NFL coaching and Broadcasting legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame member John Madden passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning at the age of 85. They will remember Madden for his days as a Super Bowl-winning head coach for the  Oakland Raiders, for his 30 years as an NFL broadcaster, and as the face of the Madden video game franchise which is one of the most popular sports video games in the world. With the tweets pouring in left-and-right, it was Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes that had one of the more poignant responses. As a former cover athlete for Madden's video game franchise, the news hit hard on Mahomes.

Madden was the 244th overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1958 but blew out his knee in his first training camp and he never got a chance to play in the league. He did not let that deter him from being a part of the NFL, however, as he quickly caught on with Allen Hancock college and worked up to head coach, he then went to San Diego State as their defensive coordinator before landing the linebackers coach job with the Raiders in 1967. 

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By 1968 Madden was the head coach and he had a ten-year run any head coach would ask for. Madden's Raiders made the playoffs in eight of his ten years as head coach and never finished worse than second for his entire tenure. His Raiders won the Super Bowl in 1976 and by 1979 he was in the booth broadcasting games for over thirty years. The Madden Franchise came about in 1988 and has carried his last name as their title ever since.