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The 1961 NFL expansion draft was a National Football League (NFL) draft in which a new expansion team, named the Minnesota Vikings, selected its first players. [1] That selection was provided by the expansion draft, held on January 26, 1961.
The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.After initially committing to become one of the founding members of the American Football League (AFL) in 1959, the team joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion franchise and played their first game in 1961, as part of the Western Conference.
Pages in category "Minnesota Vikings lists" ... 0–9. 1961 NFL expansion draft; B. List of Minnesota Vikings broadcasters; D. ... This page was last edited on 24 ...
Daunte Culpepper was the Vikings' starting quarterback for six seasons from 2000 to 2005. Jim McMahon was the Vikings' starting quarterback for the 1993 season. Brett Favre took over as the Vikings' starting quarterback in 2009. Teddy Bridgewater was the Vikings' starting quarterback from Week 4 of the 2014 season until the end of the 2015 ...
The Big Ten has undergone a drastic transformation over the past three decades. What was, true to its name, a 10-team league for 40 years expanded to 11 when it added Penn State in 1990 . It was ...
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.
The Big Ten expansion possibilities are fun to think about. Notre Dame, Oregon, and the Army-Navy Game?
On April 25, 2013, the Minnesota Vikings unveiled the club's new uniforms during its annual NFL draft party. [177] From 1969 through 1973, the Vikings had an alternate purple jersey without stripes for warm-weather games. [172] [173] The team's uniforms were redesigned in 2006, the first significant change in the franchise's 46-year history.