Fran Tarkenton, the Purple People Eaters ... 1970s -- highlighted by four Super Bowl appearances -- was head coach Bud Grant. A Hall of Famer who constructed an NFC dynasty, Grant passed away ...

He took his Vikings, with Fran Tarkenton at quarterback and the famed Purple People Eaters defensive line, to four Super Bowls — although he lost each time. By Ken Belson Bud Grant, the stoic ...

"A once-in-a-lifetime man, Bud will forever be synonymous ... coaching fellow Hall of Famers in Fran Tarkenton, Alan Page and Carl Eller among others. Grant finished his NFL tenure in 1985 with ...

As the coach of the former Bulldog quarterback, Grant expressed the consummate regard for Tarkenton’s mental and physical toughness. “He never missed a kickoff,” Bud said, visibly moved by h ...

Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the Minnesota Vikings and their mighty Purple People Eaters defense to four Super Bowls in eight years and lost all of them, died ...

Legendary Minnesota Vikings head coach Bud Grant has died at age ... including now Hall of Famers Fran Tarkenton, Mick Tinglehoff, and Carl Eller. Grant was considered a stoic coach, who forced ...

Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame ... With such stars as Fran Tarkenton, Carl Eller, Alan Page, Paul Krause and Ron Yary — all Pro Football Hall of Famers — Mr. Grant led the ...

Mike Grant, one of Bud's sons, looked at the sunshine beaming ... introduced video clips from Fran Tarkenton, Jim Marshall and Ahmad Rashad. Senator Amy Klobuchar, whose father, Jim, covered ...

And sure enough, Bud Grant knew exactly what it was going to ... including the likes of Fran Tarkenton, Mick Tingelhoff, and Carl Eller. I should note that while this was a banquet for the silver ...

“What are you waiting for?” On the wall behind him were dozens of framed photos: Tarkenton with revered Minnesota Vikings head coach Bud Grant, posing with the board of directors at Coca ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of ... With such stars as Fran Tarkenton, Carl Eller, Alan Page, Paul Krause and Ron Yary — all Pro Football Hall of Famers — Grant ...