Boom! Happy Trails John Madden!

After a Super Bowl ring, 20 years worth of video games, and 30 years of booth commentating, Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden announced today that he's calling it quits and putting down the headset from the press box. Gone is the overuse of the telestrator, trailer/bus, fear of flying, turducken, onomatopoeia, and ramblings about non-football related material during boring games. Although Madden's comments were often questionable and obvious, you never questioned that he knew football. He was always entertaining to listen to, I'm definitely going to miss him. He'll be replaced by Cris Collinsworth, who's emerged as a presence in NFL media and replaced Madden's voice in the video game. Madden said today that he "was one that always believed you never say you're going to retire before you do, because once you say it, then you've already done it in your mind and you've already quit." I think it's ironic he's retiring after his 'idol' Brett Favre finally retired. He should have said this earlier, maybe the Jets would have prepared for the aftermath a little earlier. I think Frank Caliendo's going to have to find a new schtick as Madden is his main moneymaker. Here's to hoping for more tough actin' Tinactin commercials.

ESPN-Madden talks on his retirement:


Boom! Tough Actin' Tinactin:


Madden on Madden 09:



MadTV-Frank Caliendo as John Madden for Vagisil: