Read, Pt. 2: Coach, broadcaster, esports icon: Inside the legacy of John Madden

Mind of Micah

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🗓️ 20 April 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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As John Madden turns 85, those who know him best share the stories that capture how he changed the sports we watch, how we watch them and how our kids -- and their kids -- will learn football. Check back tomorrow for part 3. Subscribe to Micah's Read of the Week Newsletter: micahwiener.substack.com Read it: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31215567/coach-broadcaster-esports-icon-legacy-john-madden

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to Mind of Micah.
0:08.4	Today is Part 2 of Micah's Read of the Week about coach, broadcaster, and eSports icon
0:16.2	John Madden.
0:18.7	In Part 1, we learned about Madden's start in the game and the meeting that led to the
0:24.2	Madden video game, which has now sold more than 130 million copies since being released
0:29.8	in 1988.
0:32.8	Couple programming notes, of course, check out Backdoor Cover.
0:36.0	My sports podcast with Brad Key, talking about the masters, talking about a bunch of other
0:39.6	stuff, you'll enjoy it.
0:44.2	And check out Micah's Read of the Week, the newsletter.
0:46.2	It's free.
0:47.2	It's in your inbox every Monday, around lunchtime.
0:49.1	The link to this is in the description to this podcast.
0:52.8	Check it out.
0:53.8	All right, back to the read, 8.1.
0:56.0	There are 23 facts about John Madden.
0:57.9	We are on number 8, and in fact, 8.1.
1:03.2	Right after the EAT met Madden for the first time, they all went back to their train cards,
1:08.1	train cards, and disbelief at Madden's prolific deployment of swear words.
1:12.2	I'm not exaggerating.
1:14.0	I think every third word out of his mouth is an f-bomb hawk instead.
1:17.4	He is incredibly profane.
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