John Madden: A Name Synonymous with Football | A Football Life

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  @senororlando2 · 4 years ago

  takes a special man to spend 50 years in America’s living room and never wear out his welcome. RIP Coach

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  @lofttm969 · 4 years ago

  If ever there was a “football life” that encapsulates all of football, this is it.

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  @bufnyfan1 · 4 years ago

  What I will always remember about Mr. Madden is his humanity. In 1978 in a pre-season game against New England-Patriots WR Darryl Stingley was hit and paralyzed by Raider Jack Tatum. Mr. Madden rushed to the hospital after the game to see Mr. Stingley and was appalled by the fact that no one from the NE organization came to see Mr. Stingley or his family. He called the airport and demanded that the Patriot charter plane be held and then Patriots coach Chuck Fairbanks come to be with Mr. Stingley. Mr. Madden offered his home/car to Darryl Stingley's family and purchased clothes for Mr. Stingley's girlfriend who had no change of clothes. He visited Mr. Stingley in the hospital on a regular basis and helped to pay his medical bills when there was a problem with the insurance company and the Patriots organization to pay for it. Mr. Madden remained friends with Darryl Stingley right up until his passing. RIP Mr. Madden

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  @justinpeterson2105 · 4 years ago

  Madden&apos;s most overlooked virtue: he made football FUN. &nbsp;He knew it was all about FUN.<br>Too many analysts want to be taken seriously by analyzing the sport as if it were nuclear physics.<br>Madden knew his credentials were so solid he didn&apos;t need to show off ... so he just had fun with it.<br>And that made him the GOAT.

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  @aristotle736 · 3 years ago

  The look on Al Davis face as he&apos;s listening to Madden announce his resignation as Raiders coach shows <br>how much he liked and respected <br>this man and knew his value .

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  @KadeemG61 · 4 years ago

  Coach, Innovator, Game-Changer, Turducken. John Madden is one of a kind and what a phenomenal legend. Farewell, John. You will be missed.

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  @fantasygurus8272 · 4 years ago

  I mean honestly, no one will ever think of the NFL without thinking about John Madden

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  @jamelwilliams808 · 4 years ago (edited)

  This Man is the Pure Reason why Football Matters. <br>John Madden is a true Legend

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  @shawntimm2678 · 4 years ago

  I was a teenager in the 80s. Every sunday from September to December, every Thanksgiving Day, John Madden and Pat Summerall were THE announcers you wanted doing your team&apos;s games. No one else comes even close to how much they made a football game enjoyable. &nbsp;I miss hearing BOOM, DOINK and every other Maddenism. RIP John Madden. Football isn&apos;t the same without you

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  @Readit4Life_2Chron7_14 · 4 years ago

  His son summed it up: He was in every sense of the word, he was intimate. He cared. About everything. We can all take a lesson like this from Madden’s playbook of life. Loved this tribute to him. Gone, but forever in our hearts.

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  @dougk359 · 4 years ago

  Him talking at Summerall&apos;s funeral was incredibly powerful. &nbsp;Got dusty in here.

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  @jokerproduction · 4 years ago

  RIP coach. John Madden was many things and a hall of famer in every regard, but he will always be remembered as <b>COACH</b>

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