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Gary Samuel Cuozzo (born April 26, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers .
He played for the Vikings until 1967, when he was traded to the New York Giants, [5] and Joe Kapp took his place as the Vikings' starting quarterback . [6] Kapp led the Vikings to their first playoff appearance in 1968, [ 7 ] but he was traded to the Boston Patriots in 1970 and Gary Cuozzo stepped up to replace him.
The Vikings started the season with just one win in their first four games, including a surprising 19–17 loss to the lightly regarded Cardinals in week four, when Gary Cuozzo bested his former team as Vikings kicker Fred Cox hit the upright on a potential game-winning field goal. The team recovered from their slow start, winning five of their ...
MIN – John Henderson 47-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 10–3. MIN – Gene Washington 48-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 17–3. NYG – Homer Jones 54-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick). Vikings 17–10. Third quarter. MIN – Fred Cox 17-yard field goal. Vikings 20–10. Fourth quarter
The quarterback was Gary Cuozzo, and not Joe Kapp, who had led them to the Super Bowl but left as a free agent. ... The Chiefs meet the Minnesota Vikings at 3:25 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, at U.S ...
LAS VEGAS — After each of the Vikings' 20 wins under Kevin O'Connell, the team's digital media crew records the coach's postgame locker room speech and posts it on the Vikings' website shortly ...
The 1970 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 10th in the National Football League and the first season following the AFL–NFL merger.Under head coach Bud Grant, they finished with a 12–2 record and won the first ever NFC Central title before losing to the San Francisco 49ers 17–14 at home in the NFC Divisional Playoff game.
The first post-merger game was a rematch with Kansas City, which the Vikings won 27–10. However, quarterback Joe Kapp had been traded away during the 1970 offseason, and his replacement, Gary Cuozzo, delivered some quite mediocre performances. Nonetheless, the defense carried the team to a 12–2 regular season record and the top of the newly ...