Bud Grant
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1975, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Joe Greene (75) defends a pass as Minnesota Viking players Andy Maurer (66), Ed White (62), Mick Tingelhoff (53) and Ron Yary (73) protect quarterback Fran Tarkenton (10) during NFL football's Super Bowl IX at Tulane Stadium New Orleans, La. Tingelhoff, the ultimate ironman who started 240 consecutive games at a bruising position for the Minnesota Vikings and played in four Super Bowls, died, the Vikings and the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. He was 81. (AP Photo/Harry Hall, File)
Vikings ironman and Hall of Famer Mick Tingelhoff dies at 81

By Dave Campbell Sep. 11, 2021 05:57 PM EDT

FILE - This Feb. 17, 2005 file photo shows Tennessee Titans general manager Floyd Reese in Nashville, Tenn. Reese, the general manager of the Tennessee Titans’ lone Super Bowl team, has died, on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Floyd Reese, GM of Titans’ Super Bowl team, dies at 73

By Teresa M. Walker Aug. 21, 2021 02:19 PM EDT

File-This Oct. 8, 1972, file photo shows Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff Harris (43) making a 45-yard return on a second quarter punt Oct. 8, 1972 in Irving, Texas before being brought down by Steelers' Preston Pearson (26) and Roy Gerela (10). Harris and receiver Drew Pearson, who also will be inducted this year as part of the class of 2021, are the first undrafted Cowboys among their 15 players in the Hall of Fame.(AP Photo/File)
Undrafted from small school, Harris makes hall with Cowboys

By Schuyler Dixon Jul. 25, 2021 11:52 AM EDT

In this 1989 photo is Minnesota Vikings coach Jerry Burns, location not known. Burns, the colorful character who took over as the Vikings' head coach in a time of turmoil and led the team to three playoff berths, has died. He was 94. The team announced Burns’ death. Vikings spokesman Bob Hagan said Burns’ son-in-law informed him of Burns’ death Wednesday morning, May 12, 2021. (Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via AP)
Jerry Burns, former Vikings coach known for wit, dies at 94

May. 12, 2021 07:11 PM EDT

File-In this April 21, 2009 file photo, Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman is shown in St. Paul, Minn. The Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality, Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers and achieved nearly as much celebrity as some of the athletes he covered, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. He was 100. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)(AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Longtime Minnesota sports columnist Sid Hartman dies at 100

By Jeff Baenen Oct. 18, 2020 05:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Minneapolis. The Vikings signed head coach Zimmer on Friday, July 24, 2020, to a three-year contract extension through the 2023 season. Zimmer’s record with the Vikings over six years is 57-38-1, plus 2-3 in the postseason. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)
Vikings sign Zimmer to 3-year contract extension through '23

By Dave Campbell Jul. 24, 2020 07:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2010, file photo, Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan is shown during an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas. The Utah Jazz have announced that Jerry Sloan, the coach who took them to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 on his way to a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame, has died. Sloan died Friday morning, May 22, 2020, the Jazz said, from complications related to Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He was 78. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Column: Sloan, other coaching greats who were denied a title

By Paul Newberry May. 22, 2020 05:04 PM EDT

NFL Career Coaching Victories

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2020 04:19 PM EDT
Coach, Teams  W    L   T  Pct. Don Shula, Balt-Miami 347 173  6 .666 George Halas...

NFL Career Coaching Victories

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2020 03:13 PM EDT
Coach, Teams  W    L   T  Pct. Don Shula, Balt-Miami 347 173  6 .666 George Halas...

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 1970 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram walks on the field prior to the Super Bowl game with the Minnesota Vikings in New Orleans. As the Chiefs prepare to play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, many members of the 1970 team never lived to see the the Chiefs return to the championship game, and many others are in failing health. (AP Photo)
Chief on the mic: 50 years later, Stram still shines on film

By Eddie Pells Jan. 30, 2020 02:34 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2970 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson prepares to handoff to running back Mike Garrett (21) as running back Robert Holmes (45) and guard Ed Budde (71) lead the play during the Super Bowl in New Orleans. As the Chiefs prepare to play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, many members of the 1970 team never lived to see the the Chiefs return to the championship game, and many others are in failing health. (AP Photo, File)
50 years later, Chiefs relishing current Super Bowl run

By Dave Skretta Jan. 27, 2020 10:48 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 1997 file photo, former Minnesota Vikings kicker Fred Cox holds his original Nerf football, among his other souvenir balls, in Monticello, Minn.. Former Minnesota Vikings kicker Fred Cox, the leading scorer in the franchise’s history and co-creator of the Nerf football, has died. He was 80. The Vikings announced Cox’s death Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press via AP)
Fred Cox, former Vikings kicker, dies at age 80

Nov. 21, 2019 06:23 PM EST

Paul Brown, Halas, Lambeau among all-time coaching finalists

By The Associated Press Nov. 20, 2019 11:00 AM EST
Such architects of the NFL as Paul Brown, George Halas and Curly Lambeau are among the 20 coaching finalists for the league’s All-Time Team. ...

FILE - At left, in a Jan. 12, 1970, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs coach Henry Stram smiles as he listens to reporters' questions the day after the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in the Super Bowl 4 football game, in New Orleans. At right, in a Jan. 11, 1970, file photo, Minnesota Vikings coach Bud Grant speaks to reporters after losing the Super Bowl to the Chiefs in New Orleans. For the second year in a row, a heavily favored NFL team lost to a supposedly weaker AFL opponent in pro football's championship game, when the Vikings fell to the Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly, File)
NFL at 100: Chiefs' only title came as underdogs to Vikings

By Dave Campbell Oct. 29, 2019 05:42 PM EDT

New England Patriots' Sony Michel dives for a touchdown during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
The Latest: Patriots set Super Bowl records with 6th title

Feb. 04, 2019 12:59 AM EST

Longtime Vikings assistant coach John Michels dies at 87

Jan. 11, 2019 06:36 PM EST
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — John Michels, a College Football Hall of Famer whose 27 seasons as a Minnesota Vikings assistant coach included all four of their Super Bowl...