Hall-of-Fame NFL TV announcer John Madden is retiring after 30 years in the announcing booth.  Madden stated that he simply wants to spend more time with his wife and family.

Madden said his health is fine, but at the age of 73, he wanted to spend more time with his family. His 50th wedding anniversary is this fall, and his five grandchildren are old enough to notice when he’s gone.

“If you hated part of it or if something was wrong, it’d be easy,” Madden said.

Madden’s blue-collar style and love for in-the-trenches football endeared him to fans. His “Madden NFL Football” is the top-selling sports video game of all time.

He coached the Oakland Raiders and led them to their first Super Bowl title back in the 70’s.  Madden will be replaced on NBC by the popular Cris Collinsworth.