John Madden coached primarily at Allan Hancock College, San Diego State, and with the Oakland Raiders in the NFL.
College coaching
- He began his coaching career at Allan Hancock College (Hancock Junior College) in Santa Maria, California, first as an assistant coach and then as head coach in the early 1960s.
- He then moved to San Diego State, where he served as a defensive assistant/defensive coordinator under Don Coryell in the mid-1960s.
NFL coaching
- Madden joined the Oakland Raiders in 1967 as a linebackers coach before being promoted to head coach in 1969.
- He coached the Raiders in Oakland from 1969 through the 1978 season, leading them to multiple division titles and a Super Bowl XI victory.
