Sports Collectors Digest

IN MEMORIAM

John Madden meant different things to different people during his four decades around professional football.

To football fans of the 1970s, he was one of the best head coaches in the game, leading the renegade Oakland Raiders to seven AFC titles and a Super Bowl victory following the 1976 season.

For 30 years, Madden was the most famous TV broadcaster in sports, using his colorful, unconventional style to educate and entertain millions of football fans and become a household name. Working for all four major TV networks,

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