Thanksgiving is about family, feasting and football. And in the case of legendary TV personality John Madden and the Turducken dish he helped make famous, it was all three.
“There’s no place I’d rather be today on Thanksgiving Day than right here, right now, at a football game,” Madden said at the 1997 Thanksgiving Day game. “There are only certain things that go together: turkey, family, tradition, football… And today we have it all.”
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Before heading out for a fun day, be sure to visit this story about the NFL and Thanksgiving – there are plenty of interesting nuggets, including Madden's story, that will help you impress your family. This may also help you with this week's news quiz.
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