The former football coach turned TV sports commentator offers a fascinating journey inside the NFL, describing the best players at each position, football tactics, the All-Madden team, and the art of watching football. 250,000 first printing. $225,000 ad/promo.
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TV sports announcer Madden has waited seven years to write this follow-up to his three New York Times best sellers, so it had better be good.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Football's a game and it's meant to be fun, which is what I hope this book is for you. You'll be reading stuff that's in my head, but that I don't really have enough time to talk about during the games. I'll take you around the NFL, from the sidelines to the Fox broadcast booth. I'll look at the players and coaches and owners and talk about broadcasting -- about what I do and how I do it.
What does it mean to be "All-Madden"? It's a whole range of things. For defensive linesmen and linebackers, it's about Jack Youngblood playing with a busted leg, Lawrence Taylor wreaking havoc on the offense and Reggie White making the other guy wish he put a little more in the collection plate at church. It's about a guy who's got a dirty uniform, mud on his face and grass in the ear hole of his helmet.
It's also the offensive genius of Joe Montana and the guts of Emmitt Smith playing a monster game with a painful separated shoulder. It's style and substance, like Jerry Rice, who feels, "If you don't look good, you can't play good." It's candy wrappers flying out of Nate Newton's pockets. It's Deion Sanders and Rod Woodson playing for Lonnie Lott's mantle. It's Bill Bates, the special teams expert who was a mean tackler even at 12 years old -- just ask his coach.
Then there are the guys who lead them -- like Jimmy Johnson, who loved the game so much he came back to take over the Miami Dolphins from the best coach in the NFL, Don Shula. Don and George Allen were the men I looked up to when I was head coach of the Oakland Raiders. Not to mention Vince Lombardi, who showed me there was a lot about football I still needed to learn when he gave an eight-hour lecture on one play.
So when you're not watching a game, crack this book open and enjoy!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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As Interesting As Madden Can Be.,
By CaptHowdy (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All Madden: Hey, I'm Talking Pro Football! (Hardcover)
FOX Commentator John Madden's book All Madden, Hey, I'm Talking Pro Football, is a nice little romp through the meaningless things All Madden. You ever watch a game and hear John babble on about the socks a player is wearing, or how he went ice fishing after a Vikings game? Well the same thing goes with this book. He babbles on and on about weird things, but he does come up with a lot of great insights and football facts just like he does in game commentaries.I just wish they had use the word 'Hey' a little less.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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John madden is the Greatest.,
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This review is from: All Madden: Hey, I'm Talking Pro Football (Mass Market Paperback)
John madden is absolutely awesome. He writes just like he announces games, which is great because you aren't supposed to write like you talk. There's a chapter called, "Hating the Cowboys is Healthy"! Hwo can you not love this guy? Buy the book if you're even remotely interested in football.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Big John Madden is the Don Cherry of US Pro Football! Pick Up On It!,
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This review is from: All Madden: Hey, I'm Talking Pro Football (Mass Market Paperback)
John Madden, Maddencruiser and all loves
Football and wants you out there to love it too. All his books are well worth the buy and at least you can read them easily as John does like he does when ordering lunch - no 'banjo orders' - he doesn't "string" things along. He gives it to you plain, straight and to the point. Always liked John but the sorry partners he has had to be saddled with lately - Al Michaels [nee Dave Bronstein, at least that's what he played in a 1968 episode of Hawai'i Five-0] - yeuch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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