Hell Freezes Over: Andy Rooney Finally Retires from '60 Minutes'

The man who has practically defined the word "cantankerous" as the television news world's quintessential grumpy old man is finally calling it quits.

CBS News announced today that Andy Rooney will be retiring from his duties as a regular commentator and essayist on "60 Minutes" this week at the age of 92.

According to the network, Rooney will announce his retirement during his usual closing segment of next Sunday's airing of the news program after a special segment on his career.

"There's nobody like Andy and there never will be. He'll hate hearing this, but he's an American original," said Jeff Fager, chairman CBS News and Executive Producer of "60 Minutes.'"

"His contributions to '60 Minutes' are immeasurable; he's also a great friend," said Fager.

Rooney started working on "60 Minutes" back in 1978, and graced the program with his unique brand of homespun wit and common sense, complaining about aspects of American life that bothered him or pondering on the post office, e-readers or the music today's kids are listening to.

While Rooney's regular segments are over with, "he will always have the ability to speak his mind on '60 Minutes' when the urge hits him," said Fager.

Recently, Andy Rooney's segments have taken on new life with the invention of "The Andy Rooney Game." Invented by comedian Joe Mande, the game asks viewers to clip the first and last sentence of any Andy Rooney segment, splice them together and put htem on YouTube.

The segments end up getting down to the hilarious essence of Rooney, and in many cases make more sense than the originals.

Check out some examples of the Andy Rooney game below: