Former Oakland Raiders star safety George Atkinson has died, the franchise has announced. He was 78 years old. Atkinson ...

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

George Atkinson, one of the Raiders' all-time great players who later worked as a team broadcaster, has died at age 78, the ...

George Atkinson, a hard-hitting former Raiders safety who struck fear in the opposition, has died. He was 78. The Raiders ...

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George Atkinson II, a former NFL safety who helped the Raiders win Super Bowl XI, has died, the team announced Monday.

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