John Madden
John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American
football coach and
sports commentator in the
National Football League (NFL). He served as the
head coach of the
Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, leading them to eight playoff appearances, seven division titles, seven
AFL/
AFC Championship Game appearances, and the franchise's first
Super Bowl title in
Super Bowl XI. Never having a losing season, Madden holds the highest winning percentage among NFL head coaches who coached at least 100 games. As of the end of the
2023 season, Madden remains the winningest head coach in Raiders history with 103 wins.
After retiring from coaching, Madden was a
color commentator for NFL telecasts from 1979 to 2009 and won 16
Sports Emmy Awards. Madden appeared on all four major American television networks, providing commentary for games broadcast by
CBS,
Fox,
ABC, and
NBC. He also lent his name, expertise, and commentary to the ''
Madden NFL'' video game series, which became the best-selling American football video game franchise of all time. Madden was inducted into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
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