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John Madden Biography (1936-)

Full name, John Earl Madden; born April 10, 1936, in Austin, MN; raised in Daly City, CA; son of Earl (a mechanic) and Mary (maiden name, O'Flaherty) Madden; married Virginia Fields (a teacher and business owner), c. 1960; children: Michael, Joseph. Addresses: Manager: IMG, 1360 East Ninth St., Suite100, Cleveland, OH 44114.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, announcer, commentator, sports analyst on television and radio

Birth Details

April 10, 1936

Austin, Minnesota, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Anchor, Fox NFL Sunday, Fox, beginning 1994
• NFL Monday Night Football, ABC, beginning 2002
• Commentator for CBS's coverage of NFL football, beginning c. 1980; and for NBC's coverage of NFL football, beginning 2006.
• Specials
• Announcer, Super Bowl XVIII, CBS, 1984
• Announcer, Super Bowl XXI, CBS, 1987
• Super Night at the Super Bowl, CBS, 1987
• Host and reporter, The NFL Pre-Season Special, CBS, 1988
• Host, John Madden's Super Bowl Special, syndicated, 1989
• Announcer, Super Bowl XXIV, CBS, 1990
• Host, John Madden's Super Bowl Special, syndicated, 1990
• Overtime ... with Pat O'Brien, CBS, 1990
• Announcer, Super Bowl XXVI, CBS, 1992
• Share a Moment with the World, CBS, 1992
• Host, NFL All-Access, Fox, 1994
• Fox Sports NFL '94 Football Preview, Fox, 1994
• Cohost, Little Caesar's 11th Annual All-Madden Team, Fox, 1995
• Himself, Rebels with a Cause: The Story of the American Football League (documentary), HBO, 1995
• Himself, The Super Bowl at 30: Big Game America (documentary), TNT, 1996
• Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 4, Fox, 1996
• Announcer, Super Bowl XXXI (also known as The Fox Sports Special: XXXI Superbowl Green Bay vs. New England), Fox, 1997
• Cohost, Little Caesar's 14th Annual All-Madden Team, Fox, 1997
• The Funniest of the World's Funniest Outtakes, Fox, 1997
• Outback Steakhouse All-Time All-Madden Super Bowl Team, Fox, 1997
• Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO, 1998
• Super Bowl XXXIII, Fox, 1999
• Announcer, Big Game XXVIII: Road Runner vs. Coyote (animated), Cartoon Network, 2000
• Himself, The Sportscasters: Behind the Mike (documentary), HistoryChannel, 2000
• Announcer, Big Game XXIX: Bugs vs. Daffy (animated), Cartoon Network, 2001
• Announcer, Super Bowl XXXVI, Fox, 2002
• Host, 19th Annual Blockbuster All-Madden Team, Fox, 2002
• Commentator, Super Bowl XXXVII, ABC, 2003
• Presenter, ABC 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2003
• Rebels of Oakland: The As, the Raiders, the '70s (documentary), HBO, 2003
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 2003 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2003
• G-Phoria, G4techTV, 2003
• Presenter, The 2004 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2004
• Video Game Awards 2004, Spike TV, 2004
• Episodic
• Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1982 and 1984
• "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1999
• "Bo Jackson," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2000
• "Deion Sanders," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2000
• "Jim Plunkett," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2000
• "Lawrence Taylor," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2000
• "Vince Lombardi," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2000
• "Walter Payton," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2001
• Himself, "Broadway Joe: the Joe Namath Story," Biography (documentary; also known as A&E Biography: Joe Namath), Arts and Entertainment, 2002
• "Dan Marino," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2003
• "Terry Bradshaw," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2003
• Ride with Funkmaster Flex, Spike TV, 2003
• "Peyton Manning," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2004
• "Tom Landry," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2004
• "Don Shula," ESPN Sports Century, ESPN, 2005
• Film Appearances
• Himself, P. K. and the Kid, Castle Hill, 1982
• Himself, Little Giants, Warner Bros., 1994
• Himself, The Replacements, Warner Bros., 2000
• Complete Guide to Guys (also known as Dave Barry's "Complete Guide to Guys"), Labrador Pictures, 2005
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• John Madden Football, Electronic Arts, 1989, 1990
• John Madden Football II, Electronic Arts, 1991
• John Madden Football '92, Electronic Arts, 1991
• John Madden Football '93, Electronic Arts, 1992
• Madden NFL 94, Electronic Arts, 1993
• Madden NFL 95, Electronic Arts, 1994
• Madden NFL 96, Electronic Arts, 1995
• Madden NFL 97, Electronic Arts, 1996
• Madden NFL 98, Electronic Arts, 1997
• Madden NFL 99, Electronic Arts, 1998
• Madden NFL 2000, Electronic Arts, 1999
• Madden NFL 2001, Electronic Arts, 2000
• Madden NFL 2002, Electronic Arts, 2001
• Madden NFL 2003, Electronic Arts, 2002
• Madden NFL 2004, Electronic Arts, 2003
• Madden NFL 2005, Electronic Arts, 2004
• Madden NFL 2006, Electronic Arts, 2005
• Videos
• Himself, U2: The Best of 1999-2000, 2002
• WRITINGS
• Nonfiction
• (With Dave Anderson) Hey, Wait a Minute (I Wrote a Book!), Villard, 1984
• (With Anderson) One Size Doesn't Fit All (and Other Thoughts for the Road), Villard, 1985
• (With Anderson) One Knee Equals Two Feet (and Everything Else You Wanted to Know about Football), Villard, 1986
• (With Anderson) First Book of Football (for children), Crown Publishers, 1988
• John Madden's Pro Football Annual, Villard, 1989
• (With Corey Sandler) Inside Madden NFL 94, Brady, 1994
• (With Anderson) All Madden: Hey, I'm Talking Pro Football!, HarperCollins, 1996
• (With Peter Kaminsky) John Madden's "Ultimate Tailgating," Viking,1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Chadwick, Bruce and Chuck Noll, John Madden, Chelsea House Publishers, 1997
• St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, five volumes, St. JamesPress, 2000

Periodicals

• Sports Illustrated, January 19, 1998, p. 20; January 28, 2002, p.17
• Time, January 11, 1988, p. 82