John Madden RIP

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NFL great, broadcast icon John Madden dies at 85

Hall of Fame coach-turned-broadcaster John Madden, whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning. He was 85.

www.espn.com

 

[Nitro Dude]

He was a great man, and he will be missed.

 

[Michfan]

Damn, he looked pretty good in the documentary that aired on Christmas. RIP as a kid you knew ot was a big deal when you got Madden and Summeral in the booth

 

[RacerrecaR]

Damn, he looked pretty good in the documentary that aired on Christmas. RIP as a kid you knew ot was a big deal when you got Madden and Summeral in the booth

That was my thought too. Then I saw an article stating he was in good health and his passing wasn't expected by anyone. Very coincidental circumstances

 

[Blaze]

 

[Greg]

RIP. He was a great coach as well as being great in the booth and with the chalk talk. A big fun loving personality without the obvious ego.

He won the Super Bowl with Stabler (who should have been in the HoF before he passed) .
He also had a 13-1 regular season team one year and he most likely had the best win percentage of all coaches during tenure. It was almost .700 or better every season.

 

[RacerrecaR]

All that's missing is a special pre-order Turducken edition that includes a John Madden teleprompter drawing game mode, sponsored by Tinactin.

But in all seriousness, it would be awesome if EA included a Madden and Summerall commentary pack with every future game. The technology exists to use their voices for literally any word and phrase imaginable

 

[nickp]

Without John Madden Frank Caliendo would not have had a career

 

[*WEAVER*]

 

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