RIP John Madden

[GrantDawg]

He passed away unexpectedly this morning. For some reason my eyes won't stop leaking. Maybe it is just a culmination of so many we have lost this year. But this one hurts.

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[RainMaker]

It is remarkable the impact that man had on the sport of football. My childhood was listening to him call games and playing his video game.

[RainMaker]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">John Madden was a coaching legend but was also a genius as a commentator<br><br>I can’t imagine how many people became NFL fans because he made it more entertaining<br><br>Thanksgiving as a child was even more fun thanks to his energy, creativity &amp; love for the game<a href="https://t.co/hhIID8G0YB">pic.twitter.com/hhIID8G0YB</a></p>&mdash; Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1475985614264745986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Ksyrup]

Harry Reid has also died.

[Kodos]

Damn. Madden brought a ton of happiness to me through his announcing and his games. R.I.P., John. You'll be missed.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Few people ever meant as much to professional football as Madden.

Rest in peace

[miami_fan]

It really was a privilege to have John Madden/Pat Summerall and Merlin Olsen/Dick Enberg teach me about NFL football.

RIP Coach.

[BYU 14]

Man, as big a role as Football has played in my life as a player and coach only magnifies how much this hurts.

Rest in Peace coach, you changed the way America watched the game.

[albionmoonlight]

I still—to this day in 2021–picture Madden/Summeral when I narrate football in my head.

[CrimsonFox]

Doink!

[molson]

I've only known of old Madden in my life, but I love reading about younger Madden. He really did explode onto the scene in football as both very young coach and then a still young announcer. This perspective from a 1983 SI article is pretty cool.

'Hey, Wait A Minute! I Want To Talk' - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com (https://vault.si.com/vault/1983/09/01/hey-wait-a-minute-i-want-to-talk)

[MIJB#19]

Fwiw, Dutch and Belgian media report on his passing, despite that they give zero attention to the NFL's ongoing regular season.

[albionmoonlight]

NFL Network should cancel its talking head shows for today and just do a marathon of 80s/90s NFC games.