John Madden is known as a great analyst and broadcaster for NFL games on the CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System), Fox, and ABC (American Broadcasting Companies). Read the biography of well-known football player John Earl Madden here. John Madden is a previous American football player in the National Football League, a former NFL head coach with the Oakland Raiders and a former color commentator for NFL telecasts. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his coaching career in 2006. He has endorsed and fronted since 1988 for the long-running Madden NFL video game series, he is also widely known for it.
Biography of John Madden
- Birth Name: John Earl Madden
- Date of Birth: 10 April 1936
- Birthplace: Austin, Minnesota
- Zodiac Sign: Aries
- Height: 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Profession: NFL broadcaster; coach; author
- Best known as: The namesake of the “Madden” football video games
John Earl Madden played college football at the University of Oregon and the College of San Mateo before transferring in San Luis Obispo, California at California Polytechnic State University, during completing a BS in Education in 1959 and an MA in Education in 1961, he played both offense and defense there. On 26 December, 1959, John Madden married Virginia Fields. They have two sons, Joseph and Michaellive and live in Pleasanton, California.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Madden broadcast with Pat Summerall on CBS and later FOX. For ABC’s Monday Night Football, he was also the last commentator. In 2006 this show moved to ESPN. A commentator for NBC Sunday Night Football was his last regular role.
Several books has written and served by Madden as a commercial pitchman for various products and retailers. On 16 April, 2009, he retired from broadcasting, in order to spend more time with his family.
