When John Madden died on Tuesday at the age of 85, the football world lost someone who had made significant impacts on multiple generations.
To the oldest generation of Kansas City Chiefs fans, he was one of the greatest coaches their favorite team has ever faced. During his 10 seasons as head coach of the then-Oakland Raiders from 1969 through 1978, he was 14-4 against Kansas City, taking the Raiders to seven AFC West championships, six AFC championship games and the team’s first Super Bowl victory. For head coaches with at least 10 seasons, his regular-season winning percentage of 0.