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R.I.P. John Madden

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R.I.P. John Madden

Post by bmw » Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:45 pm

John Madden is dead at age 85.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/329 ... en-dies-85

For me personally - he was my favorite NFL commentator growing up.



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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by Mega Hertz » Tue Dec 28, 2021 9:26 pm

John Madden IS football. A devastating loss for all football fans.


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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by thekman » Tue Dec 28, 2021 11:19 pm

My dad disliked John Madden’s announcing so intensely that when we had NFL games on with him and Pat back in the 1980’s, the game had to be muted.

I imagine there is now a whole generation that really only knows him as a video game entity.



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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by MasterB » Tue Dec 28, 2021 11:47 pm

R.I.P, John Madden I knew him when he was in the booth with Pat I didn't know he was the coach of the Raiders Madden the video game. All Madden Doc was quite good on Sat afternoon.


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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Wed Dec 29, 2021 1:10 pm

One of the best analysts in not just football but sports in general. May he R.I.P.



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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by Honeyman » Wed Dec 29, 2021 1:36 pm

Reading and watching all the tributes, I had never known that it was essentially he that was responsible for the yellow first down line we see on every broadcast.


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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by moldyoldie » Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:14 pm

Honeyman wrote:
Wed Dec 29, 2021 1:36 pm
Reading and watching all the tributes, I had never known that it was essentially he that was responsible for the yellow first down line we see on every broadcast.
Fascinating. I must say, it has caught on better than Fox's glowing hockey puck which I also liked.

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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by Bobbert » Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:14 pm

All of the above plus he never had a losing record as a head coach. Those Oakland teams of the 70s were incredibly entertaining.



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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by kager » Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:43 pm

Bobbert wrote:
Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:14 pm
All of the above plus he never had a losing record as a head coach. Those Oakland teams of the 70s were incredibly entertaining.
As was their coach.

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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:51 am

A big loss. I knew of his coaching ability, enjoyed him at the peak of his broadcasting career in the early 90s, and loved the Madden video game series from its inception until 2011. Rest well, John.


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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by Bobbert » Sat Jan 01, 2022 11:29 am

Here's something I stumbled on that says a lot about John Madden's character. It relates to New England Patriot receiver Darryl Stingley's crippling injury after getting hit by Oakland's Jack Tatum:

"Tatum's coach, John Madden, and many of his teammates extended their sympathies to Stingley. Madden's post-game rush to the hospital was the beginning of a close friendship. In fact, during his visit Madden found himself the lone visitor in the hospital. No one from the Patriots was there, until Madden called their team and the team's charter plane, in takeoff mode, finally returned to the gate."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Stingley#Injury



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Re: R.I.P. John Madden

Post by MWmetalhead » Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:02 am

I've never read a single negative remark or rumor about Madden and have seen a heap of positive things through the years. He was not only tremendously successful in his professional pursuits, but it appears he was a genuinely good person despite his fame and fortune. An iconic coach and sports broadcaster. A true innovator, too, in the sports broadcasting realm.

R.I.P. Coach Madden.



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