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Originally Posted by Donger
Really? I read that he just suffers from extreme klosterphobia and freaked out on one particular flight. Rode the plane out and swore to never fly again.
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"It was back in 1979 that the poster child for the claustrophobic, fear-of-flying set had what he described as "a full-blown panic attack" when about to fly out of Tampa.
"It wasn't about flying, bad turbulence or anything. The flight attendant closed the door and before we'd even moved I knew I had to get off the plane, but I gutted it out. You think you're going to die. I was sweating, shaking, the whole thing.
"It was about being encased and not being able to get out."
Madden landed, turned in his frequent flier card, and grounded himself forever."
Madden did not have a "Final Destination" like experience cheating death ala a freak plane crash with the Philadelphia Eagles (in fact I see no record of such a team plane crash). The man just doesn't like the idea of having no control over getting out of confined spaces while in flight.