NFL Hall of Fame coach and former broadcaster John Madden underwent open-heart surgery recently, the NFL announced on Thursday.
The surgery was done in San Francisco and Madden was released from the hospital on Wednesday. Madden had the surgery to repair blockages, according to Yahoo Sports. He is expected to make a full recovery.
“I spoke to John yesterday,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement on Thursday. “He sounds great, but is frustrated about being on injured reserve for the time being. He is anxious to return to action soon doing the important work he does for our game. He’s a tremendous fountain of ideas and we can’t wait to get him back. We are all pleased to know that John’s procedure was successful and wish him a speedy recovery.”
Madden, 79, was the head coach for the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978. All of the Raiders teams that he coached had winning records. He was 119-41 in 10 seasons as coach of the Raiders and won the Super Bowl in 1976, according to USA Today. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
After retiring from coaching in 1979, Madden became a well-known and popular broadcaster. He worked for ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox and retired from the booth in 2008. Madden is currently the co-chair of the player safety advisory panel and the chair of the coaches subcommittee to the competition committee.