In August of 1983 while working on the first version of Madden Football, I had the honor of spending a few hours with Coach Madden at his townhouse in New York City.
While it was only a few hours —- as Art Shell said, Madden was “loved by all” —- and from everything I saw and loved about John Madden, I would agree.
The Beatles wrote, “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”
John Madden understood this —- not only did he love the game of football, he loved rubbing elbows with his family, friends and the millions of Americans whom he took the time to get to know while traveling across the USA in his Madden Cruiser.