Classic Photos of football icon John Madden

Even John Madden hates ‘Thursday Night Football,’ and he’s got the perfect solution to fix it Of course legendary coach and former color commentator John Madden has the simplest answer to why the NFL's ratings have fallen this year -- and it falls in line with the "football has been bad" argument.

Q&A: John Madden on Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning

John Madden: Given choice of any QB, I'd pick Stabler first The tears come easily for John Madden, as do the flowing memories, at the mention of Kenny “Snake” Stabler.

John Madden undergoes open-heart surgery Hall of Fame coach John Madden was released from a San Francisco hospital Wednesday after successful open-heart surgery, the NFL said in a statement .

John Madden recovering after open-heart surgery

Madden NFL Should Be a 22-Player Game It is one of the oft-old tales in the three-decade (!) history of Madden NFL: When Trip Hawkins, the founder of Electronic Arts, approached John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, about collaborating on a new version of video game footba Read more ... ll, Madden stipulated that any game with his name on it would include 22 players—11 on offense and 11 on defense—on the field at the same time. Anything less was not, in Madden’s view, real football.

Hall of Famer John Madden discusses changes and trends in the NFL John Madden says three different generations know him by three different names.

John Madden blasts Will Ferrell for MLB stunt: ‘I hate it.’ Ask him how he'd have handled Rick Barry at Raiders' training camp.

John Madden: Will Ferrell showed 'lack of respect' in baseball tour Former football coaching great and commentator John Madden is feeling prickly about actor Will Ferrell's Cactus League tour on Thursday.