Sometimes, even a talented professional football player can make a boneheaded mistake. Case in point, during an October 1964 game against the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall scooped up a fumble. He then proceeded to rumble 66 yards to the house. The only problem was that Marshall had run the wrong way and scored for the … [Read more...] about The Life and Career Of Jim Marshall (Story)
Minnesota Vikings History
The Life And Career Of Carl Eller (Story)
Carl Eller was one of the greatest defensive ends in Minnesota Vikings franchise history. Eller, who strutted his wares on the University of Minnesota gridiron, was part of "The Purple People Eaters" quartet along with Alan Page, Jim Marshall, and Gary Larson that terrorized offenses and made the Vikings serious Super Bowl contenders in the 1970s. Eller hit his … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Carl Eller (Story)
The Life And Career Of Randy Moss (Story)
The NFL has always had good receivers. Every decade in league history includes a player or two who broke the mold for the position and helped set the standard for the next decade. By the 1980s, the use of receivers by pro teams had grown by leaps and bounds followed by the 1990s when pass catchers began breaking league records. Randy Moss was among those … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Randy Moss (Story)
The Life And Career Of Alan Page (Story)
Without a doubt, Alan Page was one of the reasons behind the Minnesota Vikings' resurgence in the late 1960s and 1970s. Page, Gary Larsen, Carl Eller, and Jim Marshall formed a vaunted Vikings defensive line known as the "Purple People Eaters" that smothered quarterbacks and made life miserable for offensive linemen. With Page playing lights-out defense, … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Alan Page (Story)
The Life And Career Of Ed White (Story)
Ed White was a game-changer on the offensive line during his seventeen-year career in the NFL from 1969 to 1986. With White at the guard position, the Minnesota Vikings enjoyed their finest stretch in franchise history in the 1970s. They played in four Super Bowl games during the memorable Bud Grant era. White promptly picked up where he left off after the … [Read more...] about The Life And Career Of Ed White (Story)