John Madden, the namesake of video game football, dies at 85

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Oakland Raiders vs Miami Dolphins, 1974 AFC Championship — John Madden’s Raiders won Super Bowl XI in 1977. But perhaps his greatest win ever came in the 1974 playoffs, when Oakland gutted the double-defending world champion Miami Dolphins, in the Sea of Hands. | Photo: Getty

A Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster whose name became synonymous with America’s No. 1 sport

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