15 Facts About Lloyd Madden

Lloyd Willis Madden was an American football wingback.

Lloyd Madden played college football at Colorado Mines and professional football for the Chicago Cardinals.

Lloyd Madden played college football at Colorado School of Mines from 1936 to 1939.

Lloyd Madden led the nation in scoring with 141 points scored, breaking the RMC scoring record set in 1937 by Byron White.

Lloyd Madden led the undefeated 1939 Colorado Mines Orediggers football team to the RMC championship and was selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press as a first-team player on the 1939 All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team.

Lloyd Madden was selected by the AP as the first-team quarterback on the 1939 Little All-America college football team.

Lloyd Madden was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the third round with the 16th pick in the 1940 NFL draft.

Lloyd Madden signed with the Cardinals, appearing in ten games, four as a starter, for the 1940 Cardinals.

Lloyd Madden totaled 186 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries for an average of 6.4 yards per carry.

Lloyd Madden caught three passes for 90 yards and a touchdown.

Lloyd Madden earned enough money playing football in 1940 to complete his college education.

Lloyd Madden was offered a 1941 contract by the Cardinals, but declined to sign while completing his education and waiting to see what job offers he received after receiving his degree in May 1941.

Lloyd Madden became a weather officer in the Army Air Forces and spent seven months at UCLA studying meterorology, followed by two months of further study at the University of California.

Lloyd Madden was nominated to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959.

Lloyd Madden died in 2011 at age 93 in Midland, Texas.