John Madden, an NFL icon who reached the top of his profession in three distinctly different fields – coaching, announcing, and video games – has died. He was 85.
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 his Oakland Raiders, “John” to the millions who remembered him best as a broadcaster, and “Madden” to the legions of video-game devotees.
— Article by Sam Farmer for L.A. Times
The league said he died unexpectedly and did not detail a cause.
