John Madden meant so much to so many people in our daily lives. The guy was an absolute legend in the broadcast booth.
But that’s not the only place his impact was felt. It also ran deep in the virtual world, too. EA Sports’ Madden video game series is an all-time classic that still continues on today.
For so many fans of football — and sports, overall — Madden was their entry to the game. It made them fans of certain teams and, most importantly, certain players that they absolutely loved playing with. Players who were literally virtually unstoppable.
We’ve all got a list of those players we vividly remember dominating games with — or being dominated with by the homies.
Here’s a look at ours in no particular order because, well, everyone knows it’s ’04 Mike Vick and then everyone else.