Get ready for more Minnesota Vikings content. With an unknown release date, a documentary film, thanks to Winter State Entertainment, is in the works, profiling the “Purple People Era” of Vikings football.
Jared Allen will be included in the Vikings Ring of Honor. He will be the 27th member and the seventh defensive lineman. The others are Alan Page, Carl Eller, and Jim Marshall, who were part of the ‘Purple People Eaters,’ a unit that was a feared defensive front for about a decade.
On Thursday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its 54 semifinalists for the Class of 2023. 25 of these semifinalists are players who played their final NFL game no later than the 1996 season.
The ‘Purple People Eaters’ dominated the NFL for almost a decade, from the late 60s to the late 70s. They were a scary opponent, and no one wanted to face them.
The University of Minnesota has produced five Pro Football Hall of Famers. Impressive, but the Golden Gophers have an even more impressive record on the sideline.
The University of Minnesota has produced five Pro Football Hall of Famers. Impressive. But the Golden Gophers have an even more impressive record on the sideline.
The Minnesota Vikings stifling defensive unit of the late 60s and most of the 70s became known as the “Purple People Eaters.” The name was a homage to the song by Sheb Wooley, which was a hit in the late 50s, and the color of the Vikings uniforms.
A Minnesota Vikings fan turned entrepreneur recently launched a spice company, blending his love for football and cuisine. His name is Ben Theis, and he’s associated with Vikings forefathers like Carl Eller, Tommy Kramer, Chuck Foreman, Greg Coleman, Stu Voigt, Ed White, Robert Griffith, and Leo Lewis.
Class of 2004 Minnesota 1964-78 Seattle 1979 Heading into 1964, the Minnesota Vikings were still finding their footing in the NFL. The team was 10-30-2 after three seasons prior, setting them up with the sixth-overall pick in the draft.
On Monday, Pro Football Reference gave the exciting update that they have added sack data going back to 1960 to their website. The NFL didn't begin counting sacks as an official statistic until 1982, so the career and single-season leaderboards had always been incomplete.
The best players of the 1970s in the NFL are chosen by members of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee for the All-Decade Team.How many of the 1970s All-Decade First Team can you name?
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