Pro Football Hall of Famer Bud Grant, who led the Minnesota vikings to four Super Bowl appearances, passed away on Saturday morning, the team announced. He was 95.
Head Coach Bud Grant of the Minnesota Vikings walks off the field after an NFL football game circa 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Grant was the head coach of the Vikings from 1967 to 1983 and in 1985.
Grant went on to have an outstanding athletic career at Minnesota, where he excelled in football, basketball and baseball. He was later drafted by the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers and the NFL'sGrant took up basketball at first and won a championship with the Lakers. He averaged 2.6 points per game over two seasons inHead Coach Bud Grant of the Minnesota Vikings stands with his team prior to the start of an NFL football game circa 1977.
When Grant made the change to football, he played on defense and offense for the Eagles. He finished his NFL career with 56 catches, 997 receiving yards, and seven touchdowns. In 1952, he joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL. After four season with the Blue Bombers, Grant was offered the head-coaching position in 1957. He went back to Minnesota in 1967 after a decade of coaching in the CFL. In 1969, the Vikings won the NFL championship and advanced to Super Bowl IV but ultimately suffered a 23-7 to the
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