47th Season

Address:
9520 Viking Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: (952) 828-6500

 

Vikings All-Time Greats                                                                                                                                                       

Offense                                                      Defense                                                         Special Teams

Name Position Name Position Name Position
Chuck Foreman HB Carl Eller DE Fred Cox K
Bill Brown FB Alan Page DT Gary Anderson K
Tommy Mason RB John Randle DT Bobby Walden P
Dave Osborn RB Chris Doleman DE    
Robert Smith RB Keith Millard DL    
Darrin Nelson RB Jim Marshall DL    
Terry Allen RB Gary Larsen DL    
Cris Carter WR Mark Mullaney DL    
Ahmad Rashad WR Doug Martin DL    
Anthony Carter WR Matt Blair LB    
Sammy White WR Scott Studwell MLB    
Randy Moss WR Wally Hilgenberg LB    
John Gilliam WR Jeff Siemon LB    
Stu Voigt TE Lonnie Warwick LB    
Steve Jordan TE Roy Winston LB    
Fran Tarkenton QB Bobby Bryant LCB    
Tommy Kramer QB Audray McMillian RCB    
Mick Tingelhoff C Paul Krause FS    
Randall McDaniel OG Joey Browner SS    
Ed White OG Carl Lee DB    
Ron Yary OT Charlie West DB    
Todd Steussie OT Karl Kassulke DB    
Christy Jeff OL Dale Hackbart DB    
Gary Zimmerman OL        
Dennis Swilley OL        
Milt Sunde OL        
Grady Alderman OL        

 
Hall of Famers:
Carl Eller DE 1964-1978
Jim Finks GM 1964-1973
Bud Grant Coach 1967-1983, 1985
Paul Krause S 1968-1979
Hugh McElhenny RB 1961-1962
Alan Page DT 1967-1978
Fran Tarkenton QB 1961-66, 72-78
Ron Yary OT 1968-1981

 
Retired Numbers:
10 Fran Tarkenton QB 61-66,72-78
53 Mick Tingelhoff C 1962-1978
70 Jim Marshall DE 1961-1979
77 Korey Stringer OT 1995-2000
80 Cris Carter WR 1990-2001
88 Alan Page DT 1967-1978

 

AWARDS

Coach of the Year:
1969 Bud Grant
 
Def. Rookie of the Year:
 
 
Off. Rookie of the Year:
1963 Paul Flatley WR
1973 Chuck Foreman RB
1976 Sammy White WR
1998 Randy Moss WR
 
Def. Player of the Year:
1989 Keith Millard DT
 
Off.  Player of the Year:
1973 Chuck Foreman RB
1975 Fran Tarkenton QB
 
NFL MVP:
1971 Alan Page DT
1975 Fran Tarkenton QB

Best Season:
1998 (15-1)

Worst Season:
1984 (3-13)

Song:
Skol VIkings

Cheerleaders:
Vikings Cheerleaders

Mascot:
Ragnar

Nickname:
Bert Rose, the first general manager of the Minnesota team that began NFL play in 1961, selected the Vikings name because so many people in Minnesota and the surrounding area traced their heritage to Scandinavia (what is now Denmark, Norway, and Sweden).

Logo:
The logo idepicts the fierce warrior from Scandinavia. The people of the era and who lived there referred to the warriors as Norsemen, or Northmen.

Colors: Purple, Gold, Yellow, White

Pantone pms specs:

Purple (Minnesota Vikings dark purple): Pantone Solid-Coated 2685 C      CYMK 96,100,0,10 (four color process)

Purple (Minnesota Vikings light purple): Pantone Solid-Coated  265  C      CYMK 54,56, 0, 0  (four color process)

Gold    (Minnesota Vikings gold):            Pantone Solid-Coated  126  C      CYMK 96,100,0,10 (four color process)

Yellow (Minnesota Vikings yellow):        Pantone Solid-Coated   116 C      CYMK  0, 16, 00, 0 (four color process)

White  ( Minnesota Vikings white):         Pantone Base color      White      CYMK  0, 0, 0, 0 (four color process)