Who invented the turducken? How John Madden popularized the dish on Thanksgiving, 'Monday Night Football' broadcasts originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

It was over two decades ago that Madden first tried the turducken, leading him to talk about it on the air and show it during many a Thanksgiving game, popularizing a dish that was familiar in Louisiana before thousands of turduckens were mailed around the world.

Turducken's is a popular Thanksgiving dish thanks in no small part to the NFL. Here's how it rose to national prominence.

Mike Madden, son of legendary NFL icon on and off the field John Madden, joins "Good Morning Football" to discuss some of his favorite times around each Thanksgiving.

Madden, who went down in NFL history as a coach and broadcaster, was honoured during each of the three Thanksgiving games.

The 4th Annual John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration features Kansas City Chiefs vs. Dallas Cowboys | @EdEastonJr

NBC's halftime programming for Thanksgiving will feature an extended feature highlighting the coaching legacy of John Madden, narrated by Andy Reid.

One of the most recognized names in the NFL and face of one of the most influential video games in history, John Madden’s legend live on.

Every time we got together we talked about life, we talked about coaching and the magic of getting a team to work together to find greatness.” – Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid (who also narra