Former Oakland Raiders star safety George Atkinson has died, the franchise has announced. He was 78 years old. Atkinson helped the Raiders win Super Bowl XI to close out the 1976 season. He also was ...

On Nov. 17, 1968, the last minutes of a tense NFL matchup on NBC between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders were ...

George Atkinson, whose football journey started on the playgrounds of Savannah's Eastside before he became a star at Johnson High and led to a storied career as a safety with the Oakland Raiders, has ...

Atkinson's twin sons George III and Josh both played football at Notre Dame with George Atkinson III having a brief NFL ...

The Oakland-Los Angeles-Las Vegas Raiders have played some of their most memorable games against American Football Conference West rival Kansas City Chiefs, and even though KC has dominated in recent ...

George Atkinson, a hard-hitting defensive back who roamed the secondary for the Oakland Raiders during 10 of his 11 seasons in pro football and was part of the team’s Super Bowl XI champions, has died ...