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In all the years that I've been in football - I went directly from coaching to broadcasting - I never really had a lot of experience watching it.

John Madden

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John Madden
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: April 10
American Football Player
Football Player
Austin
Minnesota
John Earl Madden
Really
Broadcasting
Never
Coaching
Directly
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Football
Went
Experience
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