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The Minnesota Vikings hired Grant as their head coach on March 11, 1967, taking over from their original coach, Norm Van Brocklin. [23] Over his tenure as Vikings head coach, Grant was known for instilling discipline in his teams and displaying a lack of emotion during games. [6]
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.
Hartman's son Chad Hartman also has a radio show on WCCO. [29] He also had an adopted daughter, Chris Schmitt. [ 28 ] Hartman described former Lakers player, former Vikings coach and frequent radio guest Bud Grant , whom he had known since 1945, as his "close personal friend". [ 16 ]
They wed on December 22, 1960, at First Baptist Church in Decatur, and divorced in March 1982. They had three children: daughter Angela (born 1964), son Matthew (born 1968), and daughter Melissa (born 1969). [70] [71] Tarkenton married his second wife, Linda Sebastian, in the mid-1980s.
When Grant retired from coaching for the second time in 1985, Burns was named as the 4th head coach of the Minnesota Vikings on January 7, 1986. He coached Minnesota for six years, from 1986 to 1991. Burns compiled a record of 52–43 and led the Vikings to the playoffs three times. [11] He helped the Vikings win the division title in 1989 and ...
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]
On January 10, 2002, Tice was named the 6th head coach in franchise history, Bud Grant having been both 2nd and 4th. He was the first former Viking player to assume the role. In 2002, the Vikings led the NFL in rushing for the first time in team history, and in 2003, they led the league in total offense for the first time.
Hamdan is married to Jenny Grant, granddaughter of former head coach in the NFL and CFL Bud Grant. [17] Hamdan's younger brother Bush is also a former quarterback who played at Boise State, and is currently the offensive coordinator at Kentucky. [18] After football, Hamdan started his own fashion line. [19]