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The 1967 season was the Minnesota Vikings' seventh in the National Football League.After the resignation of head coach Norm Van Brocklin at the end of the previous season, the Vikings hired Bud Grant, previously the head coach of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who led the team to a 3–8–3 record.
Two Vikings coaches have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Grant and Van Brocklin, although Van Brocklin was elected for his playing career. [7] Mike Tice is the only former Vikings player to have become a head coach for the franchise. [8] Dennis Green was the first African American head coach in franchise history.
Stats at NBA.com. Statsat Basketball-Reference.com. Harry Peter"Bud" Grant Jr.(May 20, 1927 – March 11, 2023) was an American professional footballplayer and coach in the National Football League(NFL) and Canadian Football League(CFL). Grant was head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikingsfor 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and ...
On August 2, 1986, Fran Tarkenton was the first player who played the majority of his career with the Vikings to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [ 1 ] [ 35 ] Following the strike -shortened 1987 season , the 8–7 Vikings, who had finished 8–4 in regular games but 0–3 using strike-replacement players, [ 37 ] pulled two ...
Wes Phillips. Wesley Wade Phillips (born February 17, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He is the son of former Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, and Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips and the grandson of former Houston Oilers ...
Mike Tice. Michael Peter Tice (born February 2, 1959) is a former American football tight end and coach. He played college football at the University of Maryland, College Park and spent 11 seasons playing in the National Football League (NFL) before spending 22 seasons as a coach, including four seasons as the Minnesota Vikings head coach.
2× First-team All-PCC (1955, 1956) College Football Hall of Fame. Paul David Wiggin (born November 18, 1934) is an American former football player and coach. He played professional as a defensive end with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He later coached in the NFL as well as in college football.
Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945) is an American former Minnesota state Supreme Court judge and professional football player. [1]Playing college football at the University of Notre Dame, Page gained national recognition as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) during 15 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears.