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NFL announces the passing of John Madden.

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11 hours ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

His 1976 Super Bowl Championship team was amazing! 

My brother bet me on that game. He took the Vikings but I'd watched the Raiders a couple of times that year and thought they looked dominant.

He was twenty-one and absolutely certain there was no way nine year old me would be better able to pick a football game than him. Heck, he actually went so far as to ridicule my pick.

Being a good younger brother, I naturally never let him forget that 😄

So big thanks to John Madden for helping me get one over on my brother.

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Madden came from humble beginnings but near the end of his life had a self realization that all of us should experience. 

The recent Madden documentary that came out on Christmas day entitled "All Madden" talked about his life but using people he inspired and influence throughout his life to tell his story..........at the end of that documentary they showed John and his closing remark within the documentary after hearing all those comments about him by people he impacted in his life was simply along the lines of..... 

"I never realized.....what I now realize" 

He wasn't aware how important he was to so many other people's lives.......

It was his George Baily's  "Its a Wonderful life" moment............

and one he got to experience like George did in the movie before dying.............

Might we all be so fortunate to have had the opportunity that John Madden did at the end of the documentary to realize.......it is a wonderful life...........

John passed knowing that his life made a difference....................I hope we all have a chance to realize that in our lifetimes.

You played the game of life well John and passed what you had learned along the way to countless others..............RIP

 

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