NEW YORK (CNN) -- Legendary football coach and broadcaster John Madden is retiring, he announced Thursday.
"It's been such a great ride ... the NFL has been my life for more than 40 years, it has been my passion -- it still is," he said in a statement released by NBC Sports.
Madden, 73, was a Hall of Fame coach for the Oakland Raiders, but is best known to millions as an ebullient football commentator. He won 16 Emmy awards for outstanding sports analyst/personality, NBC said.
I see his wife on our Golf Course all the time, John's not much of a golfer. I think he prefers Bachi Ball at his restaurant in Livermore. Well done John, we've enjoyed the ride with you. |