Minneapolis, Minnesota (KROC-AM News) – Legendary NFL coach Bud Grant passed away.
The 95-year-old head coach of the Minnesota Vikings was a stoic man. This morning, the Vikings broke the heartbreaking news on social media.
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From 1967 until 1985, Grant managed the Vikings as head coach, amassing a 159-96-5 overall record. Four Super
Bowl appearances during his coaching tenure with the Minnesota Vikings were followed by defeat as the team faced Kansas City, Miami, Pittsburgh, and Oakland in 1970, 1974, 1975, and 1977.
1994 saw Grant’s induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Before spending two seasons with the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers, Bud Grant was a standout athlete at the University of Minnesota, where he played football, baseball, and basketball. After that, he began coaching football in the Canadian Football League before moving to the NFL and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Stacker investigated the origins of each NFL football team’s moniker. NFL regular-season games are reflected in the overall team records that are also provided. We also reveal how some football clubs use their official names sparingly (the Jets’ neighbours, the Giants, are really known as the New York Football Giants). Some football teams have well-known nicknames, including the Jets, who are frequently referred to as Gang Green. The Vikings of Minnesota draw from the region’s close ties to Scandinavia, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are steeped in local lore around Florida’s pirate past. These are just two examples of how a team name can reveal a lot about local history.
Commence the countdown with the people who purchased boxes of used team jerseys, thereby earning their nickname.
