During the prime of WCW in the 1990s, Eric Bischoff worked with a commentator who he believes fulfilled a similar role to John Madden in the NFL.

A fearsome safety and returner for the dominant John Madden-coached Oakland Raiders teams of the 1970s has died at 78.

George Atkinson, a Savannah native who went on to become a Super Bowl champion with the Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 78.