John Madden, former Oakland Raiders NFL (National Football League) coach and famous commentator, has died at the age of 85, the League said on Wednesday (French time). He took the reins of the Raiders team as head coach in 1969,
becoming the youngest technician in NFL history at 32 years and 10 months.
🕊 John Madden, an icon of the NFL.
Head Coach with the best win ratio in history in 10 seasons with the Raiders. 1 ring.
Commentator for 30 years, he appeared on the 4 major channels, and commented on 11 Super Bowls.
Face of EA video game, Madden NFL. pic.twitter.com/cQFGint8pW
– NFL France (@NFLFrance) December 29, 2021
At their head, he won the Super Bowl in 1976 against the Minnesota Vikings. “No one loved football as much as Coach… There will never be another John Madden, and we will forever be indebted to him for all he did to make football and the NFL what it is.” today ”, reacted in a statement the Commissioner of the League Roger Goodell.
John Madden went on to become a successful NFL commentator and specialist in the United States, working for CBS, Fox, ABC and NBC. He also had gave his name and his voice to the video game EA Sports “Madden NFL”, very popular with the players themselves. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2006. The cause of his death has not been disclosed.