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John Madden

1936 - 2021

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John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American professional football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, leading them to eight playoff appearances, seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Game appearances, and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XI. Never having a losing season, Madden holds the highest winning percentage among NFL head coaches who coached at least 100 games. As of the end of the 2024 season, Madden has the most wins as head coach in Raiders history with 103 wins. Madden is considered by many as one of the greatest coaches of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Madden is the 191st most popular coach (up from 272nd in 2019), the 6,669th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,632nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, John Madden ranks 191 out of 471. Before him are Mattia Binotto, Annibale Frossi, Oswaldo de Oliveira, Domenico Tedesco, Marco Rose, and Paul Le Guen. After him are Mano Menezes, Tomislav Ivković, Lajos Détári, Ratko Rudić, Milan Máčala, and Jan Zwartkruis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, John Madden ranks 349. Before him are Klaus Doldinger, Nicol Williamson, Michel Rousseau, German Apukhtin, Tony Lo Bianco, and August Schellenberg. After him are Norman Manea, Giora Feidman, Susana Duijm, Carl Icahn, Juan Santisteban, and Nahum Stelmach. Among people deceased in 2021, John Madden ranks 357. Before him are Fausta Morganti, Jeannette Altwegg, Ivan Toplak, Alexander Gradsky, Willie Garson, and Lee Aaker. After him are Eusébio Scheid, Francesco Morini, Peter Fleischmann, Adrián Campos, Petr Kellner, and Tatyana Tolstaya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Madden ranks 6,671 out of 20,380. Before him are Godfrey Reggio (1940), Evelyn Keyes (1916), Mark Isham (1951), John Patrick Foley (1935), Tara Reid (1975), and Mark L. Lester (1946). After him are Tina Weymouth (1950), Anna Sui (1952), Chuck McCann (1934), Gary Rossington (1951), Sheri Moon Zombie (1970), and Jesse L. Lasky (1880).

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Among COACHES In United States

Among coaches born in United States, John Madden ranks 5. Before him are Phil Jackson (1945), Richard Williams (1942), Gregg Popovich (1949), and Michael Malone (1971). After him are Bill Belichick (1952), Bob Bradley (1958), Tom Thibodeau (1958), Bob Knight (1940), Steve Sampson (1957), Flip Saunders (1955), and Billy Donovan (1965).

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