John Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was a legendary American football coach and broadcaster, best known for leading the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978. During his coaching tenure, he never posted a losing season, holds the highest all-time winning percentage among NFL coaches with at least 100 games, and guided the Raiders to their first Super Bowl championship in Super Bowl XI. Following his coaching retirement, Madden became a beloved color commentator for nearly three decades (1979–2009), working for all four major U.S. networks—CBS, Fox, ABC, and NBC—and winning 16 Sports Emmy Awards. He also became a cultural icon by lending his name and expertise to the Madden NFL video game series, which became the best-selling American football video game franchise in history. Though his own playing career with the Philadelphia Eagles was ended by a knee injury in 1959, Madden transitioned to coaching and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006, cementing his legacy as one of the greatest coaches of all time.