Your Five Friday Lists for December 27–31

Let’s rank stuff!

In our never-ending search for a Friday rubric we can stick with, we’re going to rank five things, every Friday. We will attempt to stick to rankings of things that have some sort of connection to the news of that week, but we can’t guarantee anything. Want us to rank something? Put it in the responses, or email us at williamfleitch@yahoo.com.

Cool Things About John Madden

1. The role of Coach on “Cheers” was written for him, but he turned it down.
2. Is in the video for Paul Simon’s “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.” (Along with Mickey Mantle.)
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6VrKro8djw
3. Took figure skater Peggy Fleming home after September 11.
4. Hated flying, but was so beloved that GE once offered to build him his own personal train line.
5. Won a Super Bowl.
6. Hosted “Saturday Night Live.”
7. Had a Master’s degree in education.
8. Never once had a losing season as a coach.
9. When he joined Fox, he made more than any player in the NFL.