CANTON, Ohio — Current Vikings players learned more about the history of football, the franchise’s past and more about their own coaches on Saturday moments after landing at the Akron-Canton Airport.
The stroll back through time in the cradle of pro football occurred 95 years after the organization of the American Pro Football Association (name changed to National Football League in 1922) and included a glimpse into the future with the display of the Lombardi trophy that will be awarded to the winner of the 50th Super Bowl.
The visit occurred footsteps from where the Vikings and Steelers began their quest for glory in the Hall of Fame Game to open the 2015 preseason.