Posted on 12/28/2021 4:13:46 PM PST by Trump20162020
NFL legend John Madden died unexpected this morning. He was 85.
RIP.
That era of beer commercials were the best.
Or COVID boosters, who knows.
Yes no kidding but he stopped flying he was alive so it would be real hard for him to be in a fatal plane crash
Wow, I was just thinking about him this morning. Not sure why.
FOX reports Dingy Harry dead at 82.
Yes!
He has been in bad shape ever since his exercise machine beat him up.
FOX reports Dingy Harry dead at 82.
BIH
While I want to agree with you, and while I believe that is what Dingy Harry is truly experiencing right this minute, and for every minute going forward forever...it is my hope that he repented his reprehensible life and accepted Jesus as his savior, and, thus, is not BIH. God’s justice system is much more generous than ours.
Best John Madden Quotes
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John Madden is one of the best known personalities in the National Football League (NFL) history. We are sure John Madden quotes will have some positive impact on everybody. Here’s a list of some of famous John Madden quotes.
1. “When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to.”
- John Madden.
2. “If the quarterback throws the ball in the end zone and the wide receiver catches it, it’s a touchdown.”
- John Madden.
3. “I think comparisons are odious.”
- John Madden.
4. “Here’s a guy who can use his arms and legs at the same time.”
- John Madden.
5. “I get a certain feeling when I go to Lambeau field in Green Bay. Soldier field in Chicago is special to me. Those are the places that I really like. The stadiums.”
- John Madden.
6. “Hey, the offensive linemen are the biggest men on the field, they’re bigger than everybody else, and that’s what makes them the biggest men on the field.”
- John Madden.
7. “Coaches have to watch for what they don’t want to see and listen to what they don’t want to hear.”
- John Madden.
8. “If this team doesn’t put points on the board I don’t see how they can win.”
- John Madden.
9. “The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.”
- John Madden.
10.“It’s a touchdown!”
- John Madden.
John Madden Quotes On Winning
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Apart from football, John Madden appeared in many television and radio commercials. John Madden quotes motivate everyone to win. So check out this list of John Madden funny quotes about winning.
11. “Usually the team that scores the most points wins the game.”
- John Madden.
12. “You got one guy going boom, one guy going whack, and one guy not getting in the endzone.”
- John Madden.
13. “A team should never practice on a field that is not lined. Your players have to become aware of the field’s boundaries.”
- John Madden.
14. “Well, when you’re playing good football, it’s good football and if you don’t have good football, then you’re not really playing good football.”
- John Madden.
15. “I’ve often said, If I had one drive to win a game to this day, and I had a quarterback to pick, I would pick Kenny.”
- John Madden.
16. “When you get a new running back, whether it’s a rookie or hasn’t played a lot, that’s the first thing you test, is their pass protection. That’s big.”
- John Madden.
17. “The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.”
- John Madden.
18. “I always used to tell my players that we are here to win! And you know what, Al? When you don’t win, you lose.”
- John Madden.
19. “If you go back to the history of the ‘Madden’ game, I was probably on the cover of it half the time. So if I was to believe there was a curse, I would also have to believe I’d been cursed. And I’ve never had that feeling.”
- John Madden.
20. “Brent Musburger and those guys could sit and watch every game and know the scores. And I was amazed and said, I’d like to have something like that someday.”
- John Madden.
John Madden Funny NFL Quotes
After Madden took a break from his coaching, John Madden joined as a co-commentator for NFL telecasts. Given below is a list of some of John Madden quotes on NFL and John Madden quotes that are inspiring as well as funny.
21. “If you think about it, I’ve never held a job in my life. I went from being an NFL player to a coach to a broadcaster. I haven’t worked a day in my life.”
- John Madden.
22. “I never watched TV because I was always doing a game.”
- John Madden.
23. “Whenever you talk about a Mike Shanahan offense, you’re always going to be talking about his offense.”
- John Madden.
24. “Al: Robert Horry is going to be here too, but he won’t show up until the forth quarter!
John: No, no. He’s here already, I saw him in the tunnel before the game.”
- John Madden.
25. “I didn’t have any experience to be home watching games. I didn’t know how to do it.”
- John Madden.
26. “I enjoy all sports, not just football. I like basketball, baseball, and I got into the World Cup. So really, sports in general are my life, and football specifically.”
- John Madden.
27. “I think anybody would like something like that. It would be an unbelievable honor for any number of guys. It’s something I’m not going to be thinking about on a daily basis.”
- John Madden.
28. “I’d like to work with kids in special education - younger kids.”
- John Madden.
29. “With all his tumid boasts, he’s like the sword-fish, who only wears his weapon in his mouth.”
- John Madden.
30. “These muscles won’t propel our cars yet, but they could operate the windows and door locks in fuel cell vehicles, or could serve as replaceable artificial muscles in life like robots.”
- John Madden.
I can’t believe he was that old. Or that he could have made it to 85 as big as he was. Anyway, Rest in Peace.
My memory will screw this up, but I’ll give it a shot.
Probably 20 years ago Madden was doing a show/interview and he told a story about when the Raiders were either competing for a playoff slot or trying to advance to the next round.
The score was going back and forth, back and forth. Late in the fourth quarter the Raiders, QB’d by Kenny “The Snake” Stabler, we’re driving for the win. It was third and something, crowd going nuts. Madden said he didn’t have a clue as to what play to call. Stabler, under center, calls a time out. Madden is elated - The Snake knows the call to make. Kenny comes to the sideline, crowd is going nuts. The Snake pulls his helmet back and swigs some Gatorade. Madden is waiting breathlessly for the play that will win the game for them. The Snake looks at Madden - here it is thinks John - and says “This is a hell of a game, isn’t it!”.
RIP John. You the best.
Wasnt he John Candys dad?
I say we rename Harry Reid International Airport to John Madden International Airport. But John Madden was afraid of flying you say? Doesn’t matter. It still makes more sense than changing the name from McCarran Airport to naming it after one of the most corrupt Senators (except for Joe Biden of course).
Good old John. He was singularly responsible for turning me on to turducken. The first time I tried it, it was like a party in my mouth.
R.I.P. John... you were one of a kind. He would always stop his bus at Los Banos, CA for Basque food on the way to SoCal for Rams or Chargers games.
A promo for the Fox Sports Madden special:
https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/latest-news/2021/12/02/fox-sports-celebrates-football-legend-john-madden-christmas-day-original-documentary-madden#
Basque food in Los Banos: https://santafebasque.com
Dying at 85 isn’t unexpected.
I smell myocarditis.
Madden to me was similar physically to Ernest Borgnine. A guy who, based on his portly appearance, didn’t look like he would have made it out of his 50s. Yet Borgnine lived all the way to 95. You just never know.
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