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Remembering Mick Tingelhoff's Hall of Fame Career

Offensive linemen are often overlooked even on the NFL's best teams. Few of the game's best blockers receive the recognition they truly deserve.

Center Mick Tingelhoff dominated in the middle of the Minnesota Vikings offensive line from 1962-78, yet remained overlooked for more than 30 years as a potential Hall of Fame inductee.

The call finally came to take his place among pro football's greats when Tingelhoff received notification last August after becoming this year's lone induction courtesy of the Hall of Fame's Seniors Committee.

“It’s great,’’ Tingelhoff told TwinCities.com's Chris Tomasson.