Well, I got to wondering yesterday whether my memory was correct. So I went back and looked at some photos, and sure enough, John Madden used to wear a tag on his pants. I could never figure out why he did this. Was it some kind of press or locker room pass? But why would he need that? Was it a "cheat sheet" of the plays he wanted to run that day? Or was it some kind of identification tag, just in case he got lost? I just don't know. Other prominent coaches of the era such as Don Shula, Tom Landry, and Chuck Noll never wore them, as far as I could tell. Nevertheless, I'm sure with a little internet research, one could find the reason why Madden always had the tag.
