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Sports world mourns the death of NFL legend John Madden [Video]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- Legendary football coach and sportscaster John Madden died Tuesday at the age of 85.
- Tributes began to pour in on social media from professional athletes, commentators, and other coaches.
- Madden was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
Legendary football coach and sports broadcaster John Madden has died at the age of 85.
The NFL announced Madden died “unexpectedly” on Tuesday morning. His cause of death was not immediately made public.
Before Madden started his coaching career, he was an NFL star. However, a knee injury during training camp in 1958 ended his professional career. He was drafted to the Philadelphia Eagles that year.
He has become one of the most influential figures in professional football since then.
In 1967, he started his coaching career as the linebacker coach for the Oakland Raiders. After two seasons, he became head coach at 32 years old, making him the youngest coach in the American Football League.
On Jan. 9, 1977, he led the Raiders to a 32-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI. Over 10 seasons as head coach, he secured a record of 103 wins, 32 losses and 7 ties.
Following his retirement from coaching, he continued to be involved with the game, becoming one of the most iconic color commentators in professional football. From 1979 to 2008, he served as an analyst for CBS, Fox, ABC, and NBC.
He is also the name behind the widely popular “Madden” video games. Madden was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 5, 2006.
The sports world is mourning the death of Madden.
Following the news of his death, tributes began to pour in on social media from other athletes, commentators, and coaches.
Tom Brady shared a memorial to Madden on his Instagram Story on Tuesday evening.
“John called our first Super Bowl,” he wrote alongside the photo. “He was always so good to me. RIP to a legend of our game. My condolences and love to the Madden family.”
Lakers legend LeBron James wrote on Twitter: “Rest in paradise to the [goat] John Madden!!!! Your legacy will continue to live on [forever].”
Source: Yahoo! News
Dan
December 31, 2021 at 10:43 am
Not to disrespect Madden and I’m sure I’ll be pissing off at least a few football fans here. But, Richard Marcinko Dies on Christmas day the guy that formed seal team six the team that killed bin laden, spent decades fighting terrorists and making our country more secure and not a peep on the news but a football coach dies and it’s everywhere. I know he was beloved by many and I am sorry for the families loss But, maybe a little balance is in order here.
Linde Barrera
December 31, 2021 at 7:36 pm
To Dan- I agree with you. My condolences to John Madden’s family. But Richard Marcinko’s life and accomplishments should be celebrated too. The fact that the Lamestream media does not report about
Marcinko’s death shows what lamebrains they are. I firmly believe that the majority of those in the Lamestream media of the US should move to either Communist China, Venezuela, Cuba or Somalia. They would be happier in one of those countries because there is no right to free speech as there is in the US, thank God and our Founding Fathers.