Rick Barry once showed up at a Raiders practice and wanted to suit up and catch a few passes. Head coach John Madden thought that such stunts were silly wastes of time and only used by other sports athletes for getting attention. He instructed his two all-pro DBs George Atkinson and Jack Tatum to treat him like any other player who dared to step on the field. Barry wisely decided not to go through with his plan.
Rick Barry once showed up at a Raiders practice and wanted to suit up and catch a few passes. Head coach John Madden thought that such stunts were silly wastes of time and only used by other sports athletes for getting attention. He instructed his two all-pro DBs George Atkinson and Jack Tatum to treat him like any other player who dared to step on the field. Barry wisely decided not to go through with his plan.