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Jeff "Mad Dog" Madden was the strength and conditioning coach for the college football team of the University of Texas, the Texas Longhorns. He helped the team win the 2005 National Championship.
Included among his students are two Heisman Trophy winners: Rashaan Salaam and Ricky Williams.
Madden attended and graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a star football player for the Commodores from 1978-1982. In Madden's senior year, he was one of key players who led Vanderbilt to its best season in modern times. The team was 8-3 in the regular season and played in the Hall of Fame Bowl, one of only three bowl games Vanderbilt has played. The team narrowly missed winning the SEC Championship. Madden was a star linebacker and team leader.