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    John Madden, NFL icon as coach, broadcaster and video game star, dies at age 85

    by Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times Dec 28, 2021 6 minutes

    LOS ANGELES — John Madden, an NFL icon who reached the top of his profession in three distinctly different fields — coaching, announcing and video games — died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, according to the NFL. He was 85.

    “On behalf of the entire NFL family, we extend our condolences to Virginia, Mike, Joe and their families,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said, referencing Madden’s wife and their sons. “We all know him as the Hall of Fame coach of the Oakland Raiders and broadcaster who worked for every major network, but more than anything, he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

    “Nobody loved football more than Coach. He was football. He was an incredible sounding board to me and so many others. There will never be another John Madden, and we will forever be indebted to him for all he did to make football and the NFL what it is today.”

    Madden frequently said he answered to three different names, each coming from a different generation of NFL fans.

    He was “Coach” to the people who followed

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