The Minnesota Vikings have had 15 members inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame that played significant stretches of their career in purple. Perhaps none of these 15 men have left an impact on the organization quite like Harold Peter Grant, Jr., or as most Vikings fans know him as, Bud Grant.
Grant arrived in Minnesota in 1967 at the age of 40 after coaching for ten seasons for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League. Before Grant came to Minnesota, the Vikings were 29-51-4 in their first six seasons. By Grant’s second season, Minnesota made their first playoff appearance in team history before losing to the eventual NFL champion Baltimore Colts, 24-14.