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February, 19 2012
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Minnesota Vikings Team History
 Over
the past quarter-century, the Minnesota Vikings have consistently
been at the top of their division. During that same period,
only Dallas has made more playoff appearances. In addition,
only four teams have played in more Super Bowls than Minnesota,
which participated in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX and XI.
The pro football saga in the Twin Cities began in August 1959,
when five Minnesota businessmen were awarded a franchise in
the new American Football League. Five months later in January
1960, the same ownership group made up of Bill Boyer, Ole Haugsrud,
Bernie Ridder, H. P. Skoglund and Max Winter first forfeited
its AFL membership and then was awarded the National Football
League's 14th franchise that was to begin play in 1961.
Perhaps no team in history ever had a more spectacular debut
than did the Minnesota Vikings in their first game ever on September
17, 1961. Rookie Fran Tarkenton made a once-in-a-generation
debut when he came off the bench to throw four touchdown passes
and run for a fifth score to lead his Vikings to a 37-13 thrashing
of the fabled Chicago Bears. Two-and-a-half decades later in
1986, Tarkenton became the first Vikings player to be elected
to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Minnesota's first management team was led by general manager
Bert Rose and head coach Norm Van Brocklin. From the start,
the Vikings embraced an energetic marketing program that produced
a first-year season ticket sale of nearly 26,000 and an average
home attendance of 34,586, about 85 percent of the capacity
of 40,800 Metropolitan Stadium. Eventually the stadium capacity
was increased to 47,900. Rose resigned from his position in
1964 and Van Brocklin quit abruptly in the spring of 1967. The
Vikings went to Canada to get their replacements. Jim Finks,
then general manager of the Calgary Stampeders, was named as
the new general manager. Bud Grant, head coach of the Winnipeg
Blue Bombers, became the new Vikings field leader.
The success of the Vikings over the next two decades always
will be highlighted by the image of the stone-faced Grant on
the sidelines of the frozen field at old Metropolitan Stadium.
In only their second year under Grant, the Vikings began a stretch
of 11 division titles in 13 years. They won the NFL championship
in 1969 and NFC titles in 1973, 1974 and 1976. He first retired
in 1983 but came back for a year in 1985 before making his retirement
permanent. Grant's 168-108-5 record makes him the eighth winningest
coach of all time.
In 1982, the Vikings moved into the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome,
the site of Super Bowl XXVI, with a capacity of 63,000. There
they have continued to enjoy an approximately .600 home winning
record. From Bud Grant, Fran Tarkenton, Chuck Foreman and Alan
Page to the stars of the new millenium -- Daunte Culpepper and
Randy Moss -- the names have changed over the years but the
Vikings' tradition has remained constant. |
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The NFL folded its development league
in Europe after 16 years Friday.
The decision was made so the league could put a stronger international focus
season games outside the United States.
The announcement came less than a week after the Hamburg Sea Devils beat the
28 in the World Bowl championship in Frankfurt before a
crowd of 48,125. Five of the league's six teams were based in Germany, while
the other was in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
season games outside the
United States. The first such game is October 28 in London, England between
the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants.
focus the NFL's strategy on initiatives with global
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