Defensive End...6' 5" 250 lbs...Minnesota...16 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1964-1978, Seattle Seahawks 1979)...Played in 209 and started 201 games as a Viking, joining Jim Marshall and Mick Tingelhoff as the only players in team history to start 200+ games…Played in 225 career NFL games…Named All-Pro 5 times, including 4 straight from 1968-71…Played in 6 Pro Bowls, 1968-71, 73-74... Started at left defensive end in four Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)...Vikings won the NFC Central in 10 of his final 11 seasons with the team…Vikings career record holder with 130.0 sacks…Holds team record with a sack in 8 straight games and is the only Viking to post 15+ sacks in a season multiple times…Selected with the 6th overall pick in the NFL Draft in 1964...Born February 25, 1942, in Winston-Salem, NC...Inducted August 8, 2004... Presented by Regis Eller …Other induction class members: Bob Brown, John Elway, Barry Sanders.

 

Tackle...6' 5" 255 lbs...Southern California...15 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1968-1981), Los Angeles Rams (1982)...Drafted by Minnesota with the 1st overall pick in 1968....Took over the Vikings right tackle spot midway through the 1969 season and was a fixture there for the rest of his career...Was named All-Pro 6 consecutive times...Was All-NFC 8 straight seasons...Played in 7 Pro Bowls...Started at right tackle in Super

Bowls IV, VII, IX, XI...Missed only 2 games in his career with injuries due to a broken ankle in 1980 but came back to play with the injury for the rest of the season...His blend of size, speed and strength was unique at the time and ushered in a new era of offensive line play...Born July 16, 1946, in Chicago, IL...Inducted into the Hall of Fame August 4, 2001....Presented by John Michels...Other induction class members: Nick Buoniconti, Marv Levy, Mike Munchak, Jackie Slater, Lynn Swann, Jack Youngblood.

 

Safety...6' 3" 200 lbs...Iowa...16 seasons: Washington Redskins (1964-1967) and

Minnesota Vikings (1968-1979)...Second-round pick by Washington Redskins, 1964...Led NFL in interceptions with 12 as a rookie and was named 1st-team All Pro...In his 1st season as a Viking he intercepted passes in 6 consecutive games...Still the all-time NFL leader in interceptions with 81...Also ranks 3rd all-time with 1,185 career yards on interception returns...His 10 interceptions in 1975 remains a club record...Played in 8 Pro Bowls...Started at safety in 4 Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)...Voted All-NFL 4 times and All-NFC 5 times...Born February 19, 1942, in Flint, MI...Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame August 1, 1998....Presented by Jerry Burns...Other induction class members: Tommy McDonald, Anthony Munoz, Mike Singletary, Dwight Stephenson.

 

Head Coach...Minnesota...18 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1967-1983, 1985)...NFL regular season coaching record 158-96-5...Had 10- 12 mark in postseason play...Led Vikings to 11 NFC/NFL divisional championships, claiming titles in 1968-71, 1973-78, 1980...Led team to 1969 NFL title...National Football Conference Champions 1973, 1974, 1976...His Vikings teams played in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, XI...First person to be elected to both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame (May 13, 1983)...In 28 seasons as a head coach, won a total of 290 football games...1969 NFL Coach of the Year...Came to the Vikings after a 10-year tenure (102-56-2) with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League...Led Blue Bombers to 6 Western Conference championships...Grant brought the Bombers to 6 Grey Cups, winning the CFL Championship 4 times 1958, 1959, 1961 and 1962...Played 6 years of professional football, 2 with Philadelphia Eagles (1951-52) and 4 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1953-1956)...Holds pro football record for most interceptions in a game with 5 vs. Saskatchewan (10/28/53)...Played 2 seasons with the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers (1950-1951)...Born May 20, 1927, in Superior, WI...Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame July 30, 1994...Presented by Sid Hartman...Other induction class members: Tony Dorsett, Jimmy Johnson, Leroy Kelly, Jackie Smith, Randy White.

 

Administrator...Tulsa...22 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1964-1973), Chicago Bears (1974-1982), New Orleans Saints (1986-1993)...Served as Vikings general manager and vicepresident...Hired Bud Grant in 1967 from the CFL...Finks helped the Vikings win 5 NFC Central Division crowns...Vikings appeared in Super Bowls IV and VIII under Finks’ guidance...Developed Vikings, Bears and Saints, all teams with losing records, into winners...Vikings posted a 42-14 record during his 4 seasons as team general manager/vice president...1973 NFL Executive of the Year...Longtime member of the NFL competition committee...Played DB/QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1949-1955)...Born August 31, 1927, in St. Louis, MO...Died May 8, 1994...Inducted into the Hall of Fame July 29, 1995...Inducted posthumously, represented by his son, Jim Finks, Jr....Presented by Edward W. McCaskey...Other induction class members: Henry Jordan, Steve Largent, Lee Roy Selmon, Kellen Winslow.

Defensive Tackle...6' 4" 225 lbs...Notre Dame... 15 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1967-1978), Chicago Bears (1978-1981)...Consensus All- America, 1966...First-round pick, 1967...Played in 236 straight games, including 4 Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI)...Named NFL Most Valuable Player 1971...Four-time NFC Defensive Player of the Year...All NFL/NFC 9 years...Played in 9 Pro Bowls...Career marks: 23 opponent fumble recoveries...Blocked 28 kicks...Recorded 148.5 sacks...Currently serves on the Minnesota Supreme Court...Remains active in the Twin Cities community through the Page Education Foundation...Born August 7, 1945, in Canton, OH...Inducted into the Hall of Fame July 30, 1988...Presented by Minneapolis public schools principal Willarene Beasley...Other induction class members: Fred Biletnikoff, Mike Ditka, Jack Ham.

 

Quarterback...6' 0" 185 lbs...Georgia...18 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1961-1966, 1972-1978) New York Giants (1967-1971)...Third-round pick, 1961...An instant Vikings star with 4 TD passes after coming off the bench to beat the Bears 37- 13 in the 1st game in franchise history vs. Chicago (9/17/61)...Dealt to New York in 1967 and back to the Vikings in 1972 in stunning trades...At retirement, led NFL lifetime passers in attempts (6,467), completions (3,686), passing yards (47,003), TD passes (342)...1975 NFL Most Valuable Player...Rushed for 3,674 yards, 32 TDs...Led Vikings to 3 Super Bowls (VIII, IX, XI)...A 4-time All-NFL selection...Played in 9 Pro Bowls...Born February 3, 1940, in Richmond, VA...Inducted into the Hall of Fame August 2, 1986...Presented by Max Winter...Other induction class members: Paul Hornung, Ken Houston, Willie Lanier, Doak Walker.