John Madden's Pro Football Hall of Fame Speech

With John Madden retiring from broadcasting today, I thought I would post his induction speech into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006, the same year he joined NBC Sports.

This is part one of his speech.

Here’s part 2.

Madden definitely made an impact on broadcasting, bringing his personality to the booth. In addition, the impact he made as a commercial pitchman for Lite Beer, Ace Hardware and Tinactin is immense. Of course, gamers love Madden as well.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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