What is the personality type of John Madden? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for John Madden from Football American and what is the personality traits.
John Madden personality type is ESTJ, which means he is an “Enterprising”, “Strict”, “Tough-minded”, and “Tradition-bound”.
The ESTJ personality type is a rare personality type. According to the book “Personality Types: Profiles and Relationships” by Isabel Myers and her mother Katharine Cook Briggs, ESTJs make up only 1% of the population.
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Former NFL Coach, John Madden Talks About His ESTJ Personality Type
The book “Personality Types: Profiles and Relationships” by Isabel Myers and her mother Katharine Cook Briggs was originally published in 1961. It is believed to be one of the first books on personality types. John Madden wrote the forward for the book.
John Madden was born as John Edward Madden in 1920 in Detroit, Michigan. He played football as a quarterback for the University of Michigan. After graduation, he played professional football for over a decade.
John Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former American football coach and sportscaster. He won a Super Bowl as head coach of the Oakland Raiders, and after retiring from coaching became a well-known color commentator for NFL telecasts. In 2006, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his coaching career. He is also widely known for the long-running Madden NFL video game series he has endorsed and fronted since 1988. Madden worked as a color analyst for all four major networks: CBS (1979–1993), Fox (1994–2001), ABC (2002–2005), and NBC (2006–2009).
Madden has also written several books and has served as a commercial pitchman for various products and retailers. He retired from broadcasting on April 16, 2009 to spend more time with his family.