Madden Retires!

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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Legendary football coach and broadcaster John Madden is retiring, he announced Thursday.

"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.


Thank god! I had to turn the volume off when watching his games.

 

[tucker01]

He had to Retire.....Brett Favre isn't around anymore.

 

[Arnold]

that sucks.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Boom!

 

[bio-chem]

i really didn't think he was that good. oh well

 

[Arnold]

i really didn't think he was that good. oh well

I thought he was one of the best ever.

 

[ALBOB]

He had to Retire.....Brett Favre isn't around anymore.

Oh my God, ain't THAT the truth.

 

[largepkg]

He was the most annoying SOB I ever heard.

It was like watching the old Batman TV series.

Fuck I disliked him so much.

I hope they keep Al Michaels though.

 

[I Are Baboon]

The most annoying broadcaster ever is Tim McCarver and it's not even close.

 

[IronAddict]

I thought he brought a lot of knowledge to the booth, and he was quite a character.

 

[Jodi]

He's was getting tougher to listen to in his older years. LOL @ the Favre reason

 

[min0 lee]

You kids can knock him all you want, but there was no one better than Madden and Summerall in their heyday. They were the best.

 

[min0 lee]

He had to Retire.....Brett Favre isn't around anymore.

Not mine.

 

[maniclion]

Maybe he'll go on to be a Golf Commentator, that shit needs a little excitement.....I mean a lot of excitement....

 

[Hench]

Maybe he'll go on to be a Golf Commentator, that shit needs a little excitement.....I mean a lot of excitement....

Tigers back, its party time.

 

[IronAddict]

I can see it now, the magic of the telestrator for one ofTigers puts,wham!

 

[thane22]

Madden was the man, it will be difficult to replace him.