RIP John Madden

GrantDawg · 12-28-2021, 06:19 PM

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 · 12-28-2021, 06:27 PM

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 · 12-28-2021, 06:37 PM

John Madden was a coaching legend but was also a genius as a commentator

I can’t imagine how many people became NFL fans because he made it more entertaining

Thanksgiving as a child was even more fun thanks to his energy, creativity & love for the gamepic.twitter.com/hhIID8G0YB
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) December 29, 2021

Ksyrup · 12-28-2021, 07:07 PM

Harry Reid has also died.

Kodos · 12-28-2021, 07:35 PM

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

JonInMiddleGA · 12-28-2021, 08:00 PM

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

Rest in peace

miami_fan · 12-28-2021, 09:07 PM

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 · 12-28-2021, 09:11 PM

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 · 12-28-2021, 09:53 PM

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

CrimsonFox · 12-29-2021, 12:40 AM

Doink!

molson · 12-29-2021, 12:45 AM

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

MIJB#19 · 12-29-2021, 08:15 AM

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

albionmoonlight · 12-29-2021, 10:19 AM

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

12-28-2021, 06:37 PM	#3
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	John Madden was a coaching legend but was also a genius as a commentator I can’t imagine how many people became NFL fans because he made it more entertaining Thanksgiving as a child was even more fun thanks to his energy, creativity & love for the gamepic.twitter.com/hhIID8G0YB — Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) December 29, 2021

12-28-2021, 07:07 PM	#4
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Harry Reid has also died. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

12-28-2021, 07:35 PM	#5
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Damn. Madden brought a ton of happiness to me through his announcing and his games. R.I.P., John. You'll be missed. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

12-28-2021, 08:00 PM	#6
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Few people ever meant as much to professional football as Madden. Rest in peace __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-28-2021, 09:07 PM	#7
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	It really was a privilege to have John Madden/Pat Summerall and Merlin Olsen/Dick Enberg teach me about NFL football. RIP Coach. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

12-28-2021, 06:27 PM	#2
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	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.

12-28-2021, 09:11 PM	#8
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	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.

12-28-2021, 09:53 PM	#9
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	I still—to this day in 2021–picture Madden/Summeral when I narrate football in my head. Last edited by albionmoonlight : 12-28-2021 at 10:00 PM.

12-29-2021, 12:40 AM	#10
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Doink!

12-29-2021, 12:45 AM	#11
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	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

12-29-2021, 08:15 AM	#12
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Fwiw, Dutch and Belgian media report on his passing, despite that they give zero attention to the NFL's ongoing regular season. __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

12-29-2021, 10:19 AM	#13
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	NFL Network should cancel its talking head shows for today and just do a marathon of 80s/90s NFC games.

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