![]() More recently, Jesse has relished the opportunity to meet NFL quarterbacks such as Derek Carr, Gardner Minshew and Ryan Fitzpatrick. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group ![]() And Jesse knows all that.”ĭANVILLE, CA – MARCH 20: Bishop O’Dowd quarterback Jesse Madden (12) walks down the field before the start of the in the second quarter of a high school football game against San Ramon Valley in Danville, Calif., on Saturday, March 20, 2021. “There’s not a lot of 7-, 8- or 9-year-old kids running around that know Cliff Branch was (number) 21 and he scored the winning touchdown down in that end zone against the Dolphins in ‘74. “Cliff would come into the box and, of course, Cliff would first acknowledge my mom … and then ‘Where’s Jesse Madden? Where’s Jesse Madden?’ and they would get together and talk,” Mike recalled of the family’s times at Raiders games. Until Branch died two years ago, he and Jesse would talk almost every Sunday, Mike said. And yet, Jesse could recite Branch’s career statistics like an encyclopedia, Mike said. Cliff Branch, a standout receiver for those Raiders squads, retired more than a decade before Jesse was born. ![]() Jesse judiciously studied his grandfather’s teams, and some of John’s former players took notice. With the same consistency that John attends his grandsons’ games (Jesse’s cousin Aiden plays offensive line, and Jesse was preceded by his older brother, Jack), the Madden clan was a constant presence at the Oakland Coliseum throughout Jesse’s childhood. “In Little League, he was a pitcher, and in Pop Warner a quarterback. ![]() “There aren’t many Madden quarterbacks, and Jesse always had a ball in his hand, whether it was a basketball, a baseball or a football,” John Madden told the Bay Area News Group this week. Bay Area preps: John Madden's grandson carries on legacy ![]()
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