So sad to hear, but what a great bunch of experiences in one, very loved, life.

Boom.

I had a couple meals with Coach Madden. Enjoyed being around him those 2 times. Not too many did it better than him. Hall of Fame coach and a good guy.

And boy could he eat.

I was partial to his Miller Lite ads.

I'm looking forward to the telestrator describing how he's going to get through the Pearly Gates.

Boom

Never knew that he leads the NFL in coaching winning %. Averaged over 10 wins per season for 10 years.

He'll be enjoying the cold side of the pillow for all eternity.

Sleep well coach!

RIP, Coach. Part of my life growing up.

Good coach.

Better commentator.

Greatest marketer.

What he did with Miller Lite and Madden NFL may never be duplicated.

I loved Madden. He was so fun to listen to on the football games, especially his tangents on any and all subjects. Socks, trees, dogs, helmets, turkey legs, etc. you name it.

He also loved the drawing-on screen-technology that came in to the broadcasts.

Also the fact that he wouldn't fly and drove his bus everywhere.

I do remember him as a coach as well. He could get pretty excited on the sidelines.

Such a neat guy. RIP Mr. Madden.

Lose legends like John Madden, and get stuck with ******s like Joe Buck. Nobody did a better Turkey breakdown.

Absolutely love his Chris Farley call of games. A completely loveable character.

Practical, down to earth, charitable, funny.

John Madden was Football Greatness.

Rest in peace, big guy.

This is so damn true.

My generation really was spoiled by some of the greats.

big part of why everyone my age thinks every football color commentator is wack is because we grew up with john madden. man set an unreachable standard.

— bomani (@bomani_jones) December 29, 2021

Boom!

Thanks to Madden, we have Chuy's bringing hatch green chilies to the masses. A quote from an old Texags post…

"Chuy's is New Mexico Mexican food copied from the original Chuy's (since 1959) in Van Horn, Texas. The original Chuy's was made famous by John Madden's fear of flying combined with wanting to watch Monday night football during a cross country bus ride in 1987. "

My favorite NFL color commentator. RIP.

A great Madden quote from the 90s after Moose Johnston caught an out route for no gain and ran out of bounds.

"I know the Cowboys don't have a play in their playbook for zero yards."

I loved that guy! RIP

Am I wrong in remembering he almost never flew? Drove from job to job almost his entire life?

RIP Coach

Madman said:

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Am I wrong in remembering he almost never flew? Drove from job to job almost his entire life?

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Yeah he never flew, due to it he never covered the Pro Bowl since he wouldn't fly to Hawaii. May he indulge in Turducken and Brett Favre Highlights in Heaven.

Classic Madden.

Sommerall was a great straight man.

How special was John Madden? Just listen to the man talk about Gatorade buckets. pic.twitter.com/3NFG5Kbjmi

— Faux John Madden (@FauxJohnMadden) December 29, 2021

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Am I wrong in remembering he almost never flew? Drove from job to job almost his entire life?

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He hated flying. He had a big RV during his broadcast days. Not sure what he did as coach.

he really highlighted the beauty of the offensive line work with his "Boom" and the big guys "hitching up" their pants.

you always knew it was a big game when the RV came rolling into town.

I will always remember the Cowboy game when he circled Nate Newton's butt with the round circle of sweat.

All of his road-tripping to broadcast games across the country had him stopping a Chuy's Restaurant in Van Horn more than once. They had a special chair for him... pretty cool. Sat in it once, could have fit someone else in with me. He was fun to listen to.

The man was the biggest Bill Bates fan EVER!!!! He and Pat were Sunday football back in the day….

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All of his road-tripping to broadcast games across the country had him stopping a Chuy's Restaurant in Van Horn more than once. They had a special chair for him... pretty cool. Sat in it once, could have fit someone else in with me. He was fun to listen to.

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Come to think of it, I think there is a chair at some random restaurant I've been to in my trekkings across the country that is the one that John Madden used when he traveled through and ate there....

John Madden and Pat Summerall used to bet on ‘Murder, She Wrote’ promos

RIP to these legends.

(h/t @JimmyTraina)
pic.twitter.com/Pckyd7aPI9

— br_betting (@br_betting) December 29, 2021

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That sucks.


If you didn't love Madden, you're a commie.

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Your damned straight on that. Something is wrong if you didn't love Madden. An icon, a legend.

Squadron7 said:

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John Madden and Pat Summerall used to bet on ‘Murder, She Wrote’ promos

RIP to these legends.

(h/t @JimmyTraina)
pic.twitter.com/Pckyd7aPI9

— br_betting (@br_betting) December 29, 2021

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That's awesome.

When The Gates open a BOOM will be heard. Thanks for the memories Coach

Always knew we were in for prime entertainment when a game came on with Madden and Summerall in the booth. Always fun. BOOM!

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sincereag said:

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I thought he had already passed...never heard from him in the last 15 years.

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Same. Thought he'd been dead for a while.

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That's how you know, as a celeb, you're doing retirement right.

Madden and Summerall were THE sound of NFL Sunday for a whole generation. It didn't get any better. And it still hasn't.

Favorite Madden moment…….in the middle of a Cowboys game, when the cameraman zoomed in on a half eaten Snickers bar that was laying on the field near the line of scrimmage. It may have been his, it may not have been his, but Madden immediately decided that that Snickers had to belong to Nate Newton. And he perseverated on Nate and that Snickers bar for probably the next full quarter while poor Summerall was left to carry the actual game broadcast by himself. Classic. Telestrator on the Cowboys sideline, finding other food wrappers and tying them all back to Nate Newton.

RIP big man. You were one of a kind.

I stumbled across this story told by Dave Humm who played QB for Nebraska and the Raiders. Classic Madden.

Scroll down the page a bit for the audio.

https://www.si.com/college/nebraska/football/dave-humm-john-madden-memory?jwsource=cl