Who was John Madden?

John Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American football coach and sportscaster.

He was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons (1969–1978) and guided them to a championship in Super Bowl XI (1977).

After retiring from coaching, he served as a color commentator for NFL telecasts until 2009, work for which he won 16 Sports Emmy Awards.

John Madden, legendary NFL coach and beloved broadcaster, dies aged 85

The legendary John Madden, known for his time as an NFL coach and broadcaster, has passed away.

The NFL announced Madden’s passing, saying the 85-year-old died unexpectedly Tuesday morning.

“On behalf of the entire NFL family, we extend our condolences to Virginia, Mike, Joe and their families,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “We all know him as the Hall of Fame coach of the Oakland Raiders and broadcaster who worked for every major network, but more than anything, he was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.

Nobody loved football more than Coach. He was football. He was an incredible sounding board to me and so many others. There will never be another John Madden, and we will forever be indebted to him for all he did to make football and the NFL what it is today.”

Madden retired in 1979 after coaching the Oakland Raiders for 10 years, making it to seven AFC title games and winning one Super Bowl title. His 0.739 winning percentage is second to Vince Lombardi among those who have coached in at least 140 regular season and playoff games.

He educated a football nation with his use of the telestrator on broadcasts; entertained millions with his interjections of “Boom!” and “Doink!” throughout games; was an omnipresent pitchman selling restaurants, hardware stores and beer; became the face of “Madden NFL Football,” one of the most successful sports video games of all-time; and was a best-selling author.

Most of all, he was the preeminent television sports analyst for most of his three decades calling games, winning an unprecedented 16 Emmy Awards for outstanding sports analyst/personality, and covering 11 Super Bowls for four networks from 1979-2009.

John Madden Biography, Wiki

John Madden, in full John Earl Madden, (born April 10, 1936, Austin, Minnesota, U.S.—died December 28, 2021), American gridiron football coach and television commentator who was one of the best-known personalities in the National Football League (NFL) history.

In addition to his accomplishments in the NFL, Madden lent his name to a series of video games, Madden NFL, that became a cultural sensation.

Madden was raised in Daly City, California, where he was a standout high school football player. He played on both the offensive and the defensive line at California Polytechnic State University (at San Luis Obispo) and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1958.

However, a knee injury he suffered during his first training camp prevented him from launching a playing career in the NFL. He coached at Hancock Junior College in Santa Maria, California, from 1960 to 1963, and was the defensive coordinator at San Diego State University from 1964 to 1966.

In 1967 Madden was hired by Al Davis as the Oakland Raiders’ linebackers coach. Madden was promoted to head coach in February 1969 at just age 32.

• Name – John Madden
• Real Name – John Earl Madden
• Birthday – April 10, 1936
• Age – 85 Years (as in 2021 at the time of death)
• Gender – Male
• Nationality – American
• Zodiac/Sun Sign – Aries
• Religion – Christianity
• Born In – Austin, Minnesota, United States
• Hometown – Austin, Minnesota, United States
• Famous As – Football Coach
• Profession – American football coach, Sports Persons
• Date of Death: December 28, 2021
• Death At Age: 85
• Death Place: at his home in Pleasanton, California, United States
• Cause of Death: Natural Death

John Madden Career

A football star in high school, Madden played one season at the College of San Mateo, in 1954, before he was given a football scholarship to the University of Oregon, studying pre-law, and playing football with boyhood friend John Robinson. He was redshirted because of a knee injury and had a knee operation.

Then he attended the College of San Mateo in 1955, then Grays Harbor College playing in the fall of 1956, before transferring to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, where he played both offense and defense for the Mustangs in 1957 and 1958 while earning a Bachelor of Science in education in 1959 and a Master of Arts in education in 1961. 

He won all-conference honors at offensive tackle, and was a catcher on Cal Poly’s baseball team.

Madden was drafted in the 21st round (244th overall) by the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles in 1958, but in his first training camp suffered an injury on his other knee, ending his playing career before he ever got a chance to play professionally.

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