To me, John Madden was the larger than life football coach of my favorite team.

The Oakland Raiders of Kenny "The Snake" Stabler, Gene Upshaw, and Fred Biletnikoff were the team I rooted for as a kid growing up in the 1970's.

And then later, to others, he was the voice of the NFL.

But to many today, ...

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