passed away unexpectedly yesterday morning but did not give a cause. nbc news reporter dan scheneman has more on that, his life and legacy. it s just super football, i love these kinds of games. reporter: although he never played a season of pro football, john madden was inanonymous with nfl. he began to coach and eventually named head coach of the raiders at the age of just 33. he was young and he was a winner. his teams claimed seven division titles and appeared in the playoffs eight times. in 1976, his raiders won super bowl xi. madden was at the pinnacle of the nfl but the stress of coaching caught up to him. two years after winning the super bowl, his raiders failed to make the playoffs. he left oakland as the youngest coach to win 100 games. when madden stepped away from the sideline, he stepped into the broadcast booth. and emotion is very much part
right thing. and you just do it. reporter: to a generation of fans madden was not known as a coach or a broadcaster, but rather, a video game. bam! reporter: starting in 1988, madden led his voice to ea sports it won a new generation of fans. john madden, a football life well lived. it would be hard to overstate madden s impact on the game. when you heard his voice come on in an nfl on a sunday, you knew it was a big game that was important, it mattered, this was one to watch. and certainly, the video game was for generations of fans brought them into the game, taught them the sport, certainly. and have a lot of fun while doing it. his enthusiasm or the game, he d teach you it, you really learned it but also had fun doing it. john madden. our thanks to nbc s dan scheneman for that report. meanwhile, on the heels of new cdc guidance that s cutting
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