John Madden

Who is John Madden?

John Earl Madden is a former American football player in the National Football League, a former Super Bowl-winning head coach with the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and later the NFL, and a former color commentator for NFL telecasts. In 2006, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his coaching career. He is also widely known for the long-running Madden NFL video game series he has endorsed and fronted since 1988. Madden broadcast with Pat Summerall in the 1980s and 1990s, on CBS and later Fox. He was also the last color commentator for ABC's Monday Night Football, teaming with Al Michaels, before it moved to ESPN in 2006. His last regular role was as a commentator for NBC's Sunday Night Football, also with Michaels. During his career, he worked as the main color commentator for all four major networks.

Madden has also written several books and has served as a commercial pitchman for various products and retailers. He retired from broadcasting on April 16, 2009 in order to spend more time with his family.

Famous Quotes:

• Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.
• Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble
• The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.
• If you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they've had a bad day
• The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer
• This offense is all about scoring points.
• Here's a guy who can use his arms and legs at the same time.
• In order for this team to win the game, the QB has to throw the ball.