John Madden Dies at 85
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RIP. Condolences to his family. Sucks getting older and seeing people from your younger years pass. Even though you don’t know them, they are part of great family memories from growing up on thanksgiving. Remember my dad and I laughing our ***** of listening to his banter the teleprompter and turducken.
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That's a bummer. I wondered if he might be in failing health due to all of the Madden stuff I've seen lately, but I heard it was unexpected. He certainly seemed like one of a kind and will be missed.
Without him, we wouldn't know that the goal line goes "All the way around the world"
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I hated him when he coached for the Raiders. Detested them. They ended up in court over the criminal element.
The peak of NFL greatness 1970's,real rivalries,real tackling,real 100% effort and no buddy buddy bs with the enemy in the off-season.
Rest in peace Coach Madden.
The peak of NFL greatness 1970's,real rivalries,real tackling,real 100% effort and no buddy buddy bs with the enemy in the off-season.
Rest in peace Coach Madden.
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CBS just did a blip on him, it was incredibly respectful(as should be) but enlightening as to who the man was. We all know the football side of him but he was a people person and took time to get to know people, a very good trait in y eyes. Many other things as well.
Make no mistake that he was a GREAT coach coaching durring the GREAT COACH era of football.
Salute the nation
Make no mistake that he was a GREAT coach coaching durring the GREAT COACH era of football.
Salute the nation
Not uncommon. Towards the end of a career many fade or burn out. Comedians become less funny, etc. Just the nature of the beast, getting old sucks.
Was it true he didn't fly to games? That he traveled in a bus? It would be ****** and grueling as a broadcaster but wouldn't it have been impossible as a coach. Especially on the West Coast. If you played in Pittsburgh on Sunday wouldn't you have to leave Friday latest.
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This is true. I was at a BBQ place in Van Horn Texas around 1992, and they had photos of John all over the walls. The waitress told us that he traveled through there often and always stopped in to eat there. She said something to the effect of "we love when his bus pulls in"
Yeah I looked it up. He gutted out air travel as a coach, but suffered from terrible claustrophobia and a flight in '78 he had a panic attack and he never flew again.
The other one is the Madden Cover Curse. Most of that is attributed to the fact that uts usually a top player who despite playing a violent game has been healthy and then tge numbers just catch up. But then you get the Antonio Brown ones. Like he seemed all world and it unraveled really quick.
Yeah the numbers just catch up.
Antonio Brown is just bad life choices all around
John Madden reminded me of Myron Cope in the booth. Just spill out whatever comes out of your mouth, even if it's not easy to comprehend to the listener. Classic voice and mind. Will be missed.
I think his close circle knew it. According to Ryan Clark he showed flashes of that behavior after he got his contract in 2012.
The money could’ve changed him, the Burfict hit could’ve changed him. I lean more towards the former. It’s easy to claim CTE and get away with stuff in public. People fall for it everytime
Yeah
Oh I Don't hink he got cursed by suddenly becoming an *******. He was always an *******. The curse was it coming to clear light.
Tomlin was roundly praised for keeping it under wraps. I'm the opposite. He shouldn't have let it fester. They should have dealt him for big picks.
And without getting into a Covid argument if he falsified documents about his vaccination on top of all the other **** his season should be done.
Not to sound like too much of an *******.......but let’s keep it to John Madden. There are enough AB is an ******* threads.
Someone mentioned the traveling on the bus. They used to do a little segment on that bus. Talk about traveling in style. Not your ordinary bus!
On the ESPN doc on Madden Al Davis said his first choice to be head coach in 1969 was Colts DC Chuck Noll but he was hired away by the Steelers. Imagine Noll with the ready but Raider team Madden inherited from John Rauch ,12-2, and just off a Super Bowl appearance. They would have won 6 or 7 Super Bowls without the spectre of the 70s Steelers. Chances are the Steelers would never have become the gold standard franchise they became without Noll being hired. Talk about dodging the proverbial bullet.
Geeeez I had to look up John Rauch. Great record 33-8 with the Raiders. He left cause he wouldn’t put up with Al Davis. It’s a wonder that Madden did,I can only imagine some of their conversations. Somehow I tend to doubt Chuck would have gotten along with Davis.
NFL network replayed XLIII last evening as a tribute to Madden and his last broadcast.
Two things came to mind, Madden and Michaels were easy to listen to, and the Steelers were the Steelers we all knew and loved.
Two things came to mind, Madden and Michaels were easy to listen to, and the Steelers were the Steelers we all knew and loved.