Oakland Coliseum Hosts Memorial for NFL Legend John Madden
A memorial for John Madden, former broadcaster and Super Bowl-winning coach for the Oakland Raiders, has been changed, the family announced Monday.
The memorial will be held on Februrary 14, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland. An earlier announcement said the memorial was going to be held Feb. 15. Tickets for the event called One More Monday Night in Oakland: A Celebration of John Madden will be sold by Ticketmaster.
Tickets will go on sale soon, NFL officials said. The ticket price has not yet been announced.
All proceeds from the memorial will go to Madden Charities. Madden Charities will direct the money to the John Madden Foundation, which will use it to help educate Oakland youth, according to the NFL.
Madden died on December 28 at 85 years old. He grew up in Daly City. Madden coached the Oakland Raiders, who are now the Las Vegas Raiders, for 10 seasons.
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