John Madden is a Super Bowl-winning hall of fame coach. He was also a well-renowned broadcaster for NFL telecasts until the end of the 2008 season. In this article, we will dive into John Madden’s net worth in 2021.
| Net Worth | $200 million |
| Age | 85 (Died: 12/28/2021) |
| Salary | Retired |
| Sponsors | N/A |
| Sports | American Football Coach |
John Madden’s Net Worth in 2021 (estimate): $200 Million
Celebrity Net Worth states that John Madden’s current net worth is $200 million.
It comes as no surprise as Madden is one of the most recognizable names in all of football.
But before being one of the best coaches and NFL commentators, Madden started out as a high school football star at Jefferson High School in Daly City, California.
He then eventually played for multiple colleges before being drafted with 244th overall pick in the 21st round of the 1958 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury during training camp which effectively ended his professional playing career before it even started.
In 1960, Madden became the assistant coach of Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria and was eventually promoted to head coach in 1962. The following year, he was hired as the defensive assistant coach at San Diego State up until 1966.
After a successful college coaching stint, John Madden was hired as the linebackers coach for the Oakland Raiders in 1967.
On February 4, 1969, Madden was named as the Raiders’ head coach after John Rauch accepted the same job with the Buffalo Bills. At the age of 32, Madden became football’s youngest head coach at that time.
John Madden led the Raiders to great regular-season records. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get over the hump and advance to the prized Super Bowl.
In 1976, the Raiders finished the regular season with a 13-1 slate as they advanced to the AFC Championship after a close win against the New England Patriots in the first round of the playoffs. They booked their Super Bowl ticket after a convincing win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship.
The Oakland Raiders faced off against the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI with a score of 32-14. Unfortunately, the Raiders failed to win another Super Bowl under John Madden.
In the 1978 season, the Oakland Raiders failed to qualify for the postseason. And due to an increasingly deteriorating ulcer condition and burnout, John Madden announced his retirement from coaching on January 4, 1979.
In his 10-year tenure as head coach of the Oakland Raiders, John Madden never had a losing season. His overall record stands at 103 wins, 32 losses, and 7 ties. He also became the youngest coach to reach 100 regular-season victories at the age of 42 and he holds the Oakland Raiders record for the head coach with most wins in franchise history.
After his coaching career, Madden worked for four major American television networks as a color commentator and analyst of NFL games.
Madden worked on low-profile contests for CBS before being promoted to the network’s top football broadcast with Pat Summerall in 1981. The duo of Madden and Summerall called eight Super Bowls together (five for CBS, three for Fox).
In 1994, Fox gained the NFL broadcasting rights from CBS. This made John Madden the biggest free agent in the broadcasting world as networks like Fox, ABC, and NBC offered him north of $2 million per year.
In 2002, Madden joined the ABC network as a broadcaster for their Monday Night Football broadcast with Al Michaels. He reportedly had a salary of $5 million per year with ABC.
John Madden joined the NBC network in 2005, making him the first sportscaster to work for the “big four” U.S. broadcasting networks. On February 1, 2009, Madden called his final game on Super Bowl XLIII and then officially announced his retirement on April 16, 2009.
Madden is a 16-time Emmy Award winner, the 1984 NSMA National Sportscaster of the Year, No. 2 in Yahoo! Sports Top 50 All-Time Network Television Sports Announcers, and the 2002 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award winner.
John Madden appeared in multiple TV shows, movies, music videos, and commercials. He had advertisements for brands like Ace Hardware, Outback Steakhouse, Verizon Wireless, Rent-A-Center, Miller Lite, and Toyota.
He also appeared in movies like Little Giants and The Replacements, as well as TV shows like The Simpsons and hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1982.
One of the most famous uses of his name is with the EA Sports video game series named Madden NFL where he lent his voice, name, and personality since 1988. For the younger generation, Madden is associated with the video game rather than a broadcaster and a Super Bowl-winning coach.
During development, Madden viewed the game as an “educational tool” for people to learn the game at a pretty sophisticated level.
John Madden’s contribution to football as a coach allowed him to be inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. He was also inducted into the California Hall of Fame in 2009 and the NSMA Hall of Fame in 2010.
Despite not having the chance to make it as a professional football player, John Madden made the most out of it and had an excellent career as a coach and broadcaster. This is why his net worth skyrocketed due to his excellence in coaching, broadcasting, and endorsing different brands.
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