Andy Rooney's final "60 Minutes" sign off

After 30 years as a staple of "60 Minutes," Andy Rooney gave his final sign off.

[@2002honda954]

He died about a month later November 4 2011. RIP. Loved watching Andy.

[@travist7777]

My Step-dad really liked him, as did I. R.I.P. both you guys!

[@alimontazeriha8959]

He seemed fit for a 92 year old.

[@joesmith6357]

Now 60 minutes is lies! Miss u andy@

[@dfirth224]

I didn't realize he was that old.

[@IMHOLUKE]

It's rare to see someone be so genuine.

[@krane15]

You only get to do that once you've been around as long as he has. After all, there's no one left for you to impress.

[@ilzamaria6424]

I still miss listening to him

[@johnbroadway4196]

I REALLY MISS THIS GUY. Like so many that have left us. R I P Andy !

[@TheSteve1126]

Whether you agreed with him or not, you always knew Andy was genuine and believed in what he said.

[@Podings]

An era of mass media died with Andy.

[@heideleskun1163]

He'd be called #fakenews now. How sad is that. :/

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

@@heideleskun1163 Nah. He wouldn't

[@franksadlowski8136]

He was one of a kind, watched and listened every chase I got...He always made you Wonder about things...He will be missed!

[@halldorherm]

This popped up on my "recommended feed" I grew up watching 60 minutes every Sunday afternoon in Iceland in the 90s, the phrase "Those stories (and Andy Rooney) tonight, on 60 Minutes" just give me goosebumps.

[@KuramasGirl99]

I've been watching Andy ever sence I was a little girl. RIP Andy Rooney you will be missed deeply. :'-(

[@marcdewey1242]

I wish Andy was still with us today,I would love to hear what he'd have to say about how crazy things have gotten.

[@kimbradley9595]

Absolutely

[@773SleepyHollow]

When I watch the opening of 60 Minutes today, it still seems odd that they don't say "and Andy Rooney, tonight on 60 Minutes."

[@SciTrekMan]

Yes, I know, right?!! To this day, I keep thinking that there’s something missing from their Intro!

[@DorvellTStewart]

Same here, and November 2021 will mark 10 years since he left us.

[@TheAnderslindqvist]

I´M IN LOVE WITH ANDY ROONEY!!! - Always witty and kind. His voice and gentle choice of words - in spirit. - Never rude - still sharp Composure. HAPPY! - there were such a man.

[@mrtony1985]

RIP Andy. Way to keep it real.

[@spawnofthedead4556]

Finding videos from the past and reading age old comments feels like a time machine

[@frederickburke9944]

I loved Rooney back in the 80s. I had no idea Rooney was on 60m for so long. I stopped watching TV long before 2011. I might have tuned in on Sundays if I had known.

[@krane15]

After cable gained in popularity, the big 3 began their decline.

[@edmccaffrey1]

Andy Rooney and Walter Cronkite were the best newsmen of the last century. They gave us the news without an agenda or shaping how you view or think what was really news.

[@linjicakonikon7666]

Ed, WAKE UP!!

[@bubbasouth69]

And that’s the way it was.

[@kevinh5349]

They were both flaming liberals and that showed through at times, just not as overtly as the SOBs we've got today.

[@apieceofdirt4681]

Are you kidding me? Those guys were a part of the “operation mockingbird” scandal that the Church Commission revealed during their investigations in the mid to late 70’s. Don’t kid yourself. They were probably MORE corrupt than our current media because it started during the beginnings of the Cold War.

[@apieceofdirt4681]

@@linjicakonikon7666 He’s obviously never heard of Operation Mockingbird.

[@yayatoure3461]

He made me love 60 minutes. Wish i could get all episodes

[@XenaAmazon]

RIP Andy. Godspeed.

[@barbaraschumacher3861]

I miss you, Andy Rooney!!

[@CountryWilly]

One of a kind that working people could understand love and believe miss Andy

[@Mr_dizzel]

Thank you kind sir

[@robpratte9503]

The one and only thank you for an amazing body of work !!!

[@jackspicer9590]

Rest In Peace Andy your an amazing person

[@stuartkline1611]

I remember you well, Andy...

[@steelersfan7238]

Rest In Peace Andy Rooney. You will be missed.

[@fifthbusiness1678]

Not by me. The man was a racist and a homophobe, despite his denials.

[@thatstherecipe]

he was a real one, godspeed brother

[@LeesChannel]

What a legend

[@Jovial_1]

Wish his desk stayed as it was. Possibly in a museum

[@colbysmith6201]

A true original..A different kind of editorial..And he is missed.

[@rusticrichmusic]

I've always admired Mr. Rooney. He entered our living room every week. I looked forward to hearing his commentary and reading his books. I'm a ghost writer because of him. I'm a songwriter because of many. Though I've had others I've admired, Andy was the best in the business. I'm sure he inspired many journalists.

[@geomodelrailroader]

we will miss you Andy enjoy your retirement and keep working on those esays

[@rah62]

He died one month after his final appearance on 60 Minutes.

[@Ghosthound_X]

This is some great wisdom for his final

[@77barrymac]

I still watch "60 Minutes", but not quite as often, as it's just not the same without Mike Wallace. And Morley Safer. And especially the end segment with Andy.

[@77barrymac]

@@user-tq3rr8vy2w , naw, I still do CBS Sunday Morning, they still have a lot of good features, including two I liked this morning, with George Clooney and the sister of Jim Morrison (which also featured the two surviving members of The Doors). And I think the first one, which was about the problems developing because we have too damn many satellites in space! And 60 Minutes still has good stories, but it won't ever match the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s heyday of all the aforementioned. And my son, who just turned 30, always liked the Andy Rooney segments, because it reminded him of Grandpa Bob, also known as my late father. There was something of a resemblance, both physically and crotchetyness.

[@krane15]

I can still recite the intro with all the cast as I sometimes do to the befuddled looks of anyone around me. I grew up as a TV addict, so I have a hundred intros, commercials and ads in my head.

[@monasuehome]

Miss seeing him ❤️

[@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN]

If u dig him up u can see him again 😂🤣👍🤯👊

[@barbarah9917]

RIP. Andy fly high with the Angel's. I'm aware am very late.

[@maureencora1]

We Need to See More of Andy Rooney, I Miss Him on TV

[@situated4]

I love you, Andy. I love you so very much. God help us all.

[@jeffsmith2022]

God Bless you Sir...

[@MuhammadEgypt]

RIP Andy Rooney!

[@frankkahler1431]

Miss yuh Andy!!!

[@kevinreffitt9635]

Andy, I enjoyed your insight...Rest in Pique!

[@tristanfareel7184]

Amazing that he found a job and a life that he loves

[@jameswiskus8859]

Love and miss this MAN so much. I miss the good old days

[@ernesthumphrey8502]

R.I.P , what a treasure we have lost. Wish the best to his family.. thanks Andy for your insight. It’s appreciated. ‼️

[@jenbarnett87]

RIP Andy!

[@MrCaribbean]

RIP Dear Good man, your were humble, I love 60 minutes :-)

[@tyzxcj34]

Andy we miss you man. RIP

[@Vath121]

I would love to see him rant about today's media and news outlets and what they've become.

[@Cryptonymicus]

The main difference between yesterday's media and today's media is that today we've got a media outlet called "Fox" which was intended at its founding to be the propaganda arm of the republican party. Otherwise we've still got the NY Times and others delivering all the news that republicans can't stand because it's the truth.

[@AB-re6re]

He'd give 'em...L

[@AB-re6re]

He'd give them....."L"

[@BillBird2111]

@@Cryptonymicus You mean the NY Times that reported actor Jussie Smollett was attacked by Trump supporters? That NY Times? Please give me a break. You are fooling no one.

[@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN]

@@BillBird2111 When a newspaper makes a mistake they print a retraction. Something Fox News does not do. Vote once, and get ready to accept Biden as our President . Trump is a cult leader. Sad and pathetic. 🤯😩😡🤬

[@taffyday123]

RIP Mr. Rooney

[@AndrewHeard]

Truly an era has ended. :)

[@megm2824]

I always loved listening to what Andy had to say. You may not have agreed with everything he had to say, but at least he was honest. You don't get that to much these days. No one will ever be able to replace the Great Andy Rooney! RIP Andy

[@lukecp]

...and thats the way it is....wonderful!

[@badigalinkin6461]

One of the nicest people in the business i have ever met. He was kind, funny and didn’t ignore those of us on the other end of the camera. Because he was one of us.

[@redmustangredmustang]

A month later he would be gone at 91.

[@NJSatori]

Bless his heart! What a run!

[@AarHan3]

...hail and farewell, Andrew Aitken Rooney. :^(

[@edwinearl4584]

Those eyebrows are still haunting 524 West 57th street, NY.

[@user-ed5zj6tu3p]

I loved what he said about writers....and the "truth". He reminds me if my Dad.

[@RCvolunteer1978]

i do understand what he is saying but some times as a fan I wish to be able to shack that man's hand and say Thank you for being a small part of my life

[@user-sr4oq4us4c]

Rest In Peace Andy your an amazing person. A true original..A different kind of editorial..And he is missed..

[@kimbradley9595]

We miss Andy Rooney who can replace the real Andy there is no one like him there is no one else who tells the truth

[@johnellick7362]

Loved Andy. He was a great writer and I had always seem to agree with his funny outspoken opinions. I had owned several of his books. Good stuff!

[@stacie4170]

Although I disagree with his politics at my age (54)…I grew up with 60 Minutes, Andy, Hee Haw, Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons etc…he was an AMAZING HUMAN. I own his “best of” on VHS 😂 and still own a working VCR. God Bless this gentle(MAN)! Too many wonderful memories ❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@chetbroan2790]

The Talent of CBS personalities is at a nadir. As well as the masculinity of its reporters. "afraid to be pummeled" by 94 year old Any Rooney- one doesn't need to wonder about the death of investigative journalism.

[@gmf3470]

Truth.........a very rare commodity today!

[@montemccarty6512]

He was 92 yrs old in this piece....and his eyebrows just turned 79.

[@krane15]

The eyebrow thing always frightened me. I suspect you out live anybody to impress.

[@jpolar394]

I really do wonder what would Andy say about MSM today and how they turn the story's around.

[@oldblueaccord2629]

Truth just slaps you in the face dont it.

[@666siren]

RIP ANDY

[@patspencer5649]

Miss you Andy. Rest well.

[@anticaveman]

"just let me eat my dinner" ... nice...

[@scotts5308]

I once read a book by Andy. Taught me what a "lazy man's load" was. Miss you Andy.

[@1onlyphil]

RIP Mr Rooney

[@GH-oi2jf]

His best writing was his memoir, My War, in my opinion.

[@kevinh5349]

That was a good book. Must re-read one of these days.

[@mcfrdmn]

Nice sign off!

[@waltermacpherson3648]

I miss you buddy!

[@lhpiii8682]

Had the opportunity in meeting him when I was a bellman at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia. The original Ritz-Carlton on 17th st. All he kept talking to me about on the way to his room was how he wanted to stop talking to me because I was making his neck sore from looking up at me. I'm 6'8" tall. He was very nice from what I could tell.

[@mikemarthaller8789]

RESPECT

[@jonz8155]

Indeed. Just because people are grandchildren, time will tell if they're grand. And if they are great grandchildren, that's an even bigger mountain to climb. Those poor souls have to be grand and great. Out of all the people I've known, including myself, very few are grand, let alone great. But most are pretty good.

[@user-tr3kf9hs6g]

There's never been another like Andy miss his comments

[@sivazh]

Andy didn't know just how FINAL his final rant would be!!!!

[@jeremysimpson8858]

Andy Rooney says in a quiet whispering voice or in a squeaky voice saying when I was a little girl my mommy and daddy and he said im not a little girl anymore

[@DH-en1ql]

The origin of blogging

[@notrealy180217]

My uncle worked with him at CBS and Rooney was REALLY exactly how he is in these segments. I remember my uncle telling me about how he would stubbornly walk from the CBS building in such a slow, old-man fashion. I assume he was walking to/from a restaurant or something. And this massive truck came barreling at him and it was really close to hitting him hahaha. I think he may have even been jay walking. But he was so determined to be independent and I would be too if I was that sharp at 92.

[@davidford9010]

Oooohhhhh that's where the real news went to

[@henrymartin4009]

He still has the end of life eyebrows

[@SushiCat666]

RIP

[@spirg]

They’ll never be another …

[@douglastaylor1770]

60 Min should have found another Andy Rooney. It was/is part of the package.

[@Justin-st7pb]

Cancel culture will cancel him. Good journalist.

[@queenjosieblacklab]

✨✨✨✨✨

[@apieceofdirt4681]

Spent the majority of his life trying to become “well known” and then when it happened he bitched about it. Nice.

[@mikehemeon2473]

He knew he didn't have much time left.

[@christopherjudge1138]

Did'ja ever notice there won't be another like Andy Rooney?

[@krane15]

CBS milked him for all its worth right up until the very end. I watched the stopwatch when it was new. Those stores and Andy Rooney tonight, on 60 Minutes.

[@ROYALPRIX]

He died a month later at 92, wild.

[@smadaf]

I wish the video were just Andy Rooney, without the other two.

[@wintercomesearly]

And deceased within four weeks of this final sign-off from "major complications of minor surgery." I can imagine his take on that. Godspeed, Andy (even though you were an atheist, no offense.).

[@Strive1324L]

Yeah, i recently learned of his atheism.

[@bobg6638]

Signature Andy . . . .

[@robertlaabs5066]

Lucky? Blessed? :-)

[@kevinh5349]

It's my contention that God uses those who are useful to Him, even though the one used doesn't believe in Him!

[@dk60ish]

So sad that he had only one month to enjoy retirement.

[@kevinchouinard9539]

He loved his work; maybe it was the retirement, along with the passing of his wife, that made him check out. I truly believe he chose to pass away

[@kevinh5349]

Guys like that are a lot like Senators. They enjoy the attention so much they die in the seat.