They started play as an expansion team in 1961, and within a decade, the Minnesota Vikings were among the NFL’s elite---and most popular---franchises. From the formative years under Norm Van Brocklin to the Super Bowl squads of Bud Grant, to the ups and downs under Jerry Burns and Dennis Green, Minnesota’s football team has had its share of dramatic triumphs and heart-wrenching defeats. Through it all, the fans have come out in droves to cheer on the Vikes, whether in the cold winter air at Metropolitan Stadium or the hyper-loud surroundings of the Metrodome.
Lavishly illustrated and featuring all the key moments, stats, and people behind the stories, Minnesota Vikings: The Complete Illustrated History is the ultimate celebration of an iconic football franchise. It honors the great squads and all the legends and colorful characters who have donned the purple and gold, including Fran Tarkenton, the “Purple People Eaters,” Chuck Foreman, Ahmad Rashad, Randall McDaniel, John Randle, Cris Carter, Anthony Carter, Robert Smith, Randy Moss, and more. Written by one the state’s most revered sports columnists, this is a book that no Vikings fan should be without.
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Follow the Minnesota Vikings from the team’s beginnings in the 1960s through its four Super Bowl appearances in the 1970s to its present status as an elite football franchise. Here are the eyebrow-raising performances, colorful characters, legendary players, and historic moments that have made the men in purple and gold some of the most beloved sports heroes in American football history. Fully illustrated and featuring all the details of the stories and people behind this iconic franchise, this volume is one that no Vikings fan should be without.
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Patrick Reusse has covered the Minnesota sports scene with passion for more than four decades and has written hundreds of columns about the Vikings. He has been a fixture at the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1988 and a regular for KSTP radio since the early 1980s. Reusse lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
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Painfully Beautiful,
By Bernie Gold (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Minnesota Vikings: The Complete Illustrated History (Hardcover)
Being a Vikings fan is a painful existence. This book is very well done and captures the highs and lows, from the team's beginning all the way through Adrian Peterson. Tons of great photos never before seen, Reusse writes that many of them were discovered in yellowed envelopes the old drawers of the Minnesota newspapers. It's all there... Joe Kapp, Purple People Eaters, Fran, Bud, Les, Burnsie, The Sheriff, Randy, Cris, A.C., Matt Blair, Drew Pearson-- WHAT?!!! DREW PEARSON!!!!!!!!! In the words of Nancy Kerrigan, "WHYYYYYYYYYYYY????!!!!!! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!! Great book. A must of all of us who bleed purple and have put the time in. Every Viking fan needs one of these. Super.
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Even a Packers fan likes this book,
By Confucious "Squid" (The midwest. It's not just a location, it's a mindset) - See all my reviews
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Great illustrations and a complete history of the Vikings team. I am a Packers fan and own the Packers volume of this series but I had to get this one even if it is about the rival Vikings. These books are the best team histories I have ever seen. Plenty of pics and stats
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Excellent summary of the history of this franchise that has taken its fans on quite a ride for almost fifty years. Nice touch having a separate chapter for the NFC Championship loss to the Falcons as this was arguably the most defining and frustrating moment in team history. A little light on the statistics but that was not the purpose of this book. A must read for any true Vikings fan or anyone who enjoys NFL history.
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