John Madden

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John Madden was a legendary American football coach and broadcaster renowned for his colorful commentary, larger-than-life personality, and influential role in popularizing the sport on television and through the Madden NFL video game series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football coach
human
sports commentator
television personality
video game namesake
almaMater California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
broadcastNetwork ABC
Columbia Broadcasting System
surface form: CBS

Fox
NBC
causeOfDeath undisclosed natural causes
championshipWon Super Bowl XI
child Joseph Madden
Michael Madden
coachOf Las Vegas Raiders
surface form: Oakland Raiders
collaboratedWith Electronic Arts
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1936-04-10
dateOfDeath 2021-12-28
employer ABC Sports
CBS Sports
Fox Sports
NBC Sports
Las Vegas Raiders
surface form: Oakland Raiders
endTime 1978 (head coach of the Oakland Raiders)
familyName Madden
fullName John Madden self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Earl Madden
gamesLostAsHeadCoach 32 (regular season)
gamesTiedAsHeadCoach 7 (regular season)
gamesWonAsHeadCoach 103 (regular season)
givenName John
hallOfFameInduction Pro Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 2006
knownFor Madden NFL video game series
coaching the Oakland Raiders
color commentary on NFL broadcasts
language English
leagueCoachedIn National Football League
namesakeOf Madden NFL video game series
nickname Coach
notableWork Madden NFL video game series
surface form: Madden NFL

Monday Night Football
Sunday Night Football
numberOfChildren 2
occupation American football coach
author
television sportscaster
video game consultant
opponentInSuperBowlXI Minnesota Vikings
placeOfBirth Austin, Minnesota
surface form: Austin, Minnesota, United States
placeOfDeath Pleasanton, California
surface form: Pleasanton, California, United States
playedCollegeFootballFor California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
surface form: Cal Poly Mustangs
positionHeld head coach of the Oakland Raiders
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Pleasanton, California
surface form: Pleasanton, California, United States
sportCommentated American football
spouse Virginia Fields
startTime 1969 (head coach of the Oakland Raiders)
styleOfCommentary colorful and enthusiastic
SuperBowlWinAsHeadCoach Super Bowl XI
teamCoachedInSuperBowlXI Las Vegas Raiders
surface form: Oakland Raiders
trademarkFeature use of telestrator during broadcasts
travelPreference traveling by bus instead of flying
winningPercentageAsHeadCoach .759 (regular season)
yearOfSuperBowlXIWin 1977

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Super Bowl XL announcer John Madden
Super Bowl XXVI announcer John Madden
Super Bowl XXXVII announcer John Madden
John Madden fullName John Madden self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: John Earl Madden
John Madden name John Madden