"John Madden and John Robinson rose to prominence as coaches, not players, their lives had intertwined since they met as fifth-graders at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in a neighborhood south of San Francisco." https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/story/2021-12-31/john-maddens-lifelong-buddy-john-robinson
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Did anyone know this about JR and Madden? 5th Grade??
Did anyone know this about JR and Madden? 5th Grade??
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I bet most don't know that he played for Grays Harbor College up here in Aberdeen, WA for a season in 1956 before transferring to Cal Poly SLO.
Yes, very well known--at least to me, growing up just south of Daly City and as a Duck knowing that Madden had followed JR to the University of Oregon on a football schollie (albeit for only a semester until he was injured in practice and returned to the College of San Mateo).
Funny story recounted in the article that few know of where Madden took on an Australian Olympic runner in Eugene....and won!!
Yes. Everyone knew that. Common knowledge since at least 1976.