD READ. I RECOMMEND THIS FOR ALL FOOTBALL FANS. A HIT BOOK BY THE RAIDER HIT MAN.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Read, June 26, 2009

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Billy "Rrrrraidas!!!" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: They Call Me Assassin: The hardest hitting free safety in football hits even harder at the game's rules which encourage legal mayhem (Hardcover)

I wasn't alive to see Tatum in his prime but I've heard quite a bit through my Raiders fan family members.

This book is a light, fun read. I hightly recommend it if you have any interest in football during the 70's. I loved how Tatum rips on Franco!