John Madden (football)
Madden with Susan Collins in December 2007
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April 10, 1936 Austin, Minnesota |
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| High school: | Daly City (CA) Jefferson | ||||||||
| College: | Cal Poly | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1958 / Round: 21 / Pick: 244 | ||||||||
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| Win-loss record: | 103–32–7 |
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| Winning %: | 76.3 |
| Playoff record: | 9–7 |
| Overall record: | 112–39–7 |
John Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former broadcaster and coach for the NFL. He won a Super Bowl as head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the American Football Conference of the NFL, and after retiring from coaching became a well-known color commentator for NFL telecasts. In 2006, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his coaching career. He is also widely known for the long-running Madden NFL video game series he has endorsed and fronted since 1988. Madden worked as a color analyst for all four major networks: CBS (1979–1993), Fox (1994–2001), ABC (2002–2005), and NBC (2006–2009).
Madden has also written several books and has served as a commercial pitchman for various products and retailers. He retired from broadcasting on April 16, 2009 to spend more time with his family.
John Madden was born in Austin, Minnesota to Earl Russell Madden and Mary Margaret (née Flaherty) Madden. His father, an auto mechanic, moved the Madden family to Daly City, California, a town just south of San Francisco, when he was young. He attended middle school at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and then Jefferson High School, graduating in 1954.
Madden married Virginia Fields on December 26, 1959. They live in Pleasanton, California, and have 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.
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