John Madden

Because of his prowess on the football field, Madden was given a football scholarship to the University of Oregon. He studied pre-law for a year, but was kept out of varsity competition because of a knee operation. After a year, he realized he did not like his pre-law studies and left the school and his scholarship behind.

Changing his educational path, Madden decided to pursue an education degree. To that end, he enrolled one semester at the College of San Mateo, then briefly attended Grays Harbor College. He resumed his football career when he transferred to California Polytechnic in San Luis Obispo, California. There he was a two-year starter as both an offensive and defensive tackle in football, as well as a catcher on the baseball team.