John Madden

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.

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.

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

Occupation

American football player / American football coach / Sports commentator / Sportswriter

University

College of San Mateo

Awards & achievements

• 2009 California Hall of Fame
• Pro Football Hall of Fame

Motto

Private

• 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)

Tags

• From Minnesota
• American football player
• American football coach
• Sports commentator

Last updated

2026-06-02

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