Legendary Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden underwent heart surgery recently, with the famous play by play man and the face of the Madden video game franchise successfully going through the procedure according to a press release on Thursday morning.
Madden, who is 79, went under the knife in a San Francisco hospital and was released on Wednesday. The open heart surgery repairing blockages in Madden’s heart.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a statement on Madden’s successful surgery:
“I spoke to John yesterday. He sounds great, but is frustrated about being on injured reserve for the time being.