John Madden

John Madden
John Madden smiling, wearing a suit
Madden in 2007
No. 77
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1936-04-10)April 10, 1936
Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:December 28, 2021(2021-12-28) (aged 85)
Pleasanton, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:Jefferson (Daly City, California)
College:Oregon (1953–1954)
San Mateo (1954–1955)
Grays Harbor (1956)
Cal Poly (1957–1958)
NFL draft:1958 / Round: 21 / Pick: 244
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Head coaching record
Regular season:103–32–7 (.750)
Postseason:9–7 (.563)
Career:112–39–7 (.731)
Coaching stats at PFR

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, who he led 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. Madden, who never had a losing season, holds the highest winning percentage among NFL head coaches.

After retiring from coaching, Madden was a color commentator for NFL telecasts from 1979 to 2009, which earned him 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, the best-selling American football video game franchise of all time. Madden was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.