Lloyd Madden

Madden was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the third round with the 16th pick in the 1940 NFL draft.^[9] He signed with the Cardinals,^[10] appearing in ten games, four as a starter, for the 1940 Cardinals. He totaled 186 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries for an average of 6.4 yards per carry. He also caught three passes for 90 yards and a touchdown.^[1][11] The Cardinals added a naked reverse play to take advantage of Madden's speed, and Madden ran 65 yards for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears on the play.^[12]

Madden earned enough money playing football in 1940 to complete his college education. He 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.^[12][13] He did not return to professional football.^[1] Upon graduation, he accepted a job with an oil company in Texas, but he was drafted into the Army service two weeks later.^[14] 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.^[15]

Madden was nominated to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959.^[16] He did not receive sufficient votes. However, he was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1960,^[17] and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2003.^[18] He died in 2011 at age 93 in Midland, Texas.^[11]