John Madden, legendary Hall of Fame coach, dies at age 85

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

What a great loss. He could make even a boring game more entertaining just because he was there describing the action in his unique style. RIP John Madden.

My favorite Madden moment was in a 90s Redskins 49ers game, in rain and muck, at the end of the game the camera cuts to Joe Jacoby (a Madden favorite) sitting alone on the bench splattered with mud. Madden says, Now there's a football player and lets that thought hang. A few seconds later he adds in a quiet voice something like, There are very few places I could go that I wouldn't want that man with me, or something like that.

Maybe you had to be there, but it really conveyed the man's reverential attitude towards the game.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

My favorite Madden moment was in a 90s Redskins 49ers game, in rain and muck, at the end of the game the camera cuts to Joe Jacoby (a Madden favorite) sitting alone on the bench splattered with mud. Madden says, Now there's a football player and lets that thought hang. A few seconds later he adds in a quiet voice something like, There are very few places I could go that I wouldn't want that man with me, or something like that.

Maybe you had to be there, but it really conveyed the man's reverential attitude towards the game.

And a sad commentary on the HOF voters that Joe Jacoby did not make the HOF.