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Grant was head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach, leading them to four Super Bowl appearances, 11 division titles, one league championship and three National Football Conference championships.
Van Brocklin's successor, Bud Grant, is the only coach to have had more than one tenure with the franchise, and also the only one to have won an NFL championship with the team, at the 1969 NFL Championship Game. [4] [5] Grant is the all-time leader in games coached (243), wins (151), and winning percentage (.620). [4]
Bud Grant [3] 16–6: Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana: January 18, 1976 X: Chuck Noll (2) Pittsburgh Steelers: Dallas Cowboys: Tom Landry [2] 21–17 Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida: January 9, 1977 XI: John Madden: Oakland Raiders: Minnesota Vikings: Bud Grant [4] 32–14 Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California: January 15, 1978 ...
Bud Grant was a multi-sport star. ... They made four Super Bowl appearances. Grant’s final NFL record was 158-96-5. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Grant’s record in Super ...
The Vikings' loss in Super Bowl XI meant the franchise finished with a 0–4 Super Bowl record under head coach Bud Grant, even though in the same eight-season span their regular season record was 87–24–1, which was the best in the NFL.
The club of quarterbacks who have made more than one Super Bowl appearance is quite exclusive. ... Bud Grant Bud Grant, left, Minnesota Vikings head coach, and quarterback Fran Tarkenton are a ...
Head Coach Bud Grant (1967–1983 and 1985) The Vikings were upset by the Chiefs 23–7 in Super Bowl IV. As a new franchise, the Vikings had the first overall selection in the 1961 NFL draft, and they picked running back Tommy Mason of Tulane. They also took a young quarterback from the University of Georgia named Fran Tarkenton in the third ...
The game was the dubbed the "Global Cup". The Vikings won 28–10. This was three years before the NFL started the American Bowl series. On January 27, 1984, Bud Grant retired as head coach of the Vikings. Over the past 17 seasons, Grant had led Minnesota to 12 playoff appearances, 11 division titles, and four Super Bowls.