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By Joe Parello @HerewegoJoe
With the NCAA men's basketball Final Four in the books, ESPN is set to unveil the Final Four of its annual Madden NFL Cover Vote tomorrow. It's the 25th Anniversary of EA Sports' fantastic football franchise, so this year's cover voting features not only the brightest stars of today, but 32 "old-school" players fans can vote for as well (One from each team).
As of now, Joe Montana faces Barry Sanders in one Elite 8 matchup, while Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders go head-to-head in the other. If you're wondering, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is taking on Arian Foster in a "new school" semifinal, and Robert Griffin III is battling Adrian Peterson in the other.
Obviously, all deserving players, and each of them (Except for Wilson, who wasn't even a starter in last year's game) have been a dominant force in Madden. But who are the greatest video game athletes of all time? Not just in Madden, and not just in football games, but in the history of virtual sports? Well, I am here to tell you my favorites. And no, there is no Bo Jackson or any other Tecmo Bowl players. That game came out when I was 10 months old.
So heck, let's start with the best-selling sports game franchise of all time, branded by a man that also did ads for
(BOOM!) tough actin' Tinactin
Football
Michael Vick: Madden 2004
