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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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Joseph Robert Garcia Kapp(March 19, 1938 – May 8, 2023) was an American footballplayer, coach, and executive. He played college footballas a quarterbackfor the California Golden Bears. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football League(CFL) with the Calgary Stampedersand the BC Lionsand then in the ...
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.
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 ...
After an offseason of speculation, Favre officially signed with the Minnesota Vikings on August 18, 2009. [155] He made his Vikings debut in the season opener against the Cleveland Browns. In the 34–20 victory, he passed for 110 yards and one passing touchdown. [156] In Week 4, Favre had his first game against his former team.