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

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

Meeting for the 10th time in six seasons — the first teams to do that since the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers ...

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

Oakland Raiders legend George Atkinson, who was a part of the team's "Soul Patrol" secondary, has died, the team announced on ...

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

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

From Frederick High to the NFL’s elite, Chuck Foreman redefined the running back position as both rusher and receiver — now, ...

Nov. 6 1869 — First U.S. college football game played, Rutgers 6, Princeton 4. 1934 — Joe Carter scores four touchdowns and Swede Hanson rushes for 190 yards as the Philadelphia Eagles crush the ...

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

J.J. McCarthy threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in his return from an ankle injury, leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 27-24 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The Browns did what seemed to be the right thing. They benched Flacco in favor of rookie Dillon Gabriel, and traded Flacco ...