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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Postseason: 2–3 (.400) Career: 74–59–1 (.556) Coaching stats at PFR. Michael Zimmer (born June 5, 1956) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings from 2014 to 2021.
The Minnesota Vikings general manager was Jim Finks, who had brought Kapp to Canada in 1959, and their head coach was Bud Grant, who had faced Kapp while coaching the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Both Finks and Grant thought Joe Kapp would be the best replacement for Fran Tarkenton , who had been traded to the New York Giants . [ 14 ]