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Daily Vikings Trivia (08-16-11) Bud Grant

The Jazzy One — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0000

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After 17 seasons, Bud Grant retired ast the Vikings head coach in 1983. But after the team went 3-13 in the first season without him, he returned to coach for one more year in 1985.

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Daily Vikings Trivia (08-03-11) Bud Grant

The Jazzy One — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0000

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On May 13, 1983, Head coach Bud Grant was inducted into the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame. When he was put in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994, he became the first man to make it into both Halls.

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Daily Vikings Trivia (07-15-11) Bud Grant

The Jazzy One — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:00:00 +0000

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Head coach Bud Grant took 12 of his 18 Vikings teams to the playoffs.

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Daily Vikings Trivia (02-17-11) Vikings Ring of Honor

The Jazzy One — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:00:11 +0000

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Former general manager Jim Finks, head coach Bud Grant, and long-time trainer Fred Zamerletti were among the six charter inductees to the Viking Ring of Honor in 1998.

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Daily Vikings Trivia (12-21-10) Vikings Coaches and Former Eagles

The Jazzy One — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:00:32 +0000

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Four Vikings head coaches have had former ties with the Philadelphia Eagles: current coach Leslie Frazier was an defensive backs coach, Brad Childress was the offensive coordinator there, and former coaches Bud Grant and Norm Van Brocklin played there.

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Daily Vikings Trivia (06-15-10) Bud Grant

The Jazzy One — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:21:40 +0000

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Bud Grant led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to four Grey Cup championships before becoming the Vikings head coach in 1967.

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Daily Vikings Trivia (2-8-10) CFL

The Jazzy One — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:54:35 +0000

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The 1970s Minnesota Vikings owe much of their success to the Canadian Football League. General Manager Jim Finks came to the Vikings from Canada, he then hired Head Coach Bud Grant from the CFL, and brought Quarterback Joe Kapp from the Canadian Football League as well.

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Daily Vikings Trivia (1-05-10) Bud Grant

The Jazzy One — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:28:50 +0000

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Former Vikings head coach Bud Grant is a member of both the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Vikings Trivia (9-25-09)

The Jazzy One — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:54:30 +0000

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Ron VanderKelen started the first game of Bud Grant’s career. VanderKelen started just three games in hi Vikings’ career (going 0-3), including the season-opening 27-21 loss to San Francisco in 1967.

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Vikings Trivia (8-27-09)

The Jazzy One — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:25:34 +0000

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Bud Grant and Dennis Green are the only Vikings coaches to win 100 games for the Vikes.

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