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Hated Madden turned into beloved Madden

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Friday, August 4, 2006

Fire up the Telestrator, please. It's time to explain my feelings about John Madden as he enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame: OK, here's this fat guy on the Oakland sidelines (circle the big man in the black shirt); he's the coach. And there's this kid over here (circle the 9-year-old wearing the Broncos jersey); he hates the fat guy. He'll end up loving the fat guy, but not now. No way. Right now, that seems impossible. Mostly he hates the fat guy's team (circle the Raiders logo), because ...

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