John Madden (American football player)
John Earl Madden (* 10. April 1936 in Austin , Minnesota ; † 28. December 2021 in Pleasanton , California ) was an American American football trainers and poker players. He coached the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL) and was one of the best coaches in NFL history. After his active coaching career, he was better known as a football commentator and namesake for the Madden NFL football video game series .
Career as a player
Madden first played college football at California Polytechnic State University . He played both on defense and offense . In 1958 he was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 21st round in 244th place in the NFL Draft . Due to a knee injury sustained in training camp, however, he was never used in the NFL.
Career as a coach
Madden began his coaching career with various college teams. Most recently he was an assistant coach for the defense of the San Diego State University team . Madden was hired in 1967 by the Oakland Raiders as an assistant coach (responsible for the linebackers ). When their then coach John Rauch left the team in 1969 and went to the Buffalo Bills , John Madden was promoted to Head Coach, a position he held until 1978. His greatest coaching achievement came in 1977 when he led the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl . His track record includes 103 wins, 32 losses and seven draws.
Career as a commentator
Madden worked as a commentator from 1980 to 2009. Pat Summerall stood by his side for more than 20 years . The last game commented on together was Super Bowl XXXVII .
The Pro Football Hall of Fame , which Madden was inducted into in 2006, honored him with the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award in 2002 .
Others
Electronic Arts Sports publishes a video game called Madden NFL annually .
John Madden also appeared as a coach in the movies Little Giants and as a commentator in the movie Heroes from the Second Series in a supporting role.
Web links
- John Madden in Pro Football Hall of Fame (English)
- John Madden in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christopher Gates: RIP, John Madden. In: dailynorseman.com. December 28, 2021, accessed December 29, 2021 .
- ↑ Kevin Kada: Football legend John Madden died at the age of 85. In: The courier . December 29, 2021, accessed December 29, 2021 .
- ↑ http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30246064/
- ↑ Madden's legend unmatched in NFL
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Madden, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Madden, John Earl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player, coach and commentator |
| BIRTH DATE | April 10, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Austin , Minnesota , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 2021 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Pleasanton , California , United States |