Joseph Charles Madro (March 21, 1913 – September 24, 1994) was an

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coach in the

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(NFL) for 25 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Chargers. He played

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Early life

Joe Madro was born on March 21, 1913, in

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. He went to high school at Shaker Heights (OH), and John Adams (OH).

College career

He played

. He later coached the offensive line.

Coaching career

Cincinnati Bearcats

He was the

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offensive line coach from 1949 to 1954.

Los Angeles Rams

From 1955 to 1957, he was the

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Offensive Line Coach. He was the defensive line coach in 1958, and the offensive backs coach in 1959.

Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers

In 1960, he went to the Los Angeles Chargers to be with their head coach

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. He had been with Gillman since he was in college. He was their offensive line coach for 12 seasons, from 1960 to 1972. He won the 1963 AFL championship with the Chargers.

Houston Oilers

In 1972, he went to the

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to become line coach. He was there for 3 seasons.

Oakland Raiders

He did not coach in 1975 or in 1976. In 1977, he became an Assistant Coach for the

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. He was there from 1977 to 1982. He won the Super Bowl in 1980.

Later life

He was

's presenter when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983. He died on September 24, 1994, in Alameda, California. He was 81 at the time of his death.

References

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