Por JOSH DUBOWGeorge Atkinson, ex safety de los Raiders conocido por su juego rudo que infundía miedo en los rivales, ha fallecido. Tenía 78 años. Los Raiders informaron que la

A fearsome safety and returner for the dominant John Madden-coached Oakland Raiders teams of the 1970s has died at 78.

Atkinson died Sunday night at his home in Savannah, and now one of Atkinson's friends and high school teammates is remembering the man and the athlete. "I'm still trying to process it because he meant so much to me," Frank Ellis said.