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John Madden began his pro football coaching career in 1967 as the Oakland Raiders' linebackers coach. After two seasons, he was elevated to head coach. At 32 years of age when he was hired, he became the youngest head coach in the American Football League. In his first year at the Raiders' helm, Madden earned American Football League Coach of the Year honors as he led the team to a 12-1-1 record and an AFL Western Division title.
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After an unnecessarily long wait, this month Madden finally made it to Canton. Not John Madden: The coach with the highest winning percentage in NFL history and the broadcaster who's been the top analyst on three networks still hasn't been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The other Madden. The one that, like Elvis or Madonna, needs only one name to be introduced: the pro football video game, the 14th iteration of which, Madden NFL 2004 ("Madden 2004" to most), went on sale this week. With 30 million copies sold over the course of the franchise's history, including more than 5 million of last year's version (Madden 2003), the Hall decided that America's best-selling sports game merited its own 300-square-foot display. Oh, and the museum's multiyear marketing arrangement with EA Sports, the game's publisher, might have had something to do with it.
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John Madden brings the best football back to PC, bigger than ever! All 31 NFL teams (including the new Cleveland Browns), all-star and classic teams, player-specific animations, and much more. Graphics are better than ever. Improved running and rush interface gives you the ultimate control over strategy and execution. Even a franchise mode to keep you busy for a while.
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John Madden joins ABC Sports after spending the last 21 years as a NFL game analyst for Fox and CBS where he garnered 13 Emmy Awards for outstanding sports personality/analyst. Prior to his announcing days, Madden registered a 103-32-7 record as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969-1978 and led the Raiders to victory in Super Bowl XI. Madden currently has the best winning percentage (.750) of any head coach in NFL history.
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ABC Monday Night Football analyst John Madden checks in regularly on KCBS (740 AM) in San Francisco. Monday, he talked about the upcoming World Baseball Classic. He ... discussed The New York Times' story in which he offered advice on coaching.
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[E]ven when the game is weak, it can rely on the strength of John Madden. Not Madden the announcer—Madden the brand. Though his announcing style doesn't seem as fresh as it did 20 years ago, John Madden is still the world's pre-eminent football expert and evangelist. The Madden brand is so powerful that EA has virtually dropped "NFL" from the game's packaging, except in the form of a tiny logo. "Madden" and "2004" are the dominant elements on the cover, in addition to Vick's photo. As an announcer, John Madden is of no real value to the game, except as kitsch, but John Madden the football popularizer and one-man quality-control team is the perfect incarnation of his video namesake.
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