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As an old Raiders fan (back when I cared about the NFL) I'm glad to hear that all this time other teams around the league are just as, or more, 'dirty' than Oakland.

I was especially interested to hear that Bill Walsh may have paid bounties as well.

"As an old Raiders fan (back when I cared about the NFL) I'm glad to hear that all this time other teams around the league are just as, or more, 'dirty' than Oakland."

Jack Tatum was in a class by himself.

I was especially interested to hear that Bill Walsh may have paid bounties as well.

Except he didn't - the accusation was put forth by Dexter Manley. Both former 49ers players and coaches stated that the play Manley was referring to was a crack-back block by Russ Francis on a running play that the team had practiced all week. Francis was specifically assigned to nail Manley on that play and he did it with a clean, legal block that knocked Dexter off his feet. The only payment Francis got for that block was his salary and the cheers of team-mates, which apparently resulted in a decades-long case of sour-grapes by Manley.

As the 49ers noted, if Walsh had paid players for hard hits, Ronnie Lott would currently have his own island in the Caribbean. Manley was a buffoon during his playing days and now he's lying about a dead Hall of Fame coach.