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MasterG2kTR -> Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 8:12:09 PM)
After more than 30 years in pro football, John Madden has finally decided to retire. The former head coach of the Oakland Raiders, career W,L,T=103,32,7 (all with Raiders). Won Superbowl XI. He's enshrined in the Football Hall of Fame (2006). Lent his name to one of the most successful video games of all time too. At least he's not staying in the game too long like his former partner Pat Summerall did. The only thing I wonder now is who will Frank Caliendo get to make fun of (besides Bradshaw)? I'm gonna miss the Turducken feast, and the horse trailer, along with his colorful(?) broadcasts, and remember that he is the reason why telistrators are no longer used much (lol). http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4073253 http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30246064/

kittinSol -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 8:15:00 PM)
Who [:-] ?

dreamerdreaming -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 8:17:22 PM)
This upsets me, even though he's getting older and deserves to enjoy a nice retirement. I grew up with Madden calling the games, and he really explained well about the plays, players, teams and the strategies. I learned a lot. I remember Howard Cosell too, but not nearly as well. He could be kind of annoying. I'm gonna pout. pouty face

cbaby -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 8:19:04 PM)
i so agree...........who?

kittinSol -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 8:20:21 PM)
Something to do with sports, I think.

slvemike4u -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 8:23:53 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: kittinSol Something to do with sports, I think. Well yes Kittin someting to do with sports,Football specifically.

DedicatedDom40 -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 8:24:36 PM)
When he was with the Raiders, did he travel by airplane back then? Has he always been afraid of flying, or did he have a air travel close call/religious moment at some point in his past?

ShaharThorne -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 8:30:25 PM)
Madden was a coach for the Oakland Raiders football team before becoming a sportscaster for one of the Big 3 channels. He does voices for his line of football video games (during which I need Kitten's gun to shot the video system with when Alexis would play them). To me no great loss...maybe I should hide the video games as a final memorial (or to keep my sanity).

MasterG2kTR -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 8:30:52 PM)
From all that I have ever heard, he has never boarded an airplane in his life.

kittinSol -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 8:56:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ShaharThorne (during which I need Kitten's gun to shot the video system with when Alexis would play them). You are more than welcome to borrow it, but I'm warning you that it shoots marshmallow fluff :-) .

dreamerdreaming -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 9:03:17 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DedicatedDom40 When he was with the Raiders, did he travel by airplane back then? Has he always been afraid of flying, or did he have a air travel close call/religious moment at some point in his past? Nope, he just didn't fly. As far as I know he always took a bus even in the early days. No close calls that I know of- he just didn't wanna fly.

snappykappy -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 9:04:03 PM)
1979 As head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, Mr. Madden flew on chartered jets. When he started as a broadcaster in 1979 he hated flying and the claustrophobia it caused. That is when he decided that he would not fly anymore. At first he took the train from game to game. Then there was a time when the train schedule did not work with his work schedule so CBS, the network he was working for at the time, rented Dolly Parton's tour bus for him. Soon after that he got his own tour bus. Now he rides around in the Madden Cruiser.

dreamerdreaming -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 9:07:29 PM)
Madden always worked very closely with the game designers, on each new version of his video games. So that they're almost like hearing him during a real game.* *According to NPR. I don't play video games. Who has the time?

BKSir -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 9:07:30 PM)
... But... there's no such thing as football without John Madden! I think he's leaving because Favre retired. ;) I want them both back, in their prime. Lombardi too damnit!

dreamerdreaming -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 9:09:43 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: snappykappy 1979 As head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, Mr. Madden flew on chartered jets. That makes sense, thanks snappykappy. I was wondering how he would have gotten to all those away games in time!

kittinSol -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 9:10:14 PM)
It's not football if there is no contact foot/ball. It's neo-rugby.

servantforuse -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 9:12:16 PM)
A lot of folks did not like John Madden as a broadcaster. I thought he was great. He knew the game,was funny and brought everything down to a level that even kittensol could understand..

ShaharThorne -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 9:14:27 PM)
Even better...fluff gums up the laser eye!!!

kittinSol -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 9:14:55 PM)
Too right. When it comes to American cough cough 'football', much simplification is needed for me to understand the smallest tidbit of action. Football to me is like Ancient Greek to you [:)].

ShaharThorne -> RE: Madden Calls it Quits (4/17/2009 9:21:24 PM)
Linear A or B? Sorry, had a history class flashback.

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