Silver Mining: Remembering John Madden, the broadcaster

New book coming out on former Raiders’ coach TV life with partner Pat Summerall

John Madden is one of the most iconic figures in football history because he had three different football careers.

He was a Super Bowl winning head coach of the Raiders. He was a longtime announcer and he was the face of the biggest sports video game franchise of all-time.

A new book will be released in September that chronicles Madden’s broadcasting life with his longtime partner Pat Summerall. Lyons Press is releasing “Madden & Summerall: How they revolutionized NFL Broadcasting.” It was written by Rich Podolsky and Joe Buck and Troy Aikman wrote the forward.

This should be a fascinating read on the two most influential (and best, in my opinion) football announcers of all-time

In other Raiders’ news:

• Ruggs talk: Sports Illustrated looks into if former Raiders’ wide receiver Henry Ruggs has a future in the NFL.
• How productive? The Las Vegas Review-Journal looks at how the Raiders’ offensive rookies can help this season.
• Preview: Yahoo has a Raiders’ season preview.