Jump to content

John Madden

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from John Madden (football))
This article is about the American football personality. For other people with the same name, see John Madden (disambiguation).

John Madden
John Madden smiling, wearing a suit
Madden in 2007
No. 77
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1936-04-10)April 10, 1936
Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:December 28, 2021(2021-12-28) (aged 85)
Pleasanton, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:Jefferson (Daly City, California)
College:Oregon (1953–1954)
San Mateo (1954–1955)
Grays Harbor (1956)
Cal Poly (1957–1958)
NFL draft:1958 / round: 21 / pick: 244
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Head coaching record
Regular season:103–32–7 (.750)
Postseason:9–7 (.563)
Career:112–39–7 (.731)
Record at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame

John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American professional football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, leading them to eight playoff appearances, seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Game appearances, and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XI. Never having a losing season, Madden holds the highest winning percentage among NFL head coaches who coached at least 100 games. As of the end of the 2023 season, Madden has the most wins as head coach in Raiders history with 103 wins.

After retiring from coaching, Madden was a color commentator for NFL telecasts from 1979 to 2009 and won 16 Sports Emmy Awards. Madden appeared on all four major American television networks, providing commentary for games broadcast by CBS, Fox, ABC, and NBC. He also lent his name, expertise, and commentary to the Madden NFL video game series, which became the best-selling American football video game franchise of all time. Madden was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

Early life

[edit]

John Earl Madden was born in Austin, Minnesota, on April 10, 1936, the son of Earl Russell Madden (1905–1961) and Mary (née Flaherty) Madden (1917–2011).[1][2] His father, an auto mechanic, moved the Madden family to Daly City, California, located south of San Francisco, when John was young.[3] John attended Catholic parochial school with John Robinson[4] at Our Lady of Perpetual Help,[5] graduating in 1950,[6] and then Jefferson High School, graduating in 1954.[7][8][9][10]

Playing career

[edit]

A football star in high school, Madden played one season at the College of San Mateo,[11] in 1954,[12] before he was given a football scholarship to the University of Oregon,[12][13][14] studying pre-law, and playing football with childhood friend John Robinson.[15] He was redshirted because of a knee injury and had a knee operation. Then he attended the College of San Mateo[16] in 1955,[12][17] then Grays Harbor College, playing in the fall of 1956,[18] before transferring to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, where he played both offense and defense for the Mustangs in 1957[19][20] and 1958 while earning a Bachelor of Science in education in 1959 and then a Master of Arts in education in 1961.[21] Madden's senior research project at Cal Poly focused on the use of weights to increase strides and speed in athletic training.[22]

He won first-team[23] all-conference honors[24] at offensive tackle in his debut season at Cal Poly, and was a catcher on the Mustangs baseball team.[12] Known amongst his teammates for his impressive downfield speed for a lineman,[25] Madden also was selected by United Press International for Little All-Coast Second Team accolades following his junior season of 1957.[26] During the 1957 season, Madden caught a pass from future fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, then-teammate and Cal Poly quarterback, Bobby Beathard.[27]

Madden was drafted in the 21st round (244th overall) by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1958 (months before beginning his senior season at Cal Poly). His senior year, which again saw Madden regularly start on the left side of the offensive line,[28] was cut short due to a season-ending collarbone injury suffered while making a tackle against Long Beach State in October 1958, with four games remaining on the schedule.[29]

However, on January 3, 1959, Madden played in the All-American Bowl in Tucson, Arizona,[30] and was later praised by Lou Pavlovich of The Sporting News for his play in the showcase.[31] Then, however, he suffered an injury on his other knee[32] in his first training camp, during an Eagles scrimmage in August 1959,[33] ending his playing career without having had an opportunity to play in a regulation game professionally.[19][13]

Coaching career

[edit]

College

[edit]

Madden recounted how he became involved with coaching:

"I got hurt in my rookie year with the Philadelphia Eagles — a knee injury — and I couldn't play. While I was rehabbing, Norm Van Brocklin would be watching films and would explain what was happening. I ended up with a degree in teaching and my love for football meshed with teaching."[34]

In 1960, he became an assistant coach at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California. He was promoted to head coach in 1962. Madden went 12–6 in two seasons, including an 8–1 mark in 1963,[35] during which his Bulldogs were ranked No. 9 nationally among city colleges.[36] Following the 1963 season, he was hired as a defensive assistant coach at San Diego State, where he served through 1966. During that final campaign, the 1966 Aztecs were ranked among the top small colleges in the country.[19] While at San Diego State, Madden coached under Don Coryell, whom Madden credited as being an influence on his coaching.[34]

Professional

[edit]

Building on that success, Madden was hired by Al Davis as linebackers coach for the AFL's Oakland Raiders in 1967,[37] putting him in the Sid Gillman coaching tree.[38] He helped the team reach Super Bowl II that season. A year later, after Raiders head coach John Rauch resigned to take the same position with the Buffalo Bills,[39] Madden was named the Raiders' head coach on February 4, 1969, becoming, at the age of 32, the AFL/NFL's youngest head coach to that time.[40]

Madden's first Raiders squad went 12–1–1 in 1969 but lost 17–7 to the Kansas City Chiefs in the last-ever American Football League Championship Game.[41] This would become a frustrating trend during Madden's coaching career. Oakland won seven AFC West division championships and always played to a winning record during his ten seasons as head coach, but they also lost in six AFL/AFC Championship Games.[42] One of the most frustrating playoff defeats came in 1972, when what appeared to be a last-minute AFC divisional round victory over the Steelers instead became a part of football lore when Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception" gave Pittsburgh a 13–7 win.[43] In 1974, after knocking the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins out of the playoffs in dramatic fashion, the Raiders again lost to the Steelers in the AFC Championship game.[44] The Steelers would once more end the Raiders' season one game short of the Super Bowl in the 1975 AFC Championship game.[45]

In 1976, the Raiders went 13–1 in the regular season and escaped the first round of the playoffs with a dramatic and controversial 24–21 victory over the New England Patriots. In their third straight battle with the Steelers in the AFC Championship game, Madden's Raiders finally defeated their nemesis 24–7 to reach Super Bowl XI. On January 9, 1977, Madden won his first and only NFL title with a 32–14 win over the Minnesota Vikings.[46]

The Raiders made the playoffs in 1977 as a Wild Card team, but again lost the AFC Championship Game, this time to the Denver Broncos.[47] The Raiders enjoyed their tenth straight winning campaign under Madden in 1978 but failed to qualify for the playoffs for just the second time in his tenure.[48] Soon after their season ended, Madden announced his retirement on January 4, 1979, due to a troublesome ulcer and occupational burnout, stating that he was permanently ending his coaching career.[49]

Among Madden's accomplishments as a head coach were winning a Super Bowl, and becoming the youngest coach to reach 100 career regular-season victories, a record he compiled in only ten full seasons of coaching at the age of 42.[50] Madden is still the coach with the most wins in Raiders history.[51]

Madden never had a losing season as a head coach. His overall winning percentage, including playoff games, ranks second in league history behind Guy Chamberlin and is the highest among those who coached 100 games.[52] Madden achieved his record during a period that included head coaches Tom Landry, Don Shula, Chuck Noll, and Bud Grant, who are generally regarded as the top coaches of that era.[53]

Head coaching record

[edit]

Junior college

[edit]
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hancock Bulldogs (Central California Junior College Association) (1962–1963)
1962 Hancock 4–5 2–2 3rd
1963 Hancock 8–1 4–0 1st
Hancock: 12–6 6–2
Total: 12–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

[54]

NFL

[edit]
Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
OAK 1969 12 1 1 .893 1st in AFL Western 1 1 .500 Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFL Championship Game
OAK 1970 8 4 2 .643 1st in AFC West 1 1 .500 Lost to Baltimore Colts in AFC Championship Game
OAK 1971 8 4 2 .643 2nd in AFC West – – – –
OAK 1972 10 3 1 .750 1st in AFC West 0 1 .000 Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in Divisional Round
OAK 1973 9 4 1 .679 1st in AFC West 1 1 .500 Lost to Miami Dolphins in AFC Championship Game
OAK 1974 12 2 0 .857 1st in AFC West 1 1 .500 Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Championship Game
OAK 1975 11 3 0 .786 1st in AFC West 1 1 .500 Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Championship Game
OAK 1976 13 1 0 .929 1st in AFC West 3 0 1.000 Super Bowl XI champions
OAK 1977 11 3 0 .786 2nd in AFC West 1 1 .500 Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Championship Game
OAK 1978 9 7 0 .563 2nd in AFC West – – – –
Total 103 32 7 .750 9 7 .563
Source:[55]

Sportscasting career

[edit]

Television

[edit]

CBS Sports (1979–1993)

[edit]

Madden joined CBS as a color commentator in 1979. After working lower-profile contests during his first years, he was elevated to CBS's top football broadcasting duo with Pat Summerall in 1981, replacing Tom Brookshier. Prior to teaming with Summerall on CBS, Madden was paired with a variety of announcers, such as Bob Costas, Vin Scully, Dick Stockton, Frank Glieber, and Gary Bender.[56] The team of Madden and Summerall would go on to call eight Super Bowls together.[57] On occasions in which Summerall was unavailable (during the CBS years, Summerall was normally scheduled to commentate on the U.S. Open tennis tournament during the early weeks of the NFL season), Madden would team with the likes of Vin Scully[58] and subsequently, Verne Lundquist. On their final CBS telecast together (the 1993 NFC Championship Game on January 23, 1994), Madden told Summerall that while CBS may no longer have the NFL,[a] at least they have the memories. On ABC's final Monday Night Football telecast in 2005, Madden used a similar choice of words.[59]

Fox Sports (1994–2001)

[edit]

When Fox gained the rights to NFC games in 1994, CBS employees became free agents. Madden was the biggest star in football broadcasting, and Fox, ABC, and NBC made offers higher than the $2 million a year maximum for sportscaster salaries; NBC's owner General Electric (GE) offered to make Madden its "worldwide spokesman", and GE Rail would build for him a luxury train. After he almost joined ABC,[60] Madden and Summerall, along with Producer Bob Stenner and Director Sandy Grossman -- known as the football broadcasting "A Team" -- helped establish Fox's NFL coverage,[61] Madden and that group gave Fox credibility to broadcast what Rupert Murdoch called "the crown jewel of all sports programming in the world". Madden's contract paid him more annually than any NFL player.[60] However, toward the end of his tenure, Fox was reportedly losing an estimated $4.4 billion on its NFL contract for the eight-year deal it signed in 1998, and it had been trying to cut programming costs as a result. Madden's Fox contract would have been worth $8 million for 2003.[62]

ABC Sports (2002–2005)

[edit]

In 2002, Madden became a commentator on ABC's Monday Night Football, working with longtime play-by-play announcer Al Michaels. Madden reportedly made $5 million per year.[62]

NBC Sports (2006–2008)

[edit]

In 2005, Dick Ebersol, president of NBC Sports, announced that Madden would provide color commentary for NBC's Sunday night NFL games, beginning with the 2006 season, making him the first sportscaster to have worked for all of the "Big Four" U.S. broadcast television networks.[63] On October 13, 2008, NBC announced that Madden would not be traveling to the October 19 Sunday Night Football Seattle Seahawks–Tampa Bay Buccaneers game in Tampa, Florida, marking the end of Madden's 476-weekend streak of consecutive broadcast appearances. Madden, who traveled by bus, decided to take the week off because he had traveled from Jacksonville to San Diego, and would have had to go back to Florida before returning to his Northern California home. Madden was replaced by Football Night in America studio analyst Cris Collinsworth for the game,[64] and returned for the following telecast on November 2, 2008, in Indianapolis (until 2010 the NFL did not schedule Sunday night games for one week in October, so as not to overlap with the World Series taking place roughly around the same time). Madden called his final game on February 1, 2009, for Super Bowl XLIII between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Madden announced his official retirement from the broadcasting booth on April 16, 2009.[65] He was succeeded by Collinsworth.[61]

Radio

[edit]

Madden got his start in broadcasting calling in to longtime San Francisco radio personality "The Emperor" Gene Nelson's show on station KYA in the 1970s while coach of the Raiders. He followed Nelson when he moved to station KSFO, and the call-ins continued even after Madden's coaching retirement. Madden later made appearances on KNBR.[66] In 1997, he began calling in to radio station KCBS five days a week at 8:15 a.m. Pacific Time. This continued through Thanksgiving 2015, when he ceased calling after heart surgery and other health concerns. He began making twice-weekly appearances on KCBS radio again in 2017, appearing Mondays and Fridays at 9:15 a.m. He stopped making regular radio call-ins in August 2018, citing a desire to remove any obligations from his schedule. KCBS named him "Senior Investigative At-Large Correspondent", indicating that he may occasionally call in again.[67] Madden also aired sports commentaries in syndication on the Westwood One radio network in the United States.[68]

Legacy

[edit]

Madden's lively and flamboyant delivery won him critical acclaim and fourteen Sports Emmy Awards for standing Sports Event Analyst. His announcing style was punctuated with interjections such as "Boom!", "Whap!", "Bang!", and "Doink!"' and with his use of the telestrator, a device which allowed him to superimpose his light-penned diagrams of football plays over video footage. Madden's use of the telestrator helped to popularize the technology, which has become a staple of television coverage of all sports.[69]

Madden was also known for working the annual Thanksgiving Day games for CBS and later Fox. He would award a turkey or turducken to the winning team. He would also award a turkey drumstick to players of the winning team following the Thanksgiving Day game, often bringing out a "nuclear turkey" with as many as eight drumsticks on it for the occasion. The drumsticks served as an odd take on the "player of the game" award. Madden stopped announcing the Thanksgiving Day games after he moved to ABC in 2002, but the tradition continued. Fox, CBS, and the NFL Network (and later NBC) presented the Galloping Gobbler to the game's "Most Valuable" player through 2015.[70]

Following his death, the NFL now honors Madden every Thanksgiving; beginning in 2022, the entire tripleheader of games was dubbed the "John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration". A recording of Madden was played before each of the Thanksgiving games in 2022, and has continued since, along with the awarding of a “Madden Player of the Game” after each game, with NBC continuing on the tradition of awarding the turkey leg(s) to its player(s) of the game.[71]

All-Madden team

[edit]

Of all those players, I think Jack Youngblood...personified the All-Madden team spirit...

—John Madden[72]

In 1984, Madden took the advice of NFL coach John Robinson—a friend of Madden since elementary school—and created the "All-Madden" team, a group of players who Madden thought represented football and played the game the way he thought it should be played.[73] Madden continued to pick the All-Madden team through the 2001 season when he left to move to ABC and Monday Night Football. Madden added his "Hall of Fame" for his favorite players,[74] he created a special 10th Anniversary All-Madden team in 1994, an All-Madden Super Bowl Team in 1997, and an All-Time All-Madden team in 2000. All Madden was also the title of Madden's third best-selling book (after Hey, Wait A Minute? I Wrote a Book and One Knee Equals Two Feet).[75]

In All Madden, Madden explained:

What does it mean to be 'All-Madden'? It's a whole range of things. For defensive linemen and linebackers, it's about Jack Youngblood playing with a busted leg, Lawrence Taylor wreaking havoc on the offense and Reggie White making the other guy wish he put a little more in the collection plate at church. It's about a guy who's got a dirty uniform, mud on his face and grass in the ear hole of his helmet.[76]

Other media

[edit]

Film

[edit]

Madden was featured in the movie Little Giants.[77] He also played himself as the broadcaster of the fictional games in the film The Replacements alongside his broadcast partner at the time Pat Summerall.[78]

On December 25, 2021, the Fox network presented All Madden, a documentary highlighting Madden's rise to stardom as an NFL coach and broadcaster. Former and current NFL players appear in the film, which premiered prior to a Christmas Day contest on Fox between the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, just three days before his death.[79]

Following his death, Fox chose to re-air the documentary with a special encore presentation two days later on December 30. Various streaming platforms also made the documentary available following the encore broadcast due to popular demand.

Advertising and cameos

[edit]

Madden appeared in a variety of radio and television commercials including Ace Hardware, Outback Steakhouse (the corporate sponsor of the Madden Cruiser),[80] Verizon Wireless, Rent-A-Center, Miller Lite, Toyota, Sirius Satellite Radio, and "Tough Actin" Tinactin.[81][65][60] In particular, the Miller beer advertisements cemented Madden's image in the public eye as a bumbling but lovable personality.[82]

Madden appeared in a 1999 episode of The Simpsons, "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday".[83] Madden also hosted an episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live in 1982 with musical guest Jennifer Holliday.[84] As well, Madden was featured in U2's music video for the song "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of".[85] He made a similar appearance in the video for Paul Simon's 1972 single "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard",[86] in which he attempts to teach football fundamentals to a group of kids playing a pickup game.[87]

To minimize travel to studios, Madden built Goal Line Productions in Pleasanton, California.[88]

John Madden Football / Madden NFL video games

[edit]
Main article: Madden NFL

From 1988 on, Madden lent his name, voice and creative input to the John Madden Football series of football video games, later called Madden NFL, published by EA Sports/Electronic Arts. Entries in the series have consistently been best-sellers, to the extent that they have even spawned TV shows featuring competition between players of the games. Despite Madden's retirement as a broadcaster in 2009, he still continued to lend his name and provide creative input to the series,[89] which were so popular that he became better known as the face of Madden to contemporary football fans than as a Super Bowl-winning coach and broadcaster, up until his death in 2021.[90]

Madden viewed the game as an educational tool. During initial planning conversations with Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins in 1984, Madden envisioned the program as a tool for teaching and testing plays.[90][91] He stated in 2012 that Madden NFL was "a way for people to learn the game [of football] and participate in the game at a pretty sophisticated level".[92]

The EA Sports series continues to use his name, iconography and licence following his death, and announced on Madden Day (June 1, 2022) that all editions of Madden NFL 23 would feature Madden on the cover in tribute of his legacy, with the next gen version cover being a picture of Madden celebrating his victory as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI and the All Madden Edition cover being based on the cover of the series' 1st installment, John Madden Football.[93]

Awards and honors

[edit]

NFL

Broadcasting

Halls of Fame

Personal life

[edit]

Madden met his wife, Virginia Fields, in a bar in Pismo Beach, California.[33] They married on December 26, 1959, at St. Mary of the Assumption in Santa Maria, California. Afterward, they lived in Pleasanton, California, and had two sons, Joseph and Michael. Joe played football at Brown University and Mike attended Harvard University, where he started as receiver on the football team.[102]

Madden and Virginia celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary two days before his death.[103]

Aversion to flying

[edit]

Madden's aversion to flying was well known, although his fear was not realized until many years into his adult life. He had lost people close to him in the October 29, 1960, California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash that claimed the lives of 16 players, the team's student manager, and a football booster. However, it was not until 1979 that he had his first panic attack on a flight originating in Tampa, Florida; he never flew on a plane again.[104] Madden, however, stated once in an interview that his fears were not about turbulence, flying, or heights, but primarily claustrophobia.[105]

During his Saturday Night Live hosting appearance in the early 1980s, a short film aired depicting Madden making the journey to New York City to host SNL by train. In the mid-1980s, Madden was a frequent rider on Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited;[106] Amtrak let the famous customer use the dining car at any time.[107] However, beginning in 1987, Greyhound Lines supplied Madden with a custom bus and drivers in exchange for advertising and speaking events, dubbed the Madden Cruiser.[108] The Madden Cruiser shells are manufactured by Motor Coach Industries. The coach-bus sponsors over the years have included Walker Advantage Muffler and Outback Steakhouse.[80] In 2018, Madden donated the original Madden Cruiser to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, where it was restored to its original condition.[109]

Madden never did commentary for the Pro Bowl, which was held in Honolulu during every year of his broadcasting career. Likewise, Madden never called any preseason game held outside of North America, even when his play-by-play partner was on the telecast. Madden found an unexpected use for his bus in New York City after the September 11, 2001 attacks, when he provided transportation for former ice-skating champion Peggy Fleming, whose flight home to Los Gatos, California, had been grounded.[110]

Death

[edit]

Madden died at his home in Pleasanton, California, on December 28, 2021, at the age of 85.[1] While the cause of death has never been disclosed, many believe it was due to a heart attack, citing an open-heart surgery he had in 2015. In a press release announcing Madden's death, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that Madden "was football", adding, "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."[111]

Philanthropy

[edit]
A sign announcing the construction area for the John Madden Football Center is shown on the campus of Cal Poly in May 2023

In addition to hosting an annual bocce tournament which raised money for both the Special Olympics and diabetes research, Madden began funding six scholarships to his alma mater, Cal Poly, for students graduating from various East Bay high schools, starting in September 2021.[112]

In October 2022, Cal Poly and the Madden family announced that Madden had donated a leading contribution toward a total $30-million football facility on the Cal Poly campus. The facility, to be named the John Madden Football Center, would furnish all-new lockers, strength and conditioning facilities, a nutrition center, offices, training rooms and a film-review theater for the team's coaches, players and trainers.[113]

The facility will encompass 30,000 square feet[114] and is anticipated to open in 2029, with the entrance adjacent to the university's memorial for the 1960 airline crash victims, many of whom were Madden's friends.[115]

As of June 2016, Madden's bocce tournament, co-hosted with Steve Mariucci, had raised $5 million for Northern California Special Olympics, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Diabetes Youth Foundation.[116]

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ CBS regained NFL rights in 1998 by outbidding NBC for the rights to AFC telecasts.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Shpigel, Ben (December 28, 2021). "John Madden, Face and Voice of the N.F.L. on the Field and in the Broadcast Booth, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Burwell, Bryan (2011). Madden: A Biography. Triumph Books. ISBN 9781617495465. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "John Madden". raidersonline.org. February 4, 2006. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  4. ^ "Double Dip for Daly City". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "History". Our Lady of Perpetual Help School. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "Perpetual Light, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, December 2004" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Jares, Joe (January 10, 1977). "The Trojans Win an Old War". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "Bay Area stars on CIF's fall All-Century team". The San Francisco Examiner. November 12, 2014. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  9. ^ Burwell, Bryan (2011). Madden: A Biography. Triumph Books. ISBN 9781617495465. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Madden, John (November 20, 2001). "John Madden celebrates Thanksgiving with his own set of traditions". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "Madden: A Biography". barnesandnoble.com. January 27, 2018. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d "CSM inducts 15 Bulldogs into Hall of Fame". smdailyjournal.com. September 23, 2011. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  13. ^ a b Harrell, Eben (April 17, 2009). "2 Min Bio: John Madden". Time. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2009. Recruited to play football at the University of Oregon, he transferred out after his first year and eventually ended up at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1958, Madden suffered a career-ending knee injury during training camp.
  14. ^ "John Madden". encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  15. ^ "Main Street: What we can learn from John Madden". daily-journal.com. October 4, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  16. ^ "CSM Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "John Madden 1955 College of San Mateo Yearbook". eBay. San Mateo, California. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  18. ^ "Nautilus 1957 (Yearbook)" (PDF). Grays Harbor College. March 4, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
  19. ^ a b c "John Maddenʼs biography". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  20. ^ Barber, Phil (April 17, 2009). "Timeline of John Madden's life and career". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  21. ^ Madden, John; Anderson, Dave (1985). Hey, Wait a Minute, I wrote a book!. New York: Villard Books. p. 55. ISBN 0394531094.
  22. ^ Sanchez, Omar (May 14, 2009). "Boom! Madden's greatness developed after his Cal Poly senior project". New Times SLO. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  23. ^ "Cal Poly Gridders Voted Three All-CCAA Berths". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. December 16, 1957. p. 10.
  24. ^ "Cal Poly alumnus and legend calls it quits". mustangnews.net. April 22, 2009. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  25. ^ Aird, Donovan (July 3, 2009). "For Madden, it All Started at Poly". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA). pp. S1.
  26. ^ "Hughesmen Also Draw Two Spots on Second Team". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. December 2, 1957. p. 11.
  27. ^ "Gyrenes Overtake Hughesmen in Second Half, 27-14". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. November 11, 1957. p. 10.
  28. ^ "Regulars Start Bulldog Tilt At Fresno". El Mustang. October 17, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  29. ^ "Madden Lost to Mustangs: Big Poly Tackle Out for Season Due to Injury". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. October 28, 1958. p. 6.
  30. ^ "Beathard, Madden Honored; Pros Eye Big Tackle". El Mustang. January 9, 1959. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  31. ^ "Madden Praised for Play in Arizona Grid Bowl". El Mustang. January 20, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  32. ^ "Madden Out Eight Weeks: Hurt in Eagle Scrimmage". El Mustang. August 14, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  33. ^ a b "Hey, Wait A Minute! I Want To Talk". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  34. ^ a b "Madden: HOF missing something without Coryell". ESPN. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  35. ^ "From the Vault: John Madden didn't just coach at Hancock College, he found a home on the Central Coast". Pro Football Hall of Fame. July 30, 2020. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  36. ^ "Madden to speak before Poly boosters". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. May 6, 1969. p. 6.
  37. ^ James Van Etten (October 9, 2011). "Al Davis: Raiders Owner Turned John Madden into a Super Star | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  38. ^ "Coaching tree, legacy of Sid Gillman". ESPN. May 24, 2013. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  39. ^ Mike Barnes (December 29, 2021). "John Madden Dead: NFL Broadcaster, Oakland Raiders Coach Was 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  40. ^ "Hall of Fame Coach and Beloved Broadcaster John Madden Has Died at Age 85". NBC Chicago. December 29, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  41. ^ "1969 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  42. ^ "Las Vegas/Oakland/LA Raiders Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  43. ^ "1972 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  44. ^ "1974 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  45. ^ "1975 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  46. ^ "1976 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  47. ^ "1977 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  48. ^ "1978 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  49. ^ "Madden, Citing Health, Resigns as Coach of Raiders". The New York Times. January 5, 1979. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  50. ^ "John Madden's unexpected death shakes up NFL world". Fox News. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  51. ^ "Las Vegas/LA/Oakland Raiders Coaches". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  52. ^ Molski, Max (December 29, 2021). "Which NFL Coaches Have the Highest Winning Percentage Ever?". WMAQ-TV. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  53. ^ "Young fans introduced to NFL through Madden games". ESPN. February 4, 2006. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  54. ^ "Hancock Football Record Book" (PDF). Allan Hancock College Athletics. p. 21. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  55. ^ "John Madden Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  56. ^ "Summerall, Madden Leaving Cbs Booth For Fox Together". Scholar.lib.vt.edu. January 22, 1994. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  57. ^ "Ranking the best and worst Super Bowl announcers, from John Madden to Phil Simms | For The Win". Ftw.usatoday.com. January 26, 2016. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  58. ^ Fang, Ken (May 24, 2016). "Did you know Vin Scully almost became John Madden's partner at CBS?". Awful Announcing. Archived from the original on May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  59. ^ "TV Sports ABC Turns Out the Lights for 'MNF'". Products.kitsapsun.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  60. ^ a b c Curtis, Bryan (December 13, 2018). "The Great NFL Heist: How Fox Paid for and Changed Football Forever". The Ringer. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  61. ^ a b "Football broadcaster John Madden retires". Los Angeles Times. April 17, 2009. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  62. ^ a b "Madden leaves Fox for ABC". CNN Money. February 28, 2002. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  63. ^ "Hall of Fame coach, broadcaster John Madden passes away at age 85". Touchdownwire.usatoday.com. March 18, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  64. ^ "John Madden to skip this weekend's game". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  65. ^ a b Badenhausen, Kurt (April 16, 2009). "John Madden retires". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  66. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (April 17, 2009). "Ex-coach, famed broadcaster Madden retires". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  67. ^ Peterson, Gary (August 17, 2018). "John Madden: 'I'm not leaving.' So why is he signing off from his radio show?". Mercury News. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  68. ^ "Westwood One and National Football League Renew Agreement | News". Sportcal. May 5, 2005. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  69. ^ "Father of Telestrator drew it up right". The Boston Globe. September 28, 2014. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  70. ^ Sutelan, Edward (November 25, 2021). "NFL Turkey Leg Award, explained: How John Madden started a Thanksgiving tradition". Sporting News. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  71. ^ "NFL To Start Annual John Madden Thanksgiving Day Tradition". TMZ Sports. November 11, 2022. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  72. ^ Madden, John; Anderson, Dave (1996). "It's Like I'm Still A Kid". All Madden (1st ed.). HarperCollins Publishers. p. 20. ISBN 0-06-017205-3. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  73. ^ Madden, John; Anderson, Dave (1996). "It's Like I'm Still A Kid". All Madden (1st ed.). HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 15–16. ISBN 0-06-017205-3.
  74. ^ Madden, John; Anderson, Dave (1996). "It's Like I'm Still A Kid". All Madden (1st ed.). HarperCollins Publishers. p. 18. ISBN 0-06-017205-3. There's an All-Madden Haul of Fame too, and that's not a typo. Haul of Fame is correct.
  75. ^ "John Madden". ESPN. September 23, 2002. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2009 – via web.archive.org.
  76. ^ Madden, John; Anderson, Dave (1996). All Madden (1st ed.). HarperCollins Publishers. Dust jacket flap. ISBN 0-06-017205-3.
  77. ^ Merican, Sara (October 14, 2019). "The Cast of 'Little Giants,' Then and Now". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  78. ^ Krumboltz, Mike (January 30, 2015). "Fabulous Scenes in Forgettable Movies: 'The Replacements'". OZY. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  79. ^ Darwish, Meaghan (December 2, 2021). "'All Madden': NFL's Finest Reflect on John Madden's Impact in First Trailer (VIDEO)". TV Insider. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  80. ^ a b Sandomir, Richard (December 16, 2009). "For John Madden, at 73, the Game's Still On". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  81. ^ Decker, Bert (2008). You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard: The Complete Book of Speaking … in Business and in Life!. Macmillan. ISBN 9781429947114. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2017 – via Google Books.
  82. ^ Schultz, E.J. (October 19, 2016). "Miller Lite Brings Back Classic John Madden Ad". Advertising Age. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  83. ^ Bonesteel, Matt (August 21, 2014). "The Simpsons marathon is upon us. Here are the best episodes involving sports". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  84. ^ "Saturday Night Live". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  85. ^ "Take a look back at U2's music video filmed in the Astrodome". khou.com. May 24, 2017. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  86. ^ "Paul Simon – Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard". June 16, 2011. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
  87. ^ Kordosh, John (April 20, 2015). "Paul Simon, Framed". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  88. ^ "About our Video Production and Advertising Agency Team". flip2media.com. February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  89. ^ "EA: Madden NFL Franchise To Continue, Contract 'Long Term' (ERTS)". Silicon Alley Insider. The Business Insider. April 16, 2009. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  90. ^ a b Hruby, Patrick. "The Franchise " ESPN, August 5, 2010.
  91. ^ Markazi, Arash (August 21, 2009). "John Madden talks retirement, video game, plans for '09 season". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  92. ^ Bissell, Tom (January 17, 2012). "Kickoff: Madden NFL and the Future of Video Game Sports". Grantland. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  93. ^ "John Madden Returns to the Cover of EA SPORTS Madden NFL 23". Electronic Arts Inc. June 1, 2022. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022.
  94. ^ "John Madden Emmys profile". Emmys.com.
  95. ^ "National Awards". nationalsportsmedia.org. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  96. ^ "The top 50 network TV announcers of all time". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo. January 30, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  97. ^ "Madden Named Rozelle Award Winner". Nfl.info. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  98. ^ "Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductees, class of 1991". Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  99. ^ "John Madden". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  100. ^ "4th class – California Museum". californiamuseum.org. The California Museum. September 22, 2016. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  101. ^ "John Madden". nationalsportsmedia.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  102. ^ Fleischman, Bill (October 31, 1986). "Harvard Vs. Brown, A Family Affair For Maddens". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  103. ^ "The final, beautiful goodbye of NFL legend John Madden". ESPN. December 30, 2021. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  104. ^ "My Personal Memories of John Madden". MSN. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  105. ^ "Madden, Tollner recall deadly plane crash of '60 – College football – NBC Sports". MSNBC. December 24, 2008. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  106. ^ Harvey, Hank (May 24, 1986). "Amtrak at 15: Whither Its Fortunes?". Toledo Blade. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  107. ^ Wheaton, Wil. "Madden's Game". 30 for 30 Podcasts (Podcast). ESPN. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  108. ^ McCarriston, Shanna (December 29, 2021). "How John Madden turned his fear of flying into the Hall of Fame-worthy 'Madden Cruiser' bus". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  109. ^ DeArdo, Bryan (December 29, 2021). "John Madden dies at 85: Five things you probably didn't know about the Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  110. ^ Bannister, Paul (December 9, 2003). "John Madden: America's biggest commuter". Bankrate. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  111. ^ "John Madden, legendary Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at age 85". National Football League. December 28, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  112. ^ Quan, Holly (February 4, 2022). "John Madden's public memorial will benefit underserved Bay Area youth". KCBS All News 106.9 FM and 740 AM. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  113. ^ Inman, Cam (October 2, 2022). "John Madden Football Center coming to Cal Poly SLO". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  114. ^ Koons, Zach (October 4, 2022). "Cal Poly Names New Football Center After Alumnus John Madden". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  115. ^ Bonagura, Kyle (October 1, 2022). "Cal Poly unveils plans for construction of John Madden Football Facility". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  116. ^ Tafur, Vic (June 8, 2016). "Rehabbing Madden misses his own charity bocce tournament". SF Gate. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Madden.
Sporting positions
Preceded by NFL on CBS lead game analyst
1981–1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
none
 NFL on Fox lead game analyst
1994–2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Monday Night Football game analyst
2002–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
none
 NBC Sunday Night Football game analyst
2006–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NFL on NBC lead game analyst
2006–2008 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Madden&oldid=1257015414"