We’ve woken up this morning to the news that another significant piece of Minnesota Vikings history has officially left us.
Joe Kapp, the quarterback that took the Vikings to their first Super Bowl appearance, has passed away at the age of 85.
Kapp played for the Vikings for just three seasons, joining the team in 1967 after a successful stint in the Canadian Football League. He led the Vikings to their first-ever playoff appearance in 1968, which saw them lose to the Baltimore Colts, and followed that up by leading the Vikings to the 1969 NFL Championship and an appearance in Super Bowl IV against the Kansas City Chiefs, the final game before the NFL/AFL merger.