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[ad_1] John Madden loved football. He loved the game and the competition, and he shared that passion with everyone who watched, including myself, during his thirty years on the air. But despite all his contributions to a legendary career, John was first a football coach. Those who know him from television or even video games …
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[ad_1] Trip Hawkins first met John Madden in 1984, after he agreed to give the name Madden and his football prowess to a football simulation video game, in the dining car of an Amtrak train traveling from Denver to Oakland, California. Legendary coach and broadcaster Madden quickly made it clear who would make the decisions. …
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[ad_1] On his bus to Canton, Ohio for the 2005 Hall of Fame game, John Madden was talking about his favorite season—not spring or summer—but football season. Sitting side-by-side in a diner-style cabin, Madden described how he woke up like a bear from hibernation as the NFL season approached. He had recently been to Chicago …
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[ad_1] John Madden, legendary coach, prolific broadcaster and ambassador for the ubiquitous National Football League, He died on Tuesday at the age of 85, He was remembered for his love of football and his influence on the game. Compliments poured in from the world of sports and beyond. Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, …
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[ad_1] Fox caught up with him in the mid-1990s to build credibility for the beginner sports division. ABC followed up with “Monday Night Football” in 2002 to boost its dangling fortune. NBC hired him when he regained football in 2006 – because, as Dick Ebersol, then president of NBC Universal Sports, put it: “He’s the …
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[ad_1] But in essence, Madden was a coach and, by extension, a teacher; As he proudly states in interviews, he graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo with a master’s degree in physical education, a few credits short of his doctorate. His unscripted style also translated in the Raiders’ locker room, where …
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