Legendary and HOF Vikings coach Bud Grant passes away

[froginmn]

What a great coach. Bud Grant passes away at 95.

Bud Grant, legendary Vikings head coach and Hall of Famer, dies at 95

Grant led the Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances in 18 years

www.cbssports.com

Makes the purchase I made last year even more meaningful.

RIP Coach

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

Stay hard Bud

 

[Prince of Purpoole II]

I can well remember him stalking the snowy sidelines in Novembers when he and Fran and the boys were giving the Cowboys hell

 

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

 

[ShreveFrog]

Played in both the NFL and NBA. Great life!

 

[Wexahu]

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Played in both the NFL and NBA. Great life!

Had no idea. Just looked up his Wikipedia page and saw that. Before Bo and Deion there was Bud. Lol.

 

[Virginia Frog]

Tommy Kramer, Rice '77 played at ACS in Oct '76, the "lowest of the low" 0-11 season.

Led the SWC in Passing and #2 in the Nation that year (#1 in pass completions.) https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tommy-kramer-1.html

Rice hasn't had that level of a QB since that time. It's ashame how far their fb program has fallen since the SWC days.

I remember Bud Grant with the Vikings but never followed them.

 

[froginmn]

Tommy Kramer, Rice '77 played at ACS in Oct '76, the "lowest of the low" 0-11 season.

Led the SWC in Passing and #2 in the Nation that year (#1 in pass completions.) https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tommy-kramer-1.html

Rice hasn't had that level of a QB since that time. It's ashame how far their fb program has fallen since the SWC days.

I remember Bud Grant with the Vikings but never followed them.

During my freshman year at Milton Daniel I lived down the hall from a guy who was Tommy's nephew.

 

[jack the frog]

RIP. Bud and Tom epitomized the best of NFL times for me. A great time to be a fan. Glad Bud lived a long life. I still feel like Landry was taken too soon.

 

[NORMLFROG]

Those old NFL films of Met Stadium during cold weather games were legendary.

NF

 

[PurpleBlood87]

When Dallas played there last season they said Grant wasn't at the game like he usually was because he was hunting. It was 15 degrees that day.

 

[Prince of Purpoole II]

When Dallas played there last season they said Grant wasn't at the game like he usually was because he was hunting. It was 15 degrees that day.

He used to coach on days like that wearing not much more than a damn windbreaker

 

[PurpleBlood87]

He used to coach on days like that wearing not much more than a damn windbreaker

But he wasn't 95 then.

 

[dawg]

Requiescat in pace, Coach.

 

[CryptoMiner]

Rice hasn't had that level of a QB since that time. It's ashame how far their fb program has fallen since the SWC days.

But their grammar is impeccable...

 

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

A great article that the Tribune probably had canned, ready to go. If you’re at all interested in Harry “Bud” Grant. He had an annual garage sale to dispense memorabilia. Bud pretty much had the perfect life, though beginning with polio during the depression, but at that age you don’t really know any better.

Bud Grant, legendary Vikings coach and Minnesota sports icon, dies at age 95

A standout athlete, avid outdoorsman, and iconic figure on the sideline, Grant left his mark on the state.

www.startribune.com

 

[froginaustin]

Bud Grant.
I remember the game against the Cowpersons that Bud’s Vikings lost on the last play, a loooong pass. The first Hail Mary Pass that I ever saw.

TV had a shot of Bud immediately after the play. Veins sticking out of his neck. Teeth clinched. Archetype “I’ve been screwed” face. Loved it.

 

[Peacefrog]

What a great coach. Bud Grant passes away at 95.

Bud Grant, legendary Vikings head coach and Hall of Famer, dies at 95

Grant led the Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances in 18 years

www.cbssports.com

Makes the purchase I made last year even more meaningful.

RIP Coach

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First football game I ever attended was a bud grant team at met stadium.

 

[froginmn]

Just your average guy who played in the NFL and then coached in the league.

Oh, and he also played in the NBA!!! And won a title with the Minneapolis Lakers (the mascot made a lot of sense when they played in the "land of 10,000 lakes", less when they moved to LA).

 

[ShreveFrog]

For Cowboy fans especially, it's worth a trip over to YouTube and search for Cowboys Vikings Hail Mary. (Since they contain video that the NFL has rights to, or something, it would not let me link any here.) There's one where Drew Pearson tells some great stories about the play, etc.