John Madden dead at 85

twitter ^ | December 28, 2021 | Adam Schefter

[Trump20162020]

NFL legend John Madden died unexpected this morning. He was 85.

[Track9]

“He threw the ball. The ball went in the air.”
John Madden

[jonsie]

Or the illegal drugs such as Fentanal coming across our porous border.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

=(.

Sad to hear. I was a kid when Madden was coaching the Oakland Raiders and got to experience all of his broadcast career. Seemed like a great guy, and he made broadcasts on CBS and then Fox a joy. RIP.

[Dr. Sivana]

The NFL should name the Super Bowl after him.

They WILL, if Electronic Arts ponies up the money for a video game placement.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Or A plane crashing into his bus.

[grumpygresh]

Remember those Madden Raider teams? Snake Stabler, Cliff Branch, Belitnikoff, Casper, Jack Tatum, Vilipiano

[SE Mom]

Oh no. Truly the end of an era.

Godspeed, John and thank you.

[Vendome]

Now he can fly to heaven...

Rest in Peace

[JennysCool]

The NFL should name the Super Bowl after him.

That's a REALLY great idea!

[Obadiah]

Hmm, interesting. Hadn’t thought of that.

[rhinohunter]

Wow. Two of the greatest legends in broadcasting in the same year.

[DownInFlames]

“If there’s mud on the players’ jersey, the there is less mud on the field”.

John Madden

[Bonemaker]

“When someone is 85, how unexpected is that person’s death?”

Shut up!😎

[dblshot]

Well there is that.

[Captain Walker]

There was a full page newspaper ad warning people about that voyage of the Lusitania.

Paid for by the German embassy.

On the day she put to sea, there were also people on the pier in NYC warning passengers that the ship was a legitimate target.

[Kid Shelleen]

Miller Lite - "The First Lite Beer Open" 1986

[redshawk]

He invented the “mean machine” at Oakland. Do you remember the stick em that his receivers would wear? Good football back then.

[dfwgator]

Of all the great coaches from the 1970s, I think only Bud Grant is still alive.

[dfwgator]

“Madden is on the field. He wants to know if it’s real. They said yes, get your big butt out of here! He does!”

-Radio call after “The Holy Roller” against the Chargers.

[usconservative]

So sad! Fox Sports was planning the All Madden Team for this year too. So enjoyed watching him over the years too.