Hall of Famer Bud Grant's legendary status extended long after his days as the head coach for the Vikings. He’s part of the fabric here in Minnesota. FOX13
Radio broadcaster Chad Hartman, Sportscaster Mark Rosen, and Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke on the life and legacy of Vikings coach Bud Grant on and off the football field.Hall of Famer Bud Grant's legendary status extended long after his days as the field general for the Vikings.
The winningest coach in team history took the Vikings to four Super Bowls and lost them all. But he didn’t dwell in defeat, one of the first life lessons he taught sportscaster Mark Rosen. "When I talked to him about it later, he goes ‘Yeah, I knew what I was doing,’" said the senator, whose father wrote a book with Grant. "He understood that he was a symbol, not only of football and the Vikings. He was a symbol of Minnesota grit."He was a tough negotiator, even at the garage sales he hosted at his home for several years. He didn’t go for haggling, but he welcomed memorabilia seekers with an open door.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bud Grant, Minnesota Vikings head coach of legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 95One moment summed up Bud Grant and his legend in Minnesota, and it came long after he was done coaching.
Read more »
Bud Grant, Legendary Vikings Coach and Hall of Famer, Dies at 95Bud Grant, who led the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowls appearances with the vaunted Purple People Eaters defense and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994, died on Saturday at the age of 95.
Read more »
Bud Grant, legendary Hall of Fame Vikings coach, dead at 95He guided the Vikings from 1967-85, with a one-year hiatus in 1984, on his way to a 158-96-5 record with 11 division championships in 18 seasons.
Read more »
Bud Grant, stoic NFL Hall of Fame coach of powerful Minnesota Vikings teams, dies at 95Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the Minnesota Vikings and their mighty Purple People Eaters defense to four Super Bowls in eight years and lost all of them, has died at the age of 95.
Read more »
Minnesota Vikings Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant dies at 95Grant coached the Vikings for 18 seasons from 1967 through 1983 and again in 1985. He was the engineer of the Vikings vaunted 'Purple People Eaters' defense that won 10 division crowns in 11 seasons starting in 1968.
Read more »
Minnesota Vikings Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant dies at 95Grant coached the Vikings for 18 seasons from 1967 through 1983 and again in 1985. He was the engineer of the Vikings vaunted 'Purple People Eaters' defense that won 10 division crowns in 11 seasons starting in 1968.
Read more »