On Tuesday December 29, 2021, the Raiders family suffered a great loss when word broke that legendary Super Bowl-winning Oakland Raiders coach John Madden died at the age of 85.
Before coaching in Oakland, Madden was the defensive coordinator at San Diego State, from 1964-1966, where the Aztecs were ranked first among small colleges with a 26-4 record.
From 1960-1963 he coached at Hancock Junior College in Santa Maria, California. Madden started on both offense and defense as a player for California Polytechnic College at San Luis Obispo in 1957 and 1958, and was voted to the All-Conference team.
Madden coached the Raiders for 10 seasons, posting a regular season record of 103 wins, 32 losses and 7 ties. During that time, he guided the team to seven Western Division titles, including five in a row from 1972 to 1976. Under Madden’s guidance, Oakland never experienced a losing season.
Where will John Madden be buried?
As of now the burial details of the legendary John Madden has not been made public and we continue to keep an eye on it.
But, according to wide spread reports, as per his will, his body will be interred inside a coffin, inside a sarcophagus, inside a mausoleum.
