rest in peace, john madden. troy aikman inherited the booth, the color commentary position at fox sports that was once held by john madden and troy aikman has done a wonderful job. he was also tasked with an impossible standard. for many of us who grew up watching football in the 1980s and 1990s and 2,000s john madden's final broadcast kayleigh was his broadcast of tom brady's first super bowl in 2001 with the new england patriots. so, for the better part of two, almost three decades, his role in the nfl set an impossible standard for anyone that hoped to follow in his footsteps the relatability, the passion, he simply is greatest of all time. i think it's recognized by everyone. kayleigh: that's right, will. you speak about his relatability. i spoke last hour about this bus he rode around in called the madden cruiser. more than loving football. he loved life and america. i'm so struck as i read this account of what it is like to ride around the country with john madden as he would go and do all of his broadcast

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. coming up at 11. new video shows the search efforts underway in the sierra after a skier is reported missing on christmas day. raindrops approaching the golden gate bridge when the rain was slide into your neighborhood still ahead. at first the president biden has dozens of federal judges confirmed how they mak rat killed five people and wounded two others. authorities say the gunman who shot people in several locations targeted his victims based on previous personal and business dealings. the shooting started last night in a busy shopping area where the gunman shot and killed two women. a short time later, authorities say a man was killed in a different part of the city . the shooter then got into a gunfight with police but escaped . 1/4 victim was killed about 20 minutes later in the denver suburb of lakewood. before police caught up with him. the shooter ran into a hotel and shot and wounded a police officer and a clerk. this is the holiday season to have this type of spree take place is not normal

. >> tonight the bay area reacts to the death of john madden. remembering the larger-than-life coach and friend. reporter: covid cancels the san francisco fireworks show. sandhya: tracking the wintry mix and the chill. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. ♪ >> i gave everything i had. really it is basically that simple. reporter: he was a joint on the sidelines with the personality to match. >> we are going to kick out there. reporter: legendary raiders coach and television not -- announcer, a name synonymous with the videogame. john madden has died at the age of 85. >> i've never worked today in my life. i went from player to coach to broadcaster and i'm the luckiest guy in the world. dan: good evening. tonight, the sports world is remembering a fixture of the nfl for decades. john madden coached the raiders for 10 seasons, winning super bowl 11. he went on to win any awards as an analyst. he died unexpectedly today. abc news anchor chris alvarez is here with a l

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 th

john madden to _ seemed to stand out. john madden to me _ seemed to stand out. john madden to me was - seemed to stand out. john madden to me was a - seemed to stand out. jifr�*u�*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

. >> tonight the bay area reacts to the death of john madden. remembering the larger-than-life coach and friend. reporter: covid cancels the san francisco fireworks show. sandhya: tracking the wintry mix and the chill. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. ♪ >> i gave everything i had. really it is basically that simple. reporter: he was a joint on the sidelines with the personality to match. >> we are going to kick out there. reporter: legendary raiders coach and television not -- announcer, a name synonymous with the videogame. john madden has died at the age of 85. >> i've never worked today in my life. i went from player to coach to broadcaster and i'm the luckiest guy in the world. dan: good evening. tonight, the sports world is remembering a fixture of the nfl for decades. john madden coached the raiders for 10 seasons, winning super bowl 11. he went on to win any awards as an analyst. he died unexpectedly today. abc news anchor chris alvarez is here with a l

. >> john madden made me a better player. simple as that. case closed. >> reporter: madden watching on, as his son, michael, paid tribute to his dad. >> all of your careers have been hall of fame careers. and even in your role as father. you're a hall of fame guy. >> reporter: madden's hall of fame speech in 2006 said it all. >> i have never worked a day in my life. i went from player to coach to a broadcaster. and i am the luckiest guy in the world. 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 anothersse susc extremist views and knew all of the victims. he was eventually killed by police. no word on 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

an extensive look back at the life of john madden. he caught the world's attention through football. he was so much bigger than the game, the way he touched so many. >>> and it will be a cold night across the bay area. not just cold, rain is coming back. rob has the latest timeline. >>> and we investigate. the new plan to stop san francisco's millennium tower from cleaning even more. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now on this tuesday. >> everything john madden did in his life he did at a hall of fame level. >> the life that touched so many. raj mathai looks at his amazing journey from the bay area to becoming a household game. >> the right goes to left. the left goes to right. he crosses here. he crosses here. they have no idea where we are, where we're coming from, who we are throwing to. >> interesting. >> reporter: before the broadcasting career and the video game, he was simply coach madden. his grit and swagger fit in perfectly in oakland. but his roots were in daly city, where he was a standout football player at jefferson hi

john earl madden was born in austin, minnesota, in 1936. when he was in grammar school, the maddens moved to daly city. madden played baseball and football at jefferson high, but it was clear football was his future. madden played two seasons at colleges and mateo and then transferred to cal poly san luis obispo. he was drafted by the philadelphia eagles in 1958, but his playing career was quickly ended by a knee injury in training camp, his rookie season. madden returned to cow polly to get a master's degree, made his wife, virginia and then at 23 began his coaching career at allan hancock college in santa maria. in 1967. madden was hired as an oakland raider assistant and two years later at the age of 32 became at the time the youngest head coach in nfl history if you have it in you to be a head coach it doesn't make any difference if you 30 to 40 to 50 to 62 or 82, you can do it. madden inherited a talented team with a reputation for defying conventional thinking. they want to say the raiders are dirty. yeah, yeah, we're dirty. are you g

: 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 regular season game they faced conference rival, pittsburgh steelers in the afc championship game and beat pittsburgh to advance to th

nobody ever confused john madden with anybody else. he was john madden, the one and only. you're right. some people 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 potat

he stayed for 20 more minutes to talk about john madden and what john means to him. just remarkable 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

>> 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, endorsing several products. >> boom! tough acting tinactin. >> reporter: and later a video hall of famer. >> are you kidding me? >> reporter: he kicked off a revolution in the industry, krcreating a game with ea sport, the groundbreaking football franchise, "madden nfl." his voice, his smile, were infectious and his fear of flying were legendary. when john madden pulled up into the stadium in his tour bus "the madden cruiser" everyone knew that this was the game

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 that level in three different areas? >> the raiders released a statement in the past hour that reads, in part -- the raiders' family is deeply 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, whose impact on the game, on and off the field, was immeasurable. >>> joining me now is monte poole with nbc sports bay area. such a devastating loss, not only for the bay area but football fans everywhere. how do you best remember john madden? >> well, from childhood, i was a raider fan. i grew up in oakland. he was the first coach that i really remember. big guy. he was happy or sad, not much between. he did a lot of ranting

kumasi: hall of fame nfl coach john madden has died. the bay area native coached the oakland raiders for 10 seasons, winning a super bowl and he went on to become a legend in the broadcast industry. jobina: bay area crab season gets underway today. a pilot program also launches today, and allowing people to buy crab right off of the boats. lisa: a level 1 system with us this morning, the heavier rain from san francisco south will see light to moderate showers and a wintry mix over the higher peaks. sue: we are looking at a sig alert. cameras on 580 westbound, you can see the two left lanes are closed. this is right near the bart tracks and we are keeping an eye to see if there is any damage to the tracks. kumasi: the second star wars series to hit disney plus is premiering today. the first episode of the book of boba fett is out on the streaming platform. disney is the parent company of abc 7. jobina: a mother claims of their amazon alexa encouraged their young daughter to try a challenge for damaging electrical outlets and starting fir

there will be another john madden. and we will be forever indebted to him for all he did to make football and the nfl what it is today. john madden was 85 years old. back to you. todd: for so many in the younger generation john madden is a football game. they associate him with the various madden football games that have taken over our videogame lives, but for me he really was the voice of watching those first few giants games in those first few years when i got into sports and started watching these games with my dad and so that voice of john madden and pat summerall broadcasting giants games, the better nfc east rivalry for so many years with the cowboys, the eagles, the redskins. that is what i remember. he was a voice that brought the game to the homes of so many and made it so the common man could understand football. he did not talk down to the viewer. he talked to the viewer like he was in their living room, like he was a coach trying to explain things away so they could understand and did fun things like you se

kumasi: the death of john madden today. the coach living in pleasanton once said he never worked a day in his life, but his influence will span decades, the football field to the broadcast booth, to one of the most successful videogames of all time. andrew, on madden first gained fame during his tenure stent as the coach of the raiders, having taken the job at just 32 years old. he never had a losing record. he led the team to seven afc title games, winning the super bowl in the 1976 season. >> john madden's grin is from air to air. andrew: it was his work off the field catapulted him to stardom. after retiring from coaching at just 42, madden began with a new career in television. his larger-than-life personality made him a natural on camera, a constant presence in american homes for more than 30 years, appearing in commercials -- john: boy could i go for a nice cold light here. i thought i would pop into my favorite hangout. andrew: even on "saturday night live." john: here is a sad guy. andrew: but it was the decades he

he stayed for 20 more minutes to talk about john madden and what john means to him remarkable 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 there's an example you c

>> the nfl wouldn't be what it is today were it not for john madden. but yes, he does 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 t

john madden, a true original. isn't that cool that he was from the bay area. 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 ye

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

but i know who john madden is. i 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 w

tell me about john madden, the person. what was he like, and any story that you have about john madden that sticks in your mind? >> there are a lot of stories. i was fortunate enough to be able to work with john at cbs and pat summerall, we shared a lot of good times purchase riding around on the boss with john. john loved engaging with people. he loved asking questions. he was one of the most curious people on the planet. he took in all of this information, and then he would summon up. he could see things that nobody else saw. we would go places and he would just talk to whoever was in front of him. he would engage them. it was never in a hurry. he had time for everybody. he talked about people that are exclusive people. he lived in an exclusive world, but he was very inclusive. he put his arms around everybody. the thing about john was, john kind of wanted everybody to think that he was just a guy that was lovable and you could in some ways, maybe get something over on him. but you could not put anything past madden. mad

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

>>> 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

minutes ago, the nfl announcing hall of fame coach and broadcaster john madden has died. andrea nakano is here with the latest. >>> your younger generation associate his name with a videogame, but to oakland in the old school football fans, he was so much more. he was the fabric of the ball, and the man who never led the raiders to a losing season during his time as head coach. the nfl pass on the heartbreaking news about 1 hour ago. he passed away unexpectedly this morning at the age of 85. he was a head coach for the raiders, and then he joined the broadcasting booth. most memorably, he was with pat summer hall for 22 years. glenn vern went ahead and cut up with the legendary coach during a fundraising event in 2013. >> reporter: what was the driving force, the fire in the belly that kept you going? >> probably just wanting to be the best. i always wanted to win. even, you know, as a little kid, you know, flipping, you know, i wanted to win everything , and i think that is important , because when everyone probably wants it, but then i wanted it so bad i was willing to

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, endorsing several products. >> boom! tough acting tinactin. >> reporter: and later a video game hall of famer. >> are you kidding me? >> reporter: he kicked off a revolution in the industry, creating a game with ea sports, the groundbreaking football franchise, "madden nfl." his voice, his smile, were infectious and his fear of flying was legendary. when john madden pulled up into the stadium in his tour bus "the madden cruiser," everyone knew that this was the

john madden, a true original. kron 4 news at 9. we'll be back in a moment. first psoriasis, then psoriatic arthritis. even walking was tough. i had to do something. i started cosentyx®. cosentyx can help you move, look, and feel better... by treating the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting...get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections some serious... and the lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms... or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. tell your doctor if your crohn's disease symptoms... develop or worsen. serious allergic reactions may occur. watch me. ask your rheumatologist about cosentyx. - hi mommy! - hi honey! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. ♪ hush little baby...♪ ♪...don't say a word...♪ but if slow upload speeds turn your goodnight call into an accidental horror movie... can you hear me? shut it down. just remember. you're not a bad mom. you just need better internet. at&t fiber deli

john madden. um you know, no stranger to us right 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 apologi

john madden to me was a teacher of 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 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 p

and john madden, what can you say about john madden? everybody in america knows john madden. he's the guy at the end of the bar that you go 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

ama: still still the legacy of john madden. several nfl players today first psoriasis, then psoriatic arthritis. it was really holding me back. standing up... ...even walking was tough. my joints hurt. i was afraid things were going to get worse. i was always hiding, and that's just not me. not being there for my family, that hurt. woooo! i had to do something. i started cosentyx®. i'm feeling good. watch me. cosentyx helps people with psoriatic arthritis move, look, and feel better. it targets more than just joint pain and treats the multiple symptoms like joint swelling and tenderness, back pain, helps clear skin and helps stop further joint damage. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections—some serious —and the lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. tell your doctor if your crohn's disease symptoms develop or worsen. serious allergic reactions may occur.

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

john madden, a true original. kron. 4 news at 8. we'll be right back. >> san francisco marin food bank says it's an urgent need of monetary donations it's as labor shortages in the rising prices for food and transportation, making it harder to afford to provide food to the community. the food bank says it needs to raise 60% of its annual budget by the end of this year. that's a few days. you can visit the organization's website if you'd like to donate or even volunteer kron 4 is teaming up with the souper bowl of caring to help support local food charities. if you'd like to donate, you can use your phone to scan that qr code on the screen or text and y e donate to the number 2, 6, 9, 8, 9, you can also visit tackle hunger dot org and pick a local charity to help out. >> a new year's day tradition will return the saturday after taking a year off because of the pandemic we're talking about the tournament of roses parade. it will again make its way through pasadena complete floats and marching bands from all over the country. reporter

we are remembering the life of legendary gray area broadcaster and coach john madden. good evening. i am amanda starrantino. >>> and i am allen martin. we begin with more on that breaking news. 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 differ

thanks, john. >> our continuing coverage now on the life of nfl icon john madden who has passed away at the age of 85 kron four's kate rooney taking a look back at his legacy and the impact he had on the sport of football. >> a hall of fame coach award winning television personality and namesake of one of the most popular video game franchises ever all wrapped up in a bigger than life personality. 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 footbal

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 madden's video games and his quality time with my brother, with our friends. i'm not the only one to say this in the wake of his passing what did he say to you about the legacy he created with that franchise? >> one of the funniest stories that he told, this is not true, then i apologize to everybody. but it was one the stories that he would tell. and sometimes with john, you're never sure at the time he was offered that job to put his name on it or whatever, he -- a guy came up and said listen, coach, i know you're great at drawing up plays and everything i have this idea for a video game i think it will be great i want t

name john madden? the answer is to most people, easy and unequivocal no. let's bring in nbc's sports peter king and mark is back with us. new york times chief national correspondent. peter, so i'm from the bay area. my family, we were raiders fans, so john madden was you know, at the dinner table with us and raiders fans chased his legacy forever and still. we knew he didn't fly. took a bus. you took one of those rides with him. the longest ride i think he took. talk about it. >> in 1990, i was working for sports illustrated, i convinced john and his agent to let me take the bus ride from pleasonton, california, to manhattan where he was a friendly neighbor with the yoko ohno. i was on the bus with him for 3100 miles and what really struck me as we watched videotape late at night one night, it was about 1:30 in the morning, we were in the middle of wyoming and what really struck me is how much this man loved his job and how interested he was in the intrakwasis of football. but it wasn't only that. i be

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 reach so many people. . >> he was a teacher. and then the love in football made magic when you brought those together, kate. you mentioned the booms. if yo

john madden will be missed, for sure. dan: he was 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

john madden, a true original. chase first banking. remotely like him. john madden, a true original. a debit card for kids, and a set of tools to help them learn good money habits. by creating allowances and assigning chores, they can practice earning every day. with a debit card just for them, they'll learn smart spending firsthand, while you monitor and set account alerts. and using their own chase mobile app, they can set big savings goals. all with no monthly service fee. chase first banking. when a truck hit my car, the insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth, so i called the barnes firm. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is worth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best result possible. >> that wraps up kron 4 news at 6 o'clock. we'll see you tonight at 8 o'clock with an update on the snowy conditions in this year. thanks for joining us, everyone. have a good night. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: after hugh jackman's bombshell announcement...

>>> depending on how old you are, you know john madden in a different way. before 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 attach

john madden. >> epitomizes coaching greatness. >> reporter: from the super bowl -- >> john madden's grin is from ear to ear. he looks like 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 ic

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