John Madden has died at 85 years old.
-- the NFL coaching and broadcasting legend who's also the namesake of the famed"Madden" video game franchise -- has died, the NFL announced."Nobody loved football more than Coach," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement Tuesday evening."He"There will never be another John Madden, and we will forever be indebted to him for all he did to make football and the NFL what it is today.
After his time as a head man on the sidelines ended, he went on to become one of the greatest color commentators ever -- famously teaming up withHe was eventually inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 -- and his popular terms"Boom!" and"Turducken" are still used around NFL broadcast booths to this day.
Madden, though, is perhaps most known for his association with the insanely popular"Madden" football video game. Casual fans, NFL players, and even coaches around the league play it religiously ... and the franchise -- which comes out with a new iteration yearly -- is reportedly worth around $4 billion.
Madden also gained fame in his career for his role as a pitch man -- he hawked products like Miller Lite and Tinactin, and appeared in notable commercials regularly.
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