John Earl Madden ( born April 10, 1936 , Austin ) is an American football coach and NFL commentator.
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| Birth Name: | John Earl Madden | ||
| Date of Birth: | April 10, 1936 (83 years old) | ||
| Place of Birth: | Austin , Minnesota , USA | ||
| Height: 1.93 m | |||
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| College: Grace Harbor College San Mateo College | |||
| NFL draft : 1957 / Round: 21 / Queue: 244 | |||
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Career
As a player, he demonstrated significant achievements, but at the age of 22 he was forced to stop performing due to a serious knee injury. He began his coaching career in 1960 as an assistant coach in the college team Alan Hancock, and a couple of years later headed it on his own.
Madden achieved the greatest success as a coach at the head of the Auckland Raiders , where he came in 1967 as a mentor to linebackers , in 1969 accepted the club as head coach and with whom he won the XI 1976 Super Bowl . For the team, this victory was the first in history, and for Madden a record - at 42, he became the youngest mentor to win a trophy. [1] . At the end of his coaching career, John Madden focused on working as a sports commentator and expert on football programs on radio and TV. Madden worked as an analyst for all four major networks: CBS (1979-1993), Fox (1994-2001), ABC (2002-2005) [2] and NBC (2006-2009). He spent his last broadcast on April 16, 2009, explaining that he wanted to spend more time with his wife Virginia (married since 1959 [3] ) and his family. [four]
Since 1988, the Madden NFL video game series bearing the name of the trainer has been produced and enjoyed popularity. [5] [6]
In 2006, he was inducted into the American Football Hall of Fame. [7]
Madden is also the author of popular books on American football.
Notes
- ↑ Young fans introduced to NFL through Madden games - NFL - ESPN . Sports.espn.go.com (February 4, 2006). Date of treatment October 12, 2011.
- ↑ Madden leaves Fox for ABC . CNN Money (February 28, 2002). Date of treatment October 12, 2011.
- ↑ Fleischman, Bill . Harvard vs. Brown A Family Affair For Maddens (October 31, 1986). Date of treatment November 2, 2011.
- ↑ Badenhausen, Kurt . John Madden retires , Forbes (April 16, 2009). Date of treatment February 11, 2017.
- ↑ EA: Madden NFL Franchise To Continue, Contract 'Long Term' (ERTS) , Silicon Alley Insider , The Business Insider (April 16, 2009). Date of appeal May 15, 2009.
- ↑ Bissell, Tom . Kickoff: Madden NFL and the Future of Video Game Sports , Grantland (January 17, 2012). Date of treatment January 21, 2012.
- ↑ John Madden's biography . Pro Football Hall of Fame. Date of treatment February 11, 2017.
Links
- John Madden at the American Football Hall of Fame site