RIP.....Like him or not, he had a giant impact on the NFL (and gaming)

So sorry to here this. 
He was the best. 
 

I remember him being scared to death to fly. He would get in his “Madden Cruiser” and drive cross country to announce a game. 

 

May he Rest In Peace 

 

 

Madden was the best.  Who else in sports could have elevated the turkey leg to sports trophy status.  RIP

Brett Favre's biggest fan  RIP

I’m too young to remember him as a coach but I can recall him analyzing games with Pat Summerall for years. The best analysts are former players and coaches. Of course he also has a popular video game named after him too, with a new version released annually. An amazing football mind and a true steward of the game, no doubt about it.

A sports icon. RIP John Madden.

 

I was reading a recap of his life this morning while drinking my coffee. His Oakland Raiders broke through with a loaded team in 1976 that won it all. That team had Kenny Stabler at quarterback; Fred Biletnikoff and Cliff Branch at wide receiver; tight end Dave Casper; Hall of Fame offensive lineman Gene Upshaw and Art Shell; and a defense that included Willie Brown, Ted Hendricks, Jack Tatum, John Matuszak, Otis Sistrunk & George Atkinson. Reading those names brought back lots of memories. 

3 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

A sports icon. RIP John Madden.

 

I was reading a recap of his life this morning while drinking my coffee. His Oakland Raiders broke through with a loaded team in 1976 that won it all. That team had Kenny Stabler at quarterback; Fred Biletnikoff and Cliff Branch at wide receiver; tight end Dave Casper; Hall of Fame offensive lineman Gene Upshaw and Art Shell; and a defense that included Willie Brown, Ted Hendricks, Jack Tatum, John Matuszak, Otis Sistrunk & George Atkinson. Reading those names brought back lots of memories. 

I watched all those guys on NFL films as a kid, couldn’t get enough of it. I wish that stuff still came on Tv 

4 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

A sports icon. RIP John Madden.

 

I was reading a recap of his life this morning while drinking my coffee. His Oakland Raiders broke through with a loaded team in 1976 that won it all. That team had Kenny Stabler at quarterback; Fred Biletnikoff and Cliff Branch at wide receiver; tight end Dave Casper; Hall of Fame offensive lineman Gene Upshaw and Art Shell; and a defense that included Willie Brown, Ted Hendricks, Jack Tatum, John Matuszak, Otis Sistrunk & George Atkinson. Reading those names brought back lots of memories. 

That's about when @Raider Nation Fisher started routing for the black & silver. ?

 

I remember routing for Fran Tarkenton and the Purple People Eaters in that Super Bowl.

The first...and maybe only announcer that I would watch a game for.  I learned as much about the game from his book, One Knee Equals Two Feet, as from any other book

Rest In Peace John Madden….
 

For a kid who grew up in Daly City, yours was a life well lived

Husband, father, and grandfather 

Hall of Fame football coach

Television personality, Businessman, and Entrepreneur 

Our sports lives were enriched through those spontaneous Maddenisms

And thanks for introducing us all to Turducken 

A lot of folks are waiting to see you again 

Rest In Peace

 

I never liked the Raiders or anything and his time as a coach was before I was even born, but for many years he I appreciated his insight to the game from the broadcasting booth. I understand a lot more about the game because of him than I would if he never went into the broadcasting booth, that's for sure. And he seemed like he'd be a cool guy to sit and talk to etc.