Remembering John Madden: Ex-Raider Pat Toomay meets the legendary coach for the first time in 1977
Автор: APBA Football Club
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Former Raider Pat Toomay recalls meeting John Madden for the first time before the 1977 NFL season. Toomay had just been traded to Oakland from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the disastrous 1976 season and was finding it hard to complete the drive to Tampa Bay for the '77 campaign when he called his wife — and she informed him that he was heading to the Silver and Black. Upon arriving at Raiders camp and experiencing what passed for a "physical," Toomay met the great man in his office. Madden promptly told Toomay to take as much time as needed after Pat's marathon journey from his home in Dallas to Tampa Bay, back to Dallas, and then his flight to Oakland. "Who is this guy ... he actually cares?" Toomay marveled.
2:26 The first encounter with Madden
Excerpted from our complete interview with Pat Toomay, which spanned:
• His rookie year with the Dallas Cowboys
• The 1971 Super Bowl championship season
• His 1975 stint with the Bills (and intercepting Joe Namath for a pick-six)
• The winless 1976 Buccaneers season
• His final three years in the NFL as a Raider
Pat Toomay's complete interview with the APBA Football Club:
• Loving the '76 Bucs: Super Bowl champ Pat ...
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