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Turducken is a Louisiana Cajun butcher shop specialty that became entwined with football and holiday traditions thanks to NFL legend John Madden. Here's the story of how it all happened.

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This celebrated dish was brought to prominence by NFL legend John Madden, football coach and commentator, in 1996 during a game between the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams at the Louisiana Superdome.

Madden and his long-time broadcasting partner, Pat Summerall, covered the NFL Thanksgiving special for 22 years. According to an ESPN feature, during a Rams-Saints game on Dec. 1, 1996, Madden was introduced to the turducken by New Orleans radio personality Bob DelGiorno. He was hooked.