A John Madden Memory

Former Husker and Raider Dave Humm recalls a Madden halftime talk

David Max | Dec 30, 2021

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I had the opportunity to meet John Madden when the Raiders were considering the move to Los Angeles that happened in 1982. I was the athletic trainer at Cal State, Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA, and the Raiders were considering the Dominquez campus as a training facility.

John was being shown around by our athletic director, who introduced me to John. It was an honor to be able to say I shook his hand. His contributions to football and broadcasting are in a class of their own.

Notre Dame Orange Bowl

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Raider Quarterback

Years later after I started HuskerMax, I interviewed Dave Humm who was the quarterback at Nebraska from 1972 to 1974 and played for the Raiders when John was the coach. I recorded the interview, and below is a video of Dave talking about a halftime talk by Coach Madden.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. That's me laughing at the end.

Published Dec 30, 2021

DAVID MAX

David Max has been a Husker fan since Bob Devaney's first year in 1962. Season tickets have been in the family since the south end zone was built in 1964. He started HuskerMax with Joe Hudson in September of 1999. David published a book titled 50 Years of Husker Memories in 2012. Most of his articles will be from a historical perspective. You can reach David at bigredmax@yahoo.com.