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When I got out of coaching, I had taught a class at the University of California, an extension class on football for fans. I was looking for tools. I was showing them films. I was going to write a textbook. Trip Hawkins came to me about making it a game for computers.

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John Madden talks about his transition from coaching to teaching and his collaboration with Trip Hawkins to turn his football class into a computer game.
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Entertainer, American
Former American football coach and sportscaster, and television and video game show host
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