George Atkinson, a Savannah native who went on to become a Super Bowl champion with the Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 78.

Oakland Raiders legend and former AFL All-Star George Atkinson, who led the team to a Super Bowl 11 championship, has passed ...

George Atkinson, a longtime Raiders safety and broadcaster known for his toughness and hard hitting, has died at age 78.

Atkinson, who died Monday, was a walking tribute to the old, lost era of professional football when players saw themselves as ...

The Savannah native attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta from 1964 to 1967. The Oakland Raiders then drafted him in the ...

George Atkinson played in 144 games and intercepted 30 passes. He and Jack Tatum were one of the most intimidating safety combinations of all time.

Savannah native George Atkinson started his football journey as a star at Johnson High, then with the Oakland Raiders. He has ...

Atkinson was the last remaining member of the Oakland Raiders’ famed “Soul Patrol” defensive backfield that once terrorized ...

Denver will wear its 1977-inspired throwback uniforms in Week 8 against the Cowboys and on two other occasions during the ...