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Posted: 12/28/2021 8:14:09 PM EDT
John Madden was old school and a great coach long before the NFL went woke. RIP.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:14:44 PM EDT
[#1]
Hello. I'd like to order a pizza.
No.
Why?
Because you're John Madden.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:17:12 PM EDT
[#2]
Boom!

Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:17:33 PM EDT
[#3]
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:17:35 PM EDT
[#4]
76 Raiders.  What a collection of characters.   My favorite NFL team ever.

I quit watching in the 90's.  It just changed too much.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:18:28 PM EDT
[#5]
I literally just looked him up yesterday as we were talking about him at work to see how old he was
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:18:29 PM EDT
[#6]
One of the greats.

He and Summerall knew you didn't have to blabber constantly to call a great game.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:19:04 PM EDT
[#7]
He was a funny guy. Knew everything about football.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:20:45 PM EDT
[#8]
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:22:05 PM EDT
[#9]


RIP
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:22:18 PM EDT
[#10]
I hated listening to him, sorry he’s gone.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:23:18 PM EDT
[#11]
Back in the day when NFL was awesome.
Coaching and calling games he was great.
FIP

ETA  It's amazing his heart didn't pop on the field the way he coached.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:23:32 PM EDT
[#12]
I hope they don't fly him anywhere in his casket/urn...
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:23:32 PM EDT
[#13]
Damn. He was the voice of football for me.

RIP sir.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:24:20 PM EDT
[#14]
Sad day
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:25:20 PM EDT
[#15]
Somebody give him a turkey leg.

Kharn
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:25:21 PM EDT
[#16]
They just ran an All Madden Special last weekend about his life.
It was great.

He was an awesome old school man and would highly recommend streaming the special.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:25:25 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:26:09 PM EDT
[#18]
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One of the greats.

He and Summerall knew you didn't have to blabber constantly to call a great game.
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This.
Back when football was fun…

He was a Cal Poly alum too. RIP Mustang.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:26:41 PM EDT
[#19]
Bummer. I always enjoyed him. From making the Turducken famous, to using the telestrator on guys butt sweat to determine how hard they were working!
Thanks for the laughs, Mr. Madden.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:27:02 PM EDT
[#20]
RIP
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:27:32 PM EDT
[#21]
Sucks. loved him as an announcer
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:27:56 PM EDT
[#22]
RIP

Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:28:59 PM EDT
[#23]
I used to love him and Pat Summerall in the Ace hardware commercials
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:29:29 PM EDT
[#24]
RIP in peace
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:29:52 PM EDT
[#25]
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I hope they don't fly him anywhere in his casket/urn...
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He hated flying because he was claustrophobic, not because he was afraid of flying.

Now he can fly freely
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:29:59 PM EDT
[#26]
Great guy. Liked him alot.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:30:18 PM EDT
[#27]
A true legend, from the days when everything was right with America
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:30:33 PM EDT
[#28]


Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:30:40 PM EDT
[#29]
Man, I miss old school Monday Night Football.

Also, I’ll kick y’all’s ass at Madden 92 on Sega.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:30:53 PM EDT
[#30]
Ah man. He was the voice of the NFL for me as a kid in the early 90's. Just watched his special last weekend.

Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:32:25 PM EDT
[#31]
Rest In Peace
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:32:47 PM EDT
[#32]
He was great. I read this when I was a kid.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:33:11 PM EDT
[#33]
Didn't he get mad on the sideline and tear up a folding chair after a bad officiating call.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:33:11 PM EDT
[#34]
RIP John. He and Pat were the best commentators to me.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:33:57 PM EDT
[#36]
Rest in Peace Sir.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:34:00 PM EDT
[#37]
I knew a guy who played for Madden when he coached for the Raiders.  During a practice, he called Howie Long a cocksucker.  Long was pissed and told Madden not to call him that again. Madden then screamed out, “ COCKSUCKER, COCKSUCKER, COCKSUCKER.”
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:34:48 PM EDT
[#38]
I ate at his favorite Mexican restaurant in Van Horn, Texas.  It was ok but not great, a lot of football stuff there.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:35:51 PM EDT
[#39]
Damn, RIP

He could be found in local watering holes around Danville, CA & nearby back in the day.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:36:12 PM EDT
[#40]
I met him at his house when I was little.  As in little enough that all I really understood at the time was that this guy REALLY liked the Oakland Raiders.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:36:17 PM EDT
[#41]
ESPN says he "died unexpectedly"

He was 85.  I guess typically you have an illness that leads to death, but at 85 it's not unexpected to die.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:37:18 PM EDT
[#42]
Boom
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:37:30 PM EDT
[#43]
Wikipedia is a reliable source
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Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:37:45 PM EDT
[#44]
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ESPN says he "died unexpectedly"

He was 85.  I guess typically you have an illness that leads to death, but at 85 it's not unexpected to die.
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He was pretty fat.  ???????
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:38:00 PM EDT
[#45]
He reminds me of a time when the NFL was a huge part of my life, and men were still men.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:39:00 PM EDT
[#46]
That was fast. I just got the alert on my phone. ARFCOM for the breaking news win.
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:40:50 PM EDT
[#48]
He knew the game like no others.  Great coach and great commentator too.  RIP John
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:40:57 PM EDT
[#49]
All the things of my childhood are slipping away
Link Posted: 12/28/2021 8:41:02 PM EDT
[#50]

Loved listening to him and watching him when he covered games.

RIP.
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