Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden is carried from the field by his players after his team defeated the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 at Super Bowl Xl in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 9, 1977.

Those words Monday night got fans at the Oakland Coliseum cheering. The focus -- remembering and celebrating the life of John Madden, who passed away last December at the age of 85.

Madden gained fame in a decadelong stint as the coach of the renegade Oakland Raiders, making it to seven AFC title games and winning the Super Bowl following the 1976 season.

"John believes in the town of Oakland, he believed in the Coliseum, and most of all, he believed in the Raiders." The fans cheered, and when they calmed, she continued.

Amazon MGM Studios released a first look at the film “Madden” on May 13, with the Academy Award-winning Cage portraying former Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden, who would go on to become ...

The film, which is currently shooting in metro Atlanta, will cover Madden’s time from 1969 to 1978 as an NFL coach for the Oakland Raiders. Madden was just 32 when he was hired as head coach.

FILE - Former Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden speaks about former quarterback Ken Stabler, pictured at rear, at a ceremony honoring Stabler during halftime of an NFL football game between ...

In Madden, Cage plays the NFL legend who served as head coach of the Oakland Raiders as well as had a long and successful stint as a commentator and later a pop culture icon through the Madden NFL ...

Cage will play NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden in the Amazon MGM movie Madden. The film has plenty of other stars, as Christian Bale will play former Raiders owner Al Davis, and John Mulaney ...