John Vella, who spent eight seasons in the NFL and won a title with the Raiders, died on Wednesday, the team announced.

NFL fans are mourning after the death of a Super Bowl champion this week. The Las Vegas Raiders announced that former ...

The late John Madden was honored at a public memorial on Feb. 14. (Weekly file photo) Madden died unexpectedly on Dec. 28 at 85 years old. He grew up in Daly City and made his family home in ...

That is why we've assembled the Madden NFL franchise's cover stars since the year 2000 below. John Madden starred on the series' cover throughout the 1990s, but Madden NFL 2000 marked his final ...

John Feinstein, whose career as a columnist and bestselling author of sports books made him one of the most notable sportswriters of his time, died Thursday. He was 69. Feinstein died of natural ...

"The Raiders Family mourns the passing of John Vella, a standout on the dominant Raider offensive lines of the 1970s and a starter on Oakland’s Super Bowl XI Championship team," the statement read.

The football world is mourning the death of a former Super Bowl champion who passed away this week. John Vella, a stalwart on ...

John Feinstein died March 13. He and his career — which might have been the same thing — began at The Chronicle. The Chronicle’s office on Duke’s campus sprawls across the top floor of a ...

The local bishop employed Calvin’s father as an administrator in the town’s cathedral. The father, in turn, wanted John to become a priest. Because of close ties with the bishop and his noble family, ...