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


There are renowned names frozen in time in Minnesota Vikings lore. Fran Tarkenton, the Purple People Eaters. They are reminders of the franchise's best of times. The architect of all that success in the 1960s and 1970s -- highlighted by four Super Bowl appearances -- was head coach Bud Grant. He built the Vikings into a dominant bunch of marauders. (NFL.com)

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