Andy Rooney’s Final 60 Minutes Sign Off

Andy Rooney knows his way around CBS. His first "A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney" aired in 1978, and has become a very popular segment for 60 Minutes. Rooney made his final farewell this past Sunday, and in case you missed it, here is a little overview of what the infamous radio and television writer had to say.

Andy Rooney has done well over 1,000 essays for "60 Minutes." As he steps down from his regular role on the show after 40 years, there is perhaps no better way to celebrate America's favorite curmudgeon than to let Andy do the talking. That's why this week at "Overtime" we offer a selection of some of his best commentaries.

Even though few of us here at "60 Minutes" can remember a time when Andy wasn't on the show, he had a long reporting and writing career before "60 Minutes." Andy was a newspaper man for "Stars and Stripes" during the World War II; a writer for Arthur Godfrey's variety show and "The Garry Moore Show" in the 1950s; and then he switched to news and public affairs reporting, which included producing pieces for colleague and friend Harry Reasoner.

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