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Bud Grant

NameBud Grant
DateOfBirthMay 20, 1927(age 83)
BirthplaceSuperior, Wisconsin, U.S.
PositionHead coach
Wide receiver
Defensive end
CollegeMinnesota
Record158-96-5 (NFL regular season)
10-12 (NFL playoffs)
168-108-5 (Overall)
DraftedYear1950
DraftedRound1 / Pick 14
PFRCoachGranBu0
DatabaseFootballCoachGRANTBUD01
PFRGranBu00
DatabaseFootballGRANTBUD01
PlayerY
Years1951 � 1952
1953 � 1956
Teams(NFL) Philadelphia Eagles
(CFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
CoachY
Coachingyears1957 � 1966
1967 � 1983
1985
Coachingteams(CFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
(NFL) Minnesota Vikings
(NFL) Minnesota Vikings
Awards1965 CFL Coach of the Year
1969 NFL Coach of the Year
CFHOFgrantharry
CFHOFYear1983
HOF79
HOFYear1994

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Harry Peter "Bud" Grant, Jr (born May 20, 1927) is the former longtime American football head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for eighteen seasons. Grant was the second (1967 � 83) and fourth (1985) head coach of the team. Prior to coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten seasons. Along with being the winningest coach in Vikings history, Grant is the third winningest professional football coach, behind Don Shula and George Halas, with a combined 290 wins in the NFL and CFL. Grant was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

Grant attended the University of Minnesota and was a three sport athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. Following college, he had a professional playing career for the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Al Sherman		Winnipeg Blue Bombers Head Coaches
1957-1966		Succeeded by
Joe Zaleski
Preceded by
Norm Van Brocklin		Minnesota Vikings Head Coach
1967-1983		Succeeded by
Les Steckel
Preceded by
Les Steckel		Minnesota Vikings Head Coach
1985		Succeeded by
Jerry Burns
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Don Shula		Super Bowl Losing Head Coaches
Super Bowl IV, 1969		Succeeded by
Tom Landry
Preceded by
Class of 1982		Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Class of 1983		Succeeded by
Class of 1984
Preceded by
Class of 1993		Pro Football Hall of Fame
Class of 1994		Succeeded by
Class of 1995

Minnesota Vikings :
Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
WPG 1957 12 4 0 .750 2nd in W.I.F.U 2 1 0.667 Lost to Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 45th Grey Cup
WPG 1958 13 3 0 .813 1st in WIFU Conference 2 0 1.000 Won over Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 46th Grey Cup
WPG 1959 12 4 0 .750 1st in West Conference 2 0 1.000 Won over Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 47th Grey Cup
WPG 1960 14 2 0 .875 1st in West Conference 0 1 .000 Lost to Edmonton Eskimos in Conference Finals
WPG 1961 13 3 0 .813 1st in West Conference 2 0 1.000 Won over Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 49th Grey Cup
WPG 1962 11 5 0 .688 1st in West Conference 2 0 1.000 Won over Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 50th Grey Cup
WPG 1963 7 9 0 .438 4th in West Conference   -   -   - -
WPG 1964 1 14 1 .094 5th in West Conference   -   -   - -
WPG 1965 11 5 0 .688 2nd in West Conference 2 1 .667 Lost to Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 53rd Grey Cup
WPG 1966 8 7 1 .531 2nd in West Conference 1 1 .500 Lost to Saskatchewan Roughriders in Conference Finals
CFL Total 102 56 2 .644 13 4 .765
MIN 1967 3 8 3 .273 4th in NFL Central   -   -   - -
MIN 1968 8 6 0 .571 1st in NFL Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Baltimore Colts in Divisional Round
MIN 1969 12 2 0 .857 1st in NFL Central 2 1 .667 Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV
MIN 1970 12 2 0 .857 1st in NFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to San Fransisco 49ers in Divisional Round
MIN 1971 11 3 0 .786 1st in NFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Dallas Cowboys in Divisional Round
MIN 1972 7 7 0 .500 3rd in NFC Central   -   -   - -
MIN 1973 12 2 0 .857 1st in NFC Central 2 1 .667 Lost to Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VIII
MIN 1974 10 4 0 .714 1st in NFC Central 2 1 .667 Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl IX
MIN 1975 12 2 0 .857 1st in NFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Dallas Cowboys in Divisional Round
MIN 1976 11 2 1 .821 1st in NFC Central 2 1 .667 Lost to Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI
MIN 1977 9 5 0 .643 1st in NFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to Dallas Cowboys in NFC Championship Game
MIN 1978 8 7 1 .531 1st in NFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Los Angeles Rams in Divisional Round
MIN 1979 7 9 0 .438 3rd in NFC Central   -   -   - -
MIN 1980 9 7 0 .563 1st in NFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Philadelphia Eagles in Divisional Round
MIN 1981 7 9 0 .438 4th in NFC Central   -   -   - -
MIN 1982* 5 4 0 .556 4th in NFC 1 1 .500 Lost to Washington Redskins in Divisional Round
MIN 1983 8 8 0 .500 4th in NFC Central   -   -   - -
MIN 1985 7 9 0 .438 3rd in NFC Central   -   -   - -
NFL Total 158 96 5 .622 10 12 .455
Total 260 152 7 .629 23 16 .590


Philadelphia Eagles first-round draft picks

Berwanger * S. Francis * J. McDonald * O'Brien * McAfee * Kmetovic * Muha * S. Van Buren * Armstrong * Scott * Bednarik * Tripucka * Grant * E. Van Buren * Worden * Bielski * Pellegrini * Peaks * Kowalczyk * B. Brown * Beisler * H. Jones * Rossovich * Keyes * Zabel * R. Harris * Reaves * Sisemore * Young * J. Robinson * R. Young * L. Mitchell * Quick * Haddix * Kenny Jackson * K. Allen * Byars * Brown * Keith Jackson * B. Smith * Davis * Holmes * L. Renfro * B. Williams * Mamula * Mayberry * J. Harris * W. Thomas * McNabb * Simon * F. Mitchell * Sheppard * McDougle * Andrews * Patterson * Bunkley * Maclin * Graham

Minneapolis Lakers 1949 �50 NBA Champions

10 Schaefer * 11 Hassett * 13 Jaros * 15 Carlson * 16 Harrison * 17 Pollard * 18 Ferrin * 19 Mikkelsen * 20 Grant * 22 Martin * 99 Mikan * Head coach Kundla

Minnesota Vikings head coaches

Van Brocklin * Grant * Steckel * Burns * Green * Tice * Childress

NFL Coach of the Year Award from the Associated Press

1957: Wilson * 1958: Ewbank * 1959: Lombardi * 1960: Shaw * 1961: Sherman * 1962: Sherman * 1963: Halas * 1964: Shula * 1965: Halas * 1966: Landry * 1967: Allen & Shula * 1968: Shula * 1969: Grant * 1970: Nolan * 1971: Allen * 1972: Shula * 1973: Knox * 1974: Coryell * 1975: Marchibroda * 1976: Gregg * 1977: Miller * 1978: Patera * 1979: Pardee * 1980: Knox * 1981: Walsh * 1982: Gibbs * 1983: Gibbs * 1984: Knox * 1985: Ditka * 1986: Parcells * 1987: Mora * 1988: Ditka * 1989: Infante * 1990: Johnson * 1991: Fontes * 1992: Cowher * 1993: Reeves * 1994: Parcells * 1995: Rhodes * 1996: Capers * 1997: Fassel * 1998: Reeves * 1999: Vermeil * 2000: Haslett * 2001: Jauron * 2002: Reid * 2003: Belichick * 2004: Schottenheimer * 2005: Smith * 2006: Payton * 2007: Belichick * 2008: M. Smith * 2009: Lewis

NFL Alumni Order of the Leather Helmet

1978 * Pete Rozelle, George Halas, Art Rooney * 1979 * Paul Brown, Red Grange, Bronko Nagurski * 1980 * Don Shula, Wellington Mara, Dominic Olejniczak, Pro Football Hall of Fame * 1981 * Lamar Hunt, Tom Landry * 1982 * William Bidwill, Alex Wojciechowicz, Bud Grant * 1983 * F. William Harder, LeRoy Neiman * 1985 * George P. Marshall, Weeb Ewbank * 1986 * Howard Cosell, Vince Lombardi, Vic Maitland * 1987 * Ray Scott, Steve Sabol, Ed Sabol, Bert Bell * 1988 * Raymond Berry * 1989 * Tex Schramm * 1990 * Bill Dudley, Ollie Matson, Steve Van Buren * 1991 * Hugh McElhenny 1992 * Chuck Bednarik, Art Modell * 1993 * Elroy Hirsch, Marion Motley * 1994 * Sid Luckman, Sammy Baugh * 1995 * Otto Graham, Chuck Noll * 1996 * Johnny Unitas, Curt Gowdy * 1997 * Pat Summerall, Ralph Wilson * 1998 * Jim Brown, Al Davis * 1999 * Bobby Mitchell, Paul Tagliabue * 2000 * Len Dawson, Deacon Jones * 2001 * Mike McCormack, Mel Renfro * 2002 * Mel Blount, Jim Otto, Jim Tunney * 2003 * Tom Flores, Willie Davis * 2004 * Dick Vermeil, Val Pinchbeck, Don Weiss * 2005 * Larry Wilson, Joe Greene * 2007 * Sonny Jurgensen, Jack Youngblood * 2008 * Eric Dickerson, John Madden, Alex Spanos



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