John Madden to Retire

16. Apr, 2009 1 Comment

johnmadden-small1Dang.  Football will not be the same!  There is something that time of year when a game is on and you here Madden’s voice.  Something that says hey its Fall and time to watch some good football.

Legendary football coach and broadcaster John Madden is retiring, he announced Thursday.
John Madden appears at the TV Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California, in 2008.

John Madden appears at the TV Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California, in 2008.

“It’s been such a great ride … the NFL has been my life for more than 40 years, it has been my passion — it still is,” he said in a statement released by NBC Sports.

Madden, 73, was a Hall of Fame coach for the Oakland Raiders, but is best known to millions as an ebullient football commentator.

He won 16 Emmy awards for outstanding sports analyst/personality, NBC said.

Football legend John Madden to retire – CNN.com.

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One Response to “John Madden to Retire”

  1. Alishiagr 16. Apr, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    Legend NFL-retire!!!
    73-year-old John Madden is calling it quits.
    NBC said- he has decided to retire.See more here:John Madden-retire

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