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John Madden

ジョン・マッデン　/　じょん・まっでん

American football coach and broadcaster

April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021　・　Austin, Minnesota, United States

From Minnesota
American football player
American football coach
Sports commentator

My Take

Madden is the rare figure who became more famous after he stopped coaching, which says everything about how good he was on a broadcast. His enthusiasm was contagious, the telestrator scribbles, the 'BOOM' and the turducken bits, all of it made the game feel fun and human. But people forget he was a genuinely great coach first, with one of the best winning percentages in NFL history and a Super Bowl ring. And then the video game made him immortal to a generation that never saw him on the sideline. Few people have touched the sport at that many levels.

Overview

John Madden (1936-2021) was an American football coach and broadcaster who led the Oakland Raiders to victory in Super Bowl XI as head coach. After retiring from coaching, he became the most celebrated NFL color commentator of his generation and lent his name to the long-running Madden NFL video game franchise. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the California Hall of Fame in 2009.

1. Profile

Name (English): John Madden
Name (Japanese): ジョン・マッデン
Reading: じょん・まっでん
Born: April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Rat
Origin: Austin, Minnesota, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: American football player / American football coach / Sports commentator / Sportswriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: College of San Mateo

Awards & achievements

2009 California Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3%20(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)

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