gang tackle1
Amer. Football
noun
An instance of gang tackling.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Hamburg (Iowa) Reporter.
gang-tackle2
US Sport (chiefly Amer. Football )
verb
[with object] (Of a number of players) to tackle (the ball carrier) together; also figurative and in extended use.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Cornhusker.