John Madden retiring

[MileHigh]

Just announced on MSNBC.

 

[Armchair_QB]

He's become a parody of himself but back in the day he was an outstanding color guy. He and Pat Summerall were the voice of NFC football for a long, long time.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Is this immediate?

Who gets the Sunday night slot with Michaels?
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[Grimace]

Why now?

Why not five years ago?

 

[MileHigh]

Yes, immediate.

Guessing it will be Collinsworth.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

A true legend.

Happy trails.

 

[JackReacher]

A true legend.

Happy trails.

Agreed.

 

[MileHigh]

Agreed. He and Summerall were tremendous on CBS, then later Fox. Madden never bothered me as much as others, but they were a dynamic pairing.

 

[pseudo]

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30246064/

NEW YORK - NBC Sports Chairman **** Ebersol announced today that John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and the most honored broadcaster in sports television history, has decided to retire from broadcasting.

Madden issued the following statement today:

"It’s time. I’m 73 years old. My 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. I have two great sons and their families and my five grandchildren are at an age now when they know when I’m home and, more importantly, when I’m not…

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. I appreciate all of the people who are and were such an important part of the most enjoyable, most fun anyone could have… that great life with the teams, the players, the coaches, the owners, the League… my broadcasting partners Pat and Al… the production people and the fans …is still great… it’s still fun and that’s what it makes it hard and that’s why it took me a few months to make a decision.

I still love every part of it – the travel, the practices, the game film, the games, seeing old friends and meeting new people… but I know this is the right time."

Edit: Thanks for the heads-up, 2much. I cut/pasted my post from our site, forgetting that our software mucks with the links. And while Madden was never my cup o' tea, the man surely does know the game. Be interesting to see who gets that job.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

More details now on MSNBC: He wants to spend more time with his grandchildren.

And that's all they said before going to another commercial.

 

[JackReacher]

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30246064/

NEW YORK - NBC Sports Chairman **** Ebersol announced today that John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and the most honored broadcaster in sports television history, has decided to retire from broadcasting.

Madden issued the following statement today:

"It’s time. I’m 73 years old. My 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. I have two great sons and their families and my five grandchildren are at an age now when they know when I’m home and, more importantly, when I’m not…

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. I appreciate all of the people who are and were such an important part of the most enjoyable, most fun anyone could have… that great life with the teams, the players, the coaches, the owners, the League… my broadcasting partners Pat and Al… the production people and the fans …is still great… it’s still fun and that’s what it makes it hard and that’s why it took me a few months to make a decision.

I still love every part of it – the travel, the practices, the game film, the games, seeing old friends and meeting new people… but I know this is the right time."

Sounds like he really struggled with the decision. Think he takes a year off and comes back?

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

pseudo, your link's doing strange things. Text is right but the link formatting itself is broken.

Fixed: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30246064/

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Well, Michaels and Collinsworth, to me, could be the best TV NFL pairing ever.

I can't wait for that.

 

[MileHigh]

They did a game last year and weren't too bad.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

MSNBC just termed him a HOF coach.

I said to myself, well THAT can't be true.

Jeebus... it is.

What a debacle that is.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

And, now, I KNOW Brett Favre ain't coming back.

 

[heyabbott]

Well, Michaels and Collinsworth, to me, could be the best TV NFL pairing ever.

I can't wait for that.

There's a thread unto itself.

I'll always think Brookshire and Summerall were the best, they were the #1 CBS team of my youth.

 

[playthrough]

Dang. Won't be the same without him. I think after a period of silliness he was back on his game the last couple years with Al.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Dang. Won't be the same without him. I think after a period of silliness he was back on his game the last couple years with Al.

Very true, his tone definitely changed.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I hope he has many years to enjoy his retirement.