John Madden retires from broadcasting

Per ESPN, Pro Football Hall of Fame member John Madden has announced that he is retiring from broadcasting after 30 years in the booth. Madden, who is 73 years old, was the coach of the former Super Bowl Champion Oakland Raiders and began his broadcasting career in 1979. He has won 16 Emmy Awards for his performance on all four major broadcast networks.

The Twitterverse has mixed emotions. Some appear happy for him and others are a bit sad:

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   mmcgreger (Cordova, TN) Wow. john Madden is retiring! I knew it would happen someday, just still a shocker. http://bit.ly/OV4p 16 Apr 2009 from twitterrific
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   oziumrules (Miami, FL) Congrats to John Madden on a great sportscasting career. Enjoy retirement.... 16 Apr 2009 from txt
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   theu4life219 (New York, NY) Congrats to John Madden on a great run as a broadcaster...u will be missed!! so does this mean there will be no more Madden vid gms? LOL 16 Apr 2009 from web
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   DavidMMcLemore (Location not listed) John Madden is retiring from the broadcast booth. That is sad. While not everyone liked him, he was always my favorite. 16 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon
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   keithters (Brooklyn, NY) I don't think I can watch pro football without Madden 16 Apr 2009 from web
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   TheMontyShow (Los Angeles, CA) John Madden changed the way we watched football, pretty amazing career! 16 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   jonanibal (Location not listed) John madden retiring from broadcasting = thank goodnes :) 16 Apr 2009 from txt

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John Madden retires from broadcasting