Minnesota Viking Football

11/26/1987....Minnesota Viking's safety #47 Joey Browner recovers a fumble by the Dallas Cowboys during a NFL Thanksgiving Day game. #24 is DB Wymon Henderson. #44 is DB John Harris. The Vikings beat the Cowboys in overtime 44-38. Joey Browner passed away on March 28 2026 at age 65.

12/4/1977....Minnesota Vikings middle linebacker #50 Jeff Siemon intercepts a pass against the San Francisco 49'ers. The Vikings made a huge comeback in this game and won 28-27 scoring three 4th quarter touchdowns. Linebacker Fred McNeil is watching Jeff. Jeff passed away on March 28, 2026 at the age of 75.

1969 Division Playoff game between the Vikings and Rams. Minnesota Viking QB Joes Kapp hands off to RB Oscar Reed. #74 for the Rams is Merlin Olsen.

Minnesota Viking QB Joe Kapp. 1969

A brotherhood.....Minnesota Viking running backs of the 70's and 80's. In front is #33 Brent McClanahan, In back from left to right is #46 Alfred Anderson, #32 Oscar Reed, #44 Chuck Forman, and #36 Allen Rice.

#61 Larry Bowie played right guard for the Minnesota Vikings from 1962 - 1968. His career was cut short due to a blood clot in his brain during the 1968 season. He fully recovered but retired from football.

Minnesota Viking running back Chuck Foreman taking a handoff from Fran Tarkenton with #72 John Ward blocking.

Jim Marshall - 1937 - 2025 Thanks for the great memories Captain Jim. Jim played for the Vikings from their inception in 1961 until his retirement in 1979. He never missed a game. 289 consecutive games started including playoffs - 301 games played including playoffs.

#88 Alan Page is one of the all time great defensive tackles in NFL history.

Clint Jones was a running back for the Minnesota Vikings. Played college ball for Michigan State. Was the Vikings 1967 #1 draft choice (one of three along with Gene Washington and Alan Page). The 2nd photo is from a 1967 preseason game against the NY Giants...3rd photo is a 1970 game against the Boston (New England) Patriots. the 4th is a sideline shot of Clint and Gene Washington at Metropolitan Stadium. The 5th is a mock up of a Topps 1970 football card showing a game in 1969 against the Cleveland Browns. The last photo shows QB Joe Kapp #11 handing off to Clint...I am going to guess that is a 1968 game agains the Packers in Milwaukee. (I can see the foul line of the back wall)

Minnesota Fullback Bill Brown. Bill played for the Vikings from 1962 - 1974. The first photo is Bill playing against the Packers and getting the ball from Joe Kapp in 1969. The 2nd photo is from the Kansas City Chiefs game in 1970. #63 is Chiefs linebacker Willie Lanier. The Topps football card is from 1970. Drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1961, Bill was traded to the Vikings in 1962. By the end of his career, he was the Vikings leading career ground gainer. He was tough as nails and dished out as much punishment as he got. Butkas and Nitchke both said he was the toughest running back they faced. He was also an excellent pass receiver for Fran Tarkenton and Joe Kapp. Bill passed away in 2018 at age 80.