Episode 1702
John Madden
Thu, 2021-Dec-30 02:22 UTC
Length - 2:12
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With 1,425,124 views on Wednesday, 29 December 2021 our article of the day is John Madden.
John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American football coach and sportscaster. He was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons (1969–1978), and guided them to a championship in Super Bowl XI (1977). After retiring from coaching, he served as a color commentator for NFL telecasts until 2009, work for which he won 16 Sports Emmy Awards.
Madden never had a losing season as a coach, and his overall win percentage is second in league history. In recognition of his coaching career, Madden was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. As a broadcaster, Madden commentated on all four of the major American television networks: CBS (1979–1993), Fox (1994–2001), ABC (2002–2005), and NBC (2006–2008). He also served as a commercial pitchman for various products and retailers, most notably the Madden NFL video game series, to which he lent his namesake and color commentary.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:22 UTC on Thursday, 30 December 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see John Madden on Wikipedia.
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