NFL John Madden passes away

[Brasher]

Not many people in my life have had a lasting positive influence on me.

John Madden introduced me to and spawned my love of American Football for which I will always be grateful for.

Sad loss but someone who left the world a better place.

 

[Exe Gesis]

John Madden was known to players for his kindness

Posted by Michael David Smith on December 29, 2021, 5:11 AM EST

John Madden, who died on Tuesday at the age of 85, was known to yell at players and officials during his days as the Oakland Raiders’ head coach. But he also showed, in quiet moments away from the TV cameras, a decency for the players who sacrificed their bodies for the sport Madden loved so much.

George Blanda, the Hall of Famer who played 26 seasons, longer than anyone else in NFL history, said of Madden in 1979, “Of all the coaches I ever slaved for, John Madden was the kindest and the most thoughtful.”

But it was one act of kindness in particular that many recalled about Madden after his death: The care he showed for Darryl Stingley, a New England Patriots player who suffered a life-changing spinal cord injury in a preseason game against Madden’s Raiders in 1978.

When Madden learned of the severity of Stingley’s injury after the game, he went straight to the Oakland-area hospital where Stingley had been taken. When Madden arrived he was angered to learn that Patriots head coach Chuck Fairbanks was flying home with the rest of the team, as Madden felt that Fairbanks should have stayed with Stingley until Stingley’s family could arrive. A 1979 New York Times article reported that Madden got someone at the airport on the phone and barked, “You get Chuck Fairbanks off that plane.”

A Sports Illustrated profile of Madden in 1983 reported that when Stingley’s family did arrive, Madden and his wife offered to let the family stay in their home and use their car as long as Stingley was in the hospital. Madden also took time away from the Raiders’ training camp to make regular visits to Stingley. After the Raiders played the Broncos in the regular-season opener that year, they flew home from Denver and Madden went straight from the airport to the hospital to see Stingley.

Madden retired from coaching at the end of that season, and although Madden never said so, some who knew him felt the distress he felt about Stingley’s injury contributed to his decision to step away.

Stingley would never walk again, and he died in 2007 at the age of 55. In his autobiography, Stingley wrote of Madden, “I love that man.” Stingley could have been speaking for the whole football world

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Same bloke who teaches class at the Colin Kaepernick thought school I assume. ******* idiot

Dallas College Professor Spits On John Madden's Grave, Claims Madden Video Game "Dehumanized Black Athletes"

Andrew McGregor, a history professor at Dallas College, decided to target John Madden and his legacy following his death at the age of 85.

boundingintocomics.com

 

[Exe Gesis]

Wow what a knucklehead

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

That’s over the top rubbish

 

[aussiedude]

Lol what a moron. How do you draw that line between them.

That's like saying every TV show, game or movie that has a gun promotes mass shootings.

 

[AmericanAFL]

DIGITAL PLANTATION

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

DIGITAL PLANTATION

Tom Brady has been a digital slave for a very long time now, wait hes not black, pls disregard.

 

[aussiedude]

This dick also doesn't know the Madden franchise licensing fees when last negotiated were about $500m for the NFLPA which goes to helping retired players.

 

[Brasher]

"Doctor"

Another pencil neck with an ability to study.

Comparing the video game industry to plantations was enough for me.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

 

[reubski23]

Really nice from Bill.

did smile a bit when he spoke about the Madden game when I don’t think he has given his rights to be used in it

 

[AmericanAFL]

Was watching a 1988 Eagles/Giants game last night as part of my own personal John Madden tribute, and was lucky enough to catch Bill Parcells give a young BB a huge spray on the sidelines. Gave me quite a laugh.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Same bloke who teaches class at the Colin Kaepernick thought school I assume. ******* idiot

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Dallas College Professor Spits On John Madden's Grave, Claims Madden Video Game "Dehumanized Black Athletes"

Andrew McGregor, a history professor at Dallas College, decided to target John Madden and his legacy following his death at the age of 85.

boundingintocomics.com

So, our boy Dr. McGregor was exposed for playing madden and has put his twitter account on private. lol, the internet is undefeated.

Doctor Who Blasted Madden Video Game for Building a 'Digital Plantation' Used to Play Madden

A doctor eulogized the death of John Madden by blasting the famous football video games that bears the NFL icon’s name for building a “digital plantation.”

www.mediaite.com

 

[AmericanAFL]

Digital plantation owner.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

I mean fair enough if he was throwing that s**t at College football.

 

[netslave]

John Madden was a big part of the reason I got interested in the NFL back in the late 80s, early 90s. As an aussie, he explained the sport and the nuances in his commentary and made it much easier to understand wtf was going on
Also the video game bearing his name was great as well.
R.I.P big fella.

 

[Exe Gesis]

 

[Exe Gesis]

What would be the best permanent tribute to John Madden?

by Mike Florio on December 31, 2021, 1:03 PM EST

We’ve spent plenty of time this week thinking and talking about the best way for the NFL to create a permanent tribute to John Madden. Yes, his name will appear on the official NFL video game for as long as the NFL exists. But that’s something he earned. It’s incumbent on the league to bestow on John Madden an honor that properly reflects his unparalleled influence on the game and those who love it.

So here’s a list of possibilities, as inspired by various discussions with PFT contributors and, in some cases, reader input.

The All-Madden Team.

Many have made the obvious possibility of renaming the All-Pro team the All-Madden team. On the surface, it makes sense. At a deeper level, it doesn’t.

John Madden had an All-Madden team, one that was based on a different viewpoint and appreciation of player talents. Would that be the guiding light for the crafting of an official All-Madden team? If not, it’s not the answer. If so, the challenge then becomes finding the right people to vote on the prize, people with the same sensibility and perspective as Madden. There simply aren’t many who fall into that category.

Even if that’s what happens, calling the All-Pro team the All-Madden team doesn’t feel big enough. There would need to be something more.

The John Madden Coach of the Year.

This has become another common suggestion. But it doesn’t fit Madden’s overall career, which swept so much more broadly. He coached for only 10 years, winning only one Super Bowl. Frankly, if the coach of the year award is going to be named after anyone, it needs to be named after Bill Belichick.

The John Madden MVP Award.

If any award will be named after John Madden, it’s this one. The NFL MVP award. The biggest individual prize that reflects on-field excellence and performance.

The John Madden Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The powers-that-be have been looking for a way to generate more interest in what basically is a museum. Changing the name of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to the John Madden Pro Football Hall of Fame would do it, immediately. And then the challenge would be to reimagine everything about the Hall of Fame based on the things John Madden said and believed about the game.

The John Madden Super Bowl.

This was the first thing that popped into my brain when trying to think of a proper tribute for John Madden. Name the sport’s biggest and best game after it’s biggest and best personality. It probably won’t ever happen. That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t.

John Madden in the NFL logo.

Some readers have suggested a reshaping of The Shield to include John Madden, in some way. Whether reshaping The Shield based on his silhouette or working his likeness into it. Whatever it may be, there has to be a way to weave the man who has been such an important part of the fabric of the game directly into the fabric of The Shield.

“John Madden 345.”

This is an easy one, even if it’s not nearly big enough. Change the name of the league office, widely known as 345 Park Avenue, to Madden 345.

The Oakland All-Maddens.

Here’s my favorite idea, one that a reader recently suggested. With expansion possibly on the horizon as the NFL looks to increase inventory for gambling purposes, why not put a team back in Oakland and name it after John Madden?

The obvious name would be the Oakland Maddens. The better name, in my view, would be the Oakland All-Maddens.

Yes, the NFL would have to find a buyer and a stadium. Then again, there’s already an NFL-ready stadium located closer to Oakland than San Francisco. The Raiders didn’t move their because the 49ers and Raiders don’t get along. Maybe putting a new team named for Madden in that stadium would avoid such issues.

There may be other ideas. Many may be better than the ideas listed above. Regardless, the NFL eventually needs to find a way — a big way and the right way — to honor the man who has meant more to the game of football since the first time someone pumped air into an oblong ball and started running around with it.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Some good ideas in there.

 

[Brasher]

Some good ideas in there.

I like the MVP idea...but then Brett Favre would still be winning it.