you point out, days before the nfl lost john madden. of the nfl john goodell said nobody loved football more than coach, he was football. he was an incredible sounding board to me and others there will never be another john madden forever indebted to him for all he did to make football and the nfl what it is today. and then i want to share with you something that jim gray, long time nfl broadcaster had to say. jim gray in a fascinating quote that i thought put this into context said that john madden is the most famous figure connected dot nfl and i thought about that for a moment. and i thought about all the terry brad shaw's and roger staubachs, the tom bradies, i came back around to i think jim gray is right. if there is one name at the top of your mind when it comes to the nfl that name either because of broadcasting or coaching or to your point, lawrence, because of the video game is the nfl. it is the name of the nfl and tom brady who would perhaps be the only other name to rival that honor said the following on instagram. he said

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john madden was a legend. so much of the younger generation knows john madden is the videogame guy. i know him as the amazing broadcaster. >> thanks to him so many people around the world got into football because of that game. that is a great thing. growing up in the uk i was one of those people introduced to football because of the game and developed a love for it. he is the name that is synonymous with this sport and you can tell one thing about him and that this is pure passion and love for. we've lost a fight never game and he will be sorely missed by everyone. 16 of these, 11 super bowls, coach, broadcaster, a admired by so many. senator ran politics feud moving on with doctor fauci is far from over. >> tens of thousands of people lost their lives because he ignored natural immunity. >> more of those bold accusations when congressman greg murphy joins us live next. , finding the right words can be tough. finding understanding doesn't have to be. together, we can create a kinder, more inclusive world for the millions of people on the autism spectrum. go to autismspeaks.org i'm

john madden to _ seemed to stand out. john madden to me _ seemed to stand out.�*u madden to me was a teacher of the game. he wasn'tjust an ex— coach thatjust went the game. he wasn'tjust an ex— coach that just went along with the programme, he was a teacher. he wanted the casual fan all the way to the ultimate fanatic to understand the game off all and i think that is one of the reasons that led him to create the videogame, to improve the education of the game of football but also make it fun and john madden made it fun. you would hear his catchphrase and he would draw on the television and point arrows this way and that way and illustrate the game and really break it down but the other thing is the way he transformed the media space. john madden was a spearheaded individual that really opened the door for individual that really opened the doorfor production meetings, the door for production meetings, because he the doorfor production meetings, because he said ultimately, how can you understand the players and coaches if you don't get a chance to sit down and ta

the commissioner said it, there's ever going to be another john madden. the 49ers with this nice tweet for john, the san francisco giants saying madden was a bay area giant. the warriors saying he was one-of-a-kind, rest up coach. to the court tonight. turn fullback for the warriors. they trail by tween four. welcome back andrew wiggins, his first game since clearing protocol. with a steel and a score. exhibit 21, 15-51 -- steph it's a entered loving it. great pass to gary payton, the second gp to slaves at home. battling and scores, up to come up final seconds. -- dubs sharks and coyotes friendly i guess, playing goals is one, third. -- third-period word, as annette tied things at seven, forcing overtime. it went to a shootout. sharks when ♪ at usaa, we've been called "too exclusive" because we were created for officers. but as we've evolved with the military, we've grown to serve all who've honorably served. no matter their rank or when they were in. a marine just out of boot camp or a petty officer from '73 and even his kids and their kids. usaa is mad

i believe charles barkley, halle cosell, and john madden. people want to hear what their opinions are and here what john had to say in how we analyzed the game. he made it so much fun. somebody said in that documentary on fox said he change the way we think about thanksgiving. think about that. football family, thanksgiving. who knew what that was before john madden and now i think your we can't wait for the madden oh ports and the all madden team. he was just a once-in-a-lifetime kind of guy. he was so incredible. and his three requirements when he came from the raiders were that people listen, pay attention, and that play hard. and that is what resonated. he was always grateful to the freighters and what al davis on that opportunity that he gave him all those years ago at age 82. >> he makes reference to the documentary on christmas day on madden present life, amazing life. it is touching that he was able to see it and enjoy it with his family before the sad passing. >> he got to hear his eulogies of 30 people who probably cared for him the

john madden died unexpectedly this morning at the age of 85. dominated as coach and won the super bowl in 1976. his winning percentage as a head coach is the highest in nfl history. after retiring from coaching he began another legendary career, this time in broadcasting. many say he is the most influential and recognized commentator in nfl history. more than a decade after he retired from broadcast his name still transcends today with the madden football video game. here's what al michaels had to say before he passed away. >> john wanted to know about everything. and i loved it. and it was wonderful in so many ways, not only as a great partner on the air, but off the air, fantastic company. >> he was the first coach that i really remember. you know, big guy. he was either happy or sad. not much in between it seemed like. he did a lot of ramping on the sidelines, but the football team won. he was an excellent coach. he was able to relate to his players. he was able to relate to al davis, which at that point in time was the most important thing

the commissioner said it, there's ever going to be another john madden. nice tweet for john, the san francisco giants saying madden was a bay area giant. the warriors saying he was one-of-a-kind, rest up coach. to the court tonight. turn fullback for the warriors. they trail by tween four. welcome back andrew wiggins, his first game since clearing protocol. with a steel and a score. exhibit 21, 15-51 -- steph it's a s entered loving it. great pass to gary payton, the second gp to slaves at home. battling and scores, up to come up final seconds. -- dubs sharks and coyotes friendly i guess, playing goals is one, third. -- third-period word, as annette tied things at seven, forcing overtime. it went to a shootout. sharks when don't settle for products that give you a sort-of white smile. try crest whitening emulsions... ...for 100% whiter teeth. its highly active peroxide droplets... ...swipe on in seconds. better. faster. 100% whiter teeth. shop crestwhitesmile.com. ever notice how stiff clothes can feel rough on your skin? for softer clothes that are gentle

least wednesday as the investigation continues. >>> back to our breaking news on the passing of john madden. >> the football legend, bay area native, and hall of famer passed away unexpectedly today at the age of 85. madden, a household name as a head coach, who led the raiders to their first super bowl, following the 1976 season, then as a broadcaster, where he worked for four networks, becoming the unmistakable voice of nfl football. and as a pitchman. his name and likeness continued to be on one of the most popular video games sold, madden nfl. al michaels remembered his friend in an earlier interview with nbc bay area. >> john wanted to know about everything. and i loved it. just wonderful in so many ways. not only as a great partner on-air, but off the air, fantastic company. i had seven fantastic years with john madden. we did the last four years of "monday night football" on abc and the last three years of "sunday night football" on nbc. we had so much fun. he is one of the most unusual people i've ever met. you think of john and what he's done. how many people accomplished things on

this has been the sweetest ride of them all. >> reporter: john madden was 85. no cause was given for madden's death. he is survived by his wife of 62 years and two sons. >>> new surveillance video is helping police investigate monday's shooting spree in the denver area. the suspect was walking into a tattoo store he once owned. the worker inside was one of five victims killed during the night of violence that spread into the denver suburbs. also among the victims was a woman who owned another tattoo business. the suspect is described of having extremist views and knew all of the victims. he was eventually killed by police. no word on the motive for the violence. >>> a business jet that crashed into a neighborhood in san diego, has been linked to a medical transport company. all four people onboard were killed when the plane went down one mile short of a local airport. investigators are looking to see if rain was a factor. a doorbell camera captured the crash and the resulting explosion. the pilot had asked the airport to increase the brightness of the runway lig

legendary nfl coach and broadcaster john madden dying unexpectedly at the age of 85. adden, one of our most iconic and recognizable names in football history. benjamin: marianne rafferty has reaction to madden's death. >> for many generations of football fans john madden cultivated a lifelong love of the game, most to remember his voice a claiming the most memorable plays and calling the most exciting championship games over three decades. madden in his own words. >> football is my life. it is complicated. >> you can't write the history of professional football without john madden. >> yelling and screaming at guys. >> a coaching genius. >> reporter: long before he was a sports broadcaster and had an nfl videogame he was a winning head coach of the oakland raiders leading the team for 10 seasons and winning we 7 afc title games and a super bowl in 1977. a statement from the raiders reads in part the raiders family is saddened by the passing of the legendary john madden. few individuals meant as much to the growth and popularity of professional football as coach madden w

long time coach, broadcaster and american original john madden dead at the age of 85. joe i know you've spent considerable amount of time with madden. so what are some of your greatest memories or moments with him? well, you know what? i actually got a chance at one time when he was riding the rails on amtrak. people didn't know that he didn't like to fly. and then all of a sudden he'd be showing up in the city where his next game was, and they'd say, well, we'll pick you up at the airport, he said. now there's no need for that. he'd been there a couple days already, so i flew to chicago met him there and then we did a story with him on the way to dallas. and at that time, obviously the people on the train all knew him and he was happy to kind of mix it up with them and tell stories. it was at the beginning of his broadcast career, and then i just remember him also, as someone who was always very loyal to his local roots, whether it was growing up in daly city, whether it was his longtime friends, as we expressed in that piece, very loyal to people that he had had conta

he stayed for 20 more minutes to talk about john madden and what john means to him.emarkable as a tribute. i don't think he had a losing season as head coach of the raiders here in oakland. i mean, what if you had to put your finger on? why did he leave coaching? you know, i think that's a great question still has still the highest winning percentage of any coach to win 100 more games, which is astounding. but the absolute overwhelming nature of that job and its pursuit mike, as you know, covering it, it's exhausting, and it can be overwhelming as well as the fact that for john, i mean you'll see a single shot in the documentary have been sitting alone in an empty locker room at the coliseum after a loss. and we showed john his own retirement presser, which he hadn't seen in decades. how he sounded. how we look getting john's reaction to that film. it's really remarkable. you see the drain and the cost, and when he said he was done, he lived up to that never returned. did he change the way gains were broadcast when he finally transitioned into the booth? don't if the

in ten years as raiders head coach, john madden never had a losing record. >> he makes a little basketball twist there and pivot. boom, the ball's there. >> reporter: in 1979, madden relaunched not only his career but his life. it was the beginning of a 30-year run on television, on four different networks, earning 16 emmy awards. but the real game-changer came in 1989. >> how are you doing? >> good. >> reporter: e.a. sports partnered with modden to create the most iconic football video game of all-time, madden nfl, is still a top seller. and until his final days, madden was still a community pillar in the bay area. >> the guy whose name ends in a vowel is the better player. but he's a better player. >> yeah. and until he changes to madden nealy, it will stay that way. >> reporter: his annual bocce ball tournament was filled with smiles and big names. and big bucks were donated to charity. >> it is fun, the camaraderie and just seeing people and old players and friends and all that. and then, the other part is the charity piece. you know? we're doing some good. we're raising money. >> repo

nobody ever confused john madden with anybody else. he was john madden, the one and only.le try. they think that personality is measured in decibel levels and try to have a shtick, whereas a guy like john madden or someone hike harry carey, their on air persona was a slight amplification of who they were and that's why it rang true to the audience. >> bob, the madden bus. things we associate with john madden. at the top of that list is the bus. >> yeah, he didn't like to fly, not because he was afraid of heights, but because he became claustrophobic. first i tried going by train. that wasn't good enough. having his own bus with an early satellite dish on the top so he could pick-up games as went from coast to coast in some situations, and being able to stop any time he wanted if he felt like he had to stretch his legs or get out, as he put it, eat. never dine. i eat. i don't dine. and most of the time it was at a diner, some roadside place where people were shocked and amazed he walked in the door. he greeted everybody, just a regular meat and potatoes guy. if we rewind to

all cars are allowed but nonessential work trucks. >>> the world is mourning the loss of john madden. he died at the age of 85. >> we have a look at madden's lasting impact on the nfl and beyond. >> reporter: john madden was football. for fans in the bay area he was their hall of fame coach that brought raider nation its first lombardi trophy. >> reporter: a colorful character in the broadcast booth in the later years it was his competitive demeanor on the sidelines as head coach of the oakland raiders that endeared him to football fans everywhere. he caught the eye of raiders owner al davis who hired him as linebacker coach in 1967. two years later john madden would be the youngest head coach in the national football league. his blue collar attitude and free spirit rubbed off on his players. that was a recipe for success for the silver and black as the raiders won seven division titles in his first eight seasons there. four times madden's raiders would lose in the playoffs to the eventual super bowl champion but in 1976 things would finally go the raiders way. after losing just one r

cbs' james brown on madden's incredible career. >> reporter: i first knew of john madden when i saw thee young coach leading the oakland raiders, the bad boys of the n.f.l., in the early 1970s. madden was a players' coach who did not have many rules. he simply said, "be on time, be prepared, and play like heck when i tell you to." that led oakland to seven afc titles and a super bowl championship in 1977. >> and the raiders have won. they are the world champs. >> reporter: madden then took his love of the game to the broadcast booth. >> hi, i'm john madden. pat summerall and i have been with both the teams all week. >> reporter: teaming up with the unselfish pat summerall to call games on cbs, and then to fox and nbc sports for 30 years, earning 16 emmys along the way. >> we call it just b.g.d. just big guy defense. that's all. >> reporter: john madden never stopped coaching football. for millions of americans, he took a complicated game, made it fun and easier to understand. >> they bring from the outside and, boom, two up the middle. >> reporter: he became a national pitch man, endors

john madden died unexpected league yesterday at the age of 89. he was a titan of football with an influence that spanned decades. after growing up in the bay area, madden would become head coach, delivering the oakland raiders there super bowl win in super bowl 11. he spent three decades in the broadcast booth, calling some of the biggest games and super bowls. he won 16 emmy awards for hisaws broadcasting. jobina: john madden grew up in daly city and he retired in the east bay. this morning, we are remembering the nfl legend through those who knew him over the years. amanda: with john madden's passing, the bay area has lost one of its own. madden grew up in daly city. >> we were part of a group that played the three major sports at the time, football, baseball and basketball. amanda: he is pictured here wearing number 34, madden in number 54. although the two lost touch, he said he couldn't shake his fun-loving spirit. >> the more i think about all that he has contributed and achieved in the sport of football and beyond, it is a very sad day and

chris talked to us about the impact that john madden had on the nfl. well, 1st off, let me tell you this, terry. nobody loved football more been coach madden. you know, he was a successful coach with the oakland raiders when a super bowlers, as you mentioned and at be born in oakland. i got an early education of, of the impact that a coach man had with the raiders. and then after his playing days, he became a color commentator. you know, he, he was basically invited into everyone's living room and became an integral part, you know, of the sport itself. he helped grow the sport, you know, beyond measures very successful sport. but as a commentator, you know, he was talked about, he put on his show and he said, no, it's not a show. this is my life, you know, larger than life character, you know, known for, sometimes making obvious statements like they got a score, they got to get in touch the zone and things like this. we have a few snippets. let's take a las i feel like there was only really good with bad treatment trying to grow a beard. and he just ca

i'm just a guy on the radio and this is john madden. amanda: he says he did his first broadcast with madden in the summer of 2000. live collins became a favorite among listeners. stan: it became part of all of us. john was a bay area guy who got to live three or four dreams. amanda: dreams that opened doors for others. george atkinson attributing his own play for coach maddon. -- madden. george: we were driving back to santa rosa from san francisco. we had an unbelievable conversation. he was responsible basically for me making the team. amanda: and in pleasanton, where madden retired, he was cohost of a bocce ball tournament. >> he is an iconic figure. he's done so much for the game. it is an nfl game about him. i'm not an oakland raiders fan, but i'm a john madden fan. he was an incredible coach, and he will go down in history. amanda: abc 7 news and pleasant oaks. >> use the abc 7 news app to too send a push alert and be the first to know when news breaks. >> more top stories coming your way at 6:00. axing san francisco's tilted tower

john madden, passed away unexpectedly tuesday. en had a short plain career that was ended by a knee injury before becoming coach of the oakland raiders. madden never had a losing season in oakland, and won the super bowl in 1977, before starting his broadcasting career. madden spent 40 years in the tv booth, and called 11 super bowls, making him one of the most influential figures in league history. his video game more than 250 million copies. jim gray will join us in the next hour on madden's iconic life, career, and be sure to check out fox sports documentary, all madden, re-airing tonight at nine and 10:30 eastern on fs1. and tomorrow night, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on fox. john madden was 85 years old. >> gillian: now to this. breaking his mom ago, writers were saying that the russian president biden or president biden will talk by phone tomorrow evening, thursday. preview say that the high-profile call will come up next. >> rich: plus come the redistricting fight heats up estate houses across the country. how both parties are redr

he stayed for 20 more minutes to talk about john madden and what john means to him remarkable as a tributeng season as head coach of the raiders. here in oakland. i mean, what if you had to put your finger on? why did he leave coaching? you know, i think that's a great question still has still the highest winning percentage of any coach to win 100 more games, which is astounding. but the absolute overwhelming nature of that job and its pursuit mike, as you know, covering it, it's exhausting, and it can be overwhelming as well as the fact that for john, i mean you'll see a single shot in the documentary have been sitting alone in an empty locker room at the coliseum after a loss. and we showed john his own retirement presser, which he hadn't seen in decades. how he sounded. how we look getting john's reaction to that film. it's really remarkable. you see the drain and the cost, and when he said he was done, he lived up to that never returned. did he change the way gains were broadcast when he finally transitioned into the booth? don't if there's an example you can give of how things that we

but i know who john madden is. know boom, i know the video game, i know his voice, if he was walking down the street, he wouldn't need to be wearing his credential like sam said. would you know who he was immediately. when we think about him today, as we send him off, what is the thought that pops into your mind first? >> there is so many thoughts and it is a great day when i'm on the stage with harry carson. i run a sports and recreation program at my church and what the kids aring today, 13, 14, 15-year-olds, they know him and they didn't know any of the stuff we talk about today, about the coaching and all of that. what they know him about is madden. they know him from madden, being the guy that madden was the name for. then you go back, i met coach madden when i was 20 years old. harry and i share hbcu roots, i played in morgan state and we had a great tight end by the name of raymond chester. and what i remember is that madden, they were going to draft ray on the first round, and what i remember is like it was

boom. >> john madden, so much more to talk about and we have posted everything you need to know about coach madden on our website at kron 4 dot com. and of course we will have continuing coverage of the late coach as the morning moves on. another story that we are following lawmakers are mourning the death of harry reid. the 3rd longest serving senate majority leader in the united states. reed served in congress for 2 decades. >> he even fighting pancreatic cancer since being diagnosed 3 years ago the nevada senator saw the las vegas airport renamed for him earlier this month. reena rose from poverty to council presidents and is credited with many accomplishments. his biggest may have been getting former president barack obama's signature health care plan passed commonly known as obamacare. iraq once credited to read with getting him elected. he mentions that many times. president obama talked about that in his biography autobiography, even mention it was just yesterday read was 82 years old. in national news. we could learn more about the attack on the capitol next year and the to th

>> the nfl wouldn't be what it is today were it not for john madden.s in some ways seem like a figure from another time. i think just being so real, he didn't have to work at it. that was his personality. i knew him just a little bit, and he was a delight and a joy, and he wasn't putting on airs. he wasn't anything more than what he was. there are announcers out there who are terrific, but no one quite captured the game like john madden. he worked for every network, literally went from one to the next. and then you throw in the commercials, which he was so well known for. and you throw in the video game, you know, the madden football game. you know, there are people who are probably in their 30s who didn't even know he was an nfl coach, because he had the second act and this third act and what have you. so maybe he's from a different time, but the nfl is so fortunate to have had him. he really loved this game, and he brought the game into the 20th -- end of the 20th century and into the 21st century and will be remembered for that, as the nfl was start

john madden is right. he is simply one of the most impactful individuals in the game of pro football and it was late this afternoon that the nfl adams unexpected passing this morning. he was beloved throughout the game of football that perhaps especially here in the bay area as the oakland raiders head coach from 1969 to 1978 he led the team to the conference championship in 8 of his 10 seasons never had a losing record in any of those seasons. and eventually brought a lombardi trophy to oakland in super bowl 11. then another generation of football fans got to know madden as a broadcaster where he served as a color analyst for every major network. and on monday night football. and he also, of course, loaned his name voice and image to the madden nfl video game franchise. one of the most popular video game franchises of all time. so, you know, it's been a life well lived when everyone from governor gavin newsome to lebron james to dan rather and more pays tribute on twitter and those tributes are still roll

the passing of legendary broadcaster and head coach john madden. >>> right at the top, a tribute to coach madden. he is being remembered by people across the bay area and nation. >> reporter: a lifelong love of the game. that is what made john man in a football icon. in 10 season as head coach of the oakland raiders, he won more than 100 games, seven division titles, and a lombardi trophy in super bowl xi. >>> the raiders have won. >> reporter: he walked away from the sidelines in 1978, but he did not go far am i taking the next act of the football story into the broadcast booth. >>> we have been with the teams all week. are back's first 15 years on television took place at cvs, where his partnership with pat summerall formed one of the most celebrated announcing teams of all time. >> it scares me when i understand it completely. >> reporter: he spent 30 years in broadcasting with four different networks, working 11 superballs, and winning 16 emmy awards. >> the ball is there between the 8 and 9. is he happy. >> reporter: has inside knowledge of the game earned him the respect of the play

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john madden has died. good evening and thank you for joining us. dan: tributes are pouring in as the sports world mourns his death and remarkable legacy. chris alvarez is in the newsroom and more on a remarkable life. chris: for every football fan in some way, shape or form, you have probably been influenced by john madden. 29085-year-old football icon is be remembered for his contributions to the game. >> ladies and gentlemen, the great john madden. chris: johnchris: johnchris: jon of fame induction was the culmination of a lifetime of work. devoted to the game of football and in particular to the oakland raiders. he was born april 10, 1936, in austin, minnesota. he would attend jefferson high school with collegiate stops at oregon, the college of san mateo, and cal poly san luis obispo where he played football and baseball. a 1958 draft book of the philadelphia injury, a knee injury prevented madden from ever playing pro ball. he quickly turned to coaching. in 1960 he begin working his way up the college ranks. in 1967, al david lured him away fr

his legacy that he left behind. >> a voice that will always be remembered in the bay area. >>> john madden's legacy will also live on in the gaming world. he lent his name to madden nfl developed by electronic arts. an entire generation never saw him coach a game my but they know of the hall of me through the videogame. it is sold more than 250 million copies. by one estimate, madden nfl has racked up more than $4 billion in sales. condolences and tributes to john madden are pouring in on social media , many calling him a legend, sharing the old photos and memories of him. >> a tough loss to all of us. >>> back to the store much, lake tahoe sent a new record for the snowiest month, smashing a 51-year-old record. new snowfall records for december are 202.1 inches of snow area this breaks the previous record of 179 inches from 1970. the heavy snowfall in the sierra is causing some frustration on the roads. take a look at the backup on highway 50. you can see traffic is gridlocked. the highway reopened last night after was close from placerville to myers. right now highway 50 is the only way ou

so look, john madden was a true original. who are just true originals and who are truly american in some ways and i think there's something really special about that. you know, especially when you sort of come to an end of a century or come to the beginning of a new century, come to the end of a year where things seem divided and serious and as much of a debbie downer as ever. john madden will be sorely missed and i think a number of people would say the same. >> mark, you are today on tribute duty. you were at the last hour, talking about harry reid. your book about the nfl points out the good, the bad, and the ugly with the league. what impact did john madden have on it and what do you see in terms of what they're grappling with today? >> john madden was only a net plus for the nfl. you can't find anyone you know, in the players, you know, among tv, the market, just in the nfl offices, the ownership, who would have a bad word to say about him. he brought so much joy to so many fans. so many video game players. and also the

>>> in a league of his own, nfl coach john madden has died we'll look back at the life and legacy of the man who forever changed football >>> we are also remembering a towering fure in american politics democratic deal maker and senate leader harry reid has died the outpouring of capitol hill this morning. >>> ap covid explosion the u.s. hits its highest daily cases ever medical experts worry the worst may be yet to come >>> spiderman sweeps to new heights, historic heroics for sony >>> the power of music how a family was reunited through song this holiday season "early today" starts right now and good morning thanks for joining us. i'm stephen romo. >> i'm phillip mena we begin with the league confirming the passing of john madden he was a coach at the age of 33. by 1976, he had led oakland to the super bowl he finished his coaching career with 103 winsened 142 games, making him the winningest coach in raiders' history. a feat that led him to the pro-football hall of fame in 1976. >> i go into the hall of fame as a coach. i know i go into the hall of fame because of my players and w

and john madden led oakland to the playoffs eight times. madden covered 11 super bowls for four networks and we've got a lot more on this in a moment. but i want to begin with dana bash on the life and times of harry reid. >> reporter: he led democrats in the senate for a decade but harry reid called one of his proudest accomplishments the impact he had on presidential history, encouraging barack obama to run. >> i did call him into my office and tell him he should take a look at it. he was stunned because i was the first one who had suggested that to him. when he was re-elected, that was one of the most moving phone calls i've ever received because he said you're the reason i'm here. >> reporter: he spearheaded epic legislative battles like obama care with the skcrappy style he learned in childhood. he was born in essentially a truck stop outside las vegas, grew up in a shack with no running water where this trailer now sits. he took us there in 2006. his mother did laundry for the local brothels, his dad always looking for work at a miner.

that's what made john madden a football icon. ach of the oakland raiders, madden won more than 100 games, 7 division titles and one lombardi trophy in super bowl 11. >> and the raiders have won. >> reporter: he walked away from the sidelines in 1978, but he didn't go far, taking the next act of his football story into the broadcast booth. >> hi. i'm john madden. pat and i have been with both the teams all week. >> reporter: his first 14 years took place at cbs where his partnership with pat summerall formed one of the greatest announcing teams of all time. in total madden spent 30 years in broadcasting with four different networks, working 11 super bowls and winning 16 emmy awards. >> and, boom, the ball is there right again between the 8 and the 9. oh, is he happy. >> reporter: his inside knowledge of the game earned him the respect of the coaches and players he covered. and his ability to explain the complexities of the game within the game made him a fixture for millions of football fans until his retirement from television in

john madden.ight here in the bay area to me as someone who grew up here in absolute legend. and you know, day in and day out. i always try to get better at my job, right? and so when i look at a guy like john madden as a broadcaster, or even as a coach, since i do, coach my own children and youth sports, i try to take something away from him. and when i was reviewing this and the word honest you just came to mind that that that word to me. is there a character trade tom, that you think defines john madden. i think that is so well , said mike, and this is kin to honesty, right its authenticity. you can't make john mad enough. you can't make him into anything other than who he is. he's an american original, and that authenticity just landed and cut through to everyone listening to men to women to children. and john at heart was a teacher. he wanted people to know, understand and appreciate as much as they could about the game that he lost, and then he doesn't apologize for loving that shaped his lif

john madden to me was a teacher of the game.eacher. he wanted the casual fan all the way to the ultimate fanatic to understand the game off all and i think that is one of the reasons that led him to create the videogame, to improve the education of the game of football but also make it fun and john madden made it fun. you would hear his catchphrase and he would draw on the television and point arrows this way and that way and illustrate the game and really break it down but the other thing is the way he transformed the media space. john madden was a spearheaded individual that really opened the doorfor production meetings, because he said ultimately, how can you understand the players and coaches if you don't get a chance to sit down and talk with them beforehand and really get to know them? so the production meetings that we see in sports right now, that was because of john madden. conservationists in mexico have brought a species of fish that was previously declared extinct back to the wild. the species was driven to extinctio

you could to remember every detail of that story because you wanted to tell all your friends that john madden do it with the boom and the thing and the smacking your hands. you wanted to do every detail that john would do it with he was a treasure. he's a national treasure i really feel like that the bus that he drove around in, he couldn't fly, he would drive around the bus, it belongs in the smithsonian institute. people would love to walk through the bus and try to experience who and what john was on that bus. and he came to a dinner one time at my house and he sat down with my two boys who played in the junior football league and everybody waiting in line to meet john madden john madden never moved for an hour and a half. he was breaking down with the salt shaker and pepper shaker and knife and fork and formations and moving them around and explaining to my boys they're locked in. and they were like best friends. they didn't know he was john madden he was just this cool guy teaching them about football >> cris, i have to ask you, everything i know about the nfl i learned from playing madd

and john madden, what can you say about john madden? everybody in america knows john madden. to, the restaurant that you watch the game at. he's just that guy. everybody knew him. he was mr. everybody. but he was incredible. he was just absolutely incredible. the guy who trans lated the arcane language of football into common english so everybody understood it. >> his pure authentic self at all times. we're going to talk much more about john madden with mike tarico in our next hour. >>> joining us, john ralston. he covered harry reid 35 years. and is now working on a book about the late senate majority leader. john, we're so grateful to have you on this morning. you are writing a book. you have covered this man for many, many decades. i loved one of your quotes yesterday. you said, reid was a contradictory man, as ruthless as any person i covered, but also known for his private kind gestures. what are your thoughts this morning? >> i'm still soaking it in, willie. harry reid was the first person i covered when i started covering politics in nevada in the dark ages of 1996 whe

a lot more from you and a lot more about john madden coming up later in this broadcast. thank you, kate. thanks grant. >> all right, kate. yes, much loved it and reaction pouring in tonight over the death of madden friends and former players are remembering the legendary football coach and broadcaster not just for his career in the nfl. but as an american icon. but first, dan thorn has that part of our coverage. >> he was a towering figure and beloved by football fans. john madden, whose iconic career as a coach and a broadcaster spanned generations. his life being remembered by those who adored him. he just was larger than life he was a a great guy, a great coach. >> went on to even more fame as a broadcaster sportscaster. rick tuttle says maddon's influence went beyond just football that. no, of course was a hero in the bay area for his success with the raiders. but he also grew up in daly city played football at the college of san mateo and was a resident a pleasanton was also thinking about 1979 at santa clara coaching camp. my little brother room. but the son mike an

even steve kerr made sure to honor madden before tonight's warriors game. >> i wanted acknowledge passing of john we just saw the news in there. on behalf of the organization. i just want to send our condolences to the madden family and and what a life. incredible figure in american and obviously, you know, legend here in the bay area both for the resident and also, you know what he did with the raiders, an. what he did for sports broadcasting. our thoughts go out to the mat and family well, i want to what a life he led. >> yeah. you know, it's been a life well lived when everyone from governor gavin newsome to lebron james to dan rather pays tribute on twitter and those tributes are still rolling in ken and catherine. >> yeah, he definitely bled silver and black. a local guy who just had a phenomenal career on different levels. kate, thank you for that report. we'll have more on his life and career a little bit later on during this newscast. now to our coronavirus coverage and with the omicron variant surging contra. costa county is making a couple of big changes. >> beginning tomorrow everyone

john madden could be best described as an original that started out as just another kid from the bay area. madden and his family moved to daly city when he was 7, he attended grade school and became good friends with john robinson who himself coached usc to a college national title and was head coach. the la rams for 9 seasons. a football star at jefferson high matt and finished his college career at cal poly san luis obispo then was chosen by the philadelphia eagles in the 21st round of the nfl draft in 1958. but a serious knee injury in training camp ended his professional playing career before it started while he was rehabbing however, that and got his first advanced education in football from eagles, nfl hall of fame quarterback norm, then brooklyn who spent the season with madden teaching him the nuances of the game and experience that inspired madden to go into coaching after helping correale make sdsu into one of the best small school programs in the country caught the eye of oakland raiders owner al davis who hired him as the team's linebackers coach in 1967 after helping the

there will never be another john madden. and we will forever be in debted to him for all he did to make football and the nfl what it is today. he was on the cover of madden. r.i.p. to john madden. it was one of my greatest honors to grace the cover of your video game. and rest in paradise to the g.o.a.t. you mentioned his record. his winning percentage the highest to have coached at least 100 games. it's incredible to think that is one of his least memoriable accomplishments. >> and doing it before the age of 42. >> yeah. everything he did he accomplished so much at young ages. it is so funny hearing him later talk about how he never imagined madden being that and turning into the franchise he did. and it's fascinating how he turned being a player, coach, into this amazing broadcasting prior. he never stopped. he always kept going. he was so good because he had this ability -- his phrases were so good, the bams, the booms. it drew people and appealed to people who may not have been football fanatics like i am. it was able to

john madden. following the news, nfl commissioner roger goodell released a statement reading in part quote. nobody loved football more than coach. he was football. he was an incredible sounding board to me and so many others. there will never be another john madden and we walked forever. be indebted to him for all he did to make football and the nfl what it is today. our coverage continues at ktvu .com. you can find the latest developments right there on our homepage. now to the weather and a live look outside at the san francisco skyline, looking toward the bridge, no major rain just yet, but we are expecting another round of showers overnight here to tell us all about it is meteorologist roberta gonzalez. well, we have had the development of some snow falling in the far reaches of the north bay pretty much around humble county and also meant casino county. and napa county as well her life with a camera right now. mostly cloudy skies looking out over oakland, you can see the tribune building all

>>> depending on how old you are, you know john madden in a different way.his broadcasting career and the race of the videocam, he coached the oakland raiders, and never let the team to a losing season. he passed away unexpectedly this morning at the age of 85. he coached the oakland raiders from 1969 to 1978, making it to the postseason eight times, and winning the super bowl in 1976. then he joined the broadcast booth, where he teamed up with pat summerall for 22 seasons. tonight we talked to 49 beat writer about the impact john madden had on football and on him. >> reporter: i heard that you have some personal relationships with him. tell me a bit about your story and how you got to know john madden. >> it's, we are both from the bay area. we both went to cal poly. we both live in pleasanton. we both love football. i really got to know him maybe 15 years ago when he was going into the hall of fame, and when i got to do some sit downs with him, get to know the family really well, his wife virginia, and his sons, mike and joe. i really became attached to th

john madden. >> epitomizes coaching greatness. >> reporter: from the super bowl -- >> john madden's grinlike a slick watermelon. >> reporter: to the broadcasting booth. never at a loss for words. >> we want to throw those short little things where he can come back, set up, boom. right here, boom. you go left, left, left, boom, you get him. >> reporter: using that telestrator to draw viewers in, even when it didn't have anything to do with the game. >> if this guy here is pointing to this and if he takes this and dumps it on that, he'll be the player of the game. >> reporter: our michael strahan tweeting, "when you played and john madden was on the call, it was time to shine." troy aikman calling him a "reasure" and "an incredible friend." on thanksgiving, he was an institution. >> you cut it like right down here. >> reporter: and he was just as good as a pitch man, from beer -- >> boy could i go for a nice cold light beer from miller. >> reporter: to foot powder. >> boom, tough actin' tinactin. >> reporter: he transcended generations, with the help of his iconic madden nfl video game ser

john madden will be missed, for sure.a phenomenal broadcaster and defined that role in so many ways. the raiders were my favorite team when i was a kid in the 1970's. chris: he had that way of bringing you in to the game from the tv to your living room. dan: he had charisma. ama: coming up on abc7, blackish starting at 8:00, and then stay with us for abc 7 news. that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news. thank you so much for joining us. dan: for all of us here, we appreciate your time. hope we have a nice evening and we will see you again for abc 7 news at 11:00. ♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants... a learning developer from decatur, georgia... a registered dietician from anacortes, washington... and our returning champion, an engineering manager from oakland, california... whose 19-day cash winnings total... and now, hosting "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny. welcome, everyone. with each new win, amy schnei

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