| All About the Epitomized Winner the Minnesota | | | | would turn out to be the very first Vikings player |
| Vikings | | | | to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in |
| In their opening game on September 17 1961, the | | | | Canton, Ohio. |
| Vikings presented their supporters surprisingly little | | | | In the past 47 years, the Minnesota Vikings have |
| taste of what the next 47 years is going to be | | | | outstanding winning. The Men in Purple have |
| like. Immediately after a time-consuming start | | | | always been close to the top to be of the division |
| rookie quarterback Fran Tarkenton jumped off | | | | standings. Only four NFL teams have played out in |
| the bench and started out working his magic. | | | | more Superbowls, and one the Dallas Cowboys, |
| Tarkenton used four touchdown passes and ran | | | | convey more playoff appearances. |
| for the next as he directed the Vikes to a 37-13 | | | | Though the Vikings did not win in Super Bowls IV, |
| victory over the Chicago Bears. | | | | VIII, IX, and XI, few NFL teams can express that |
| In 1967, the Vikings brought in a absolutely new | | | | they have provided their admirers with additional |
| head coach. Bud Grant, a Minnesotan who was | | | | pleasures, more thrills or more edge-of-your-seat |
| leading the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg | | | | exhilaration as opposed to Vikings. |
| Blue Bombers to glory, arrived in the T win Cities | | | | For sure, part of definitely a Vikings admirer is |
| and directed the striving Vikings into an on the | | | | having the potential to really feel relaxed on |
| spot champion. Just 2 yrs immediately after Grant | | | | football's emotional roller coaster, however, if you |
| came, the Vikes developed a spectacular ability of | | | | are a Vikings fan, you obviously cannot at any |
| 11 division titles in 13 seasons. | | | | time say you've been annoyed. In reality, from |
| The Vikings had victory during the NFL | | | | the time they first took the field, the Vikings |
| championship in 1969 and NFC titles in 1973, '74 | | | | began giving their lovers with unforgettable times |
| and '76. From Ahmad Rashad to Cris Carter, from | | | | which encouraged them to a spare their money |
| Jim Marshall to Randall McDaniel and from Matt | | | | to buy Viking tickets just to watch the game and |
| Blair to John Randle, the Vikings are among the | | | | render moral support to their most popular viking |
| many fantastic teams ever to strap on the pads. | | | | players. |
| In 1986, specifically 25 years later on, Tarkenton | | | | |