Former Buffalo Bill Jack Spikes
During the game against New York Jets on November 12, 1967 Jack Spikes was hit by Henry King, a N.Y. Jets rookie defensive back. It was a clean hit, but the result was scary for the thousands of witnesses. On the play, the hit must have made Spikes swallow his tongue. As he lay there unconscious, the crowd saw his legs and arms thrashing around in a very unusual manner. Everyone knew something was very wrong. The doctors on hand we even ready to perform a tracheotomy if needed. Joe Namath was quoted as saying, "We all felt sick when we saw it." He was was rushed to the hospital and with the quick thinking doctors on and off the field, he was fine in a few days.