MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Twitter has determined Alan Page, the Hall of Fame Vikings defensive end who was named NFL MVP in 1971, broke barriers as Minnesota’s first African American Supreme Court justice and was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 2018, does not meet the “criteria for notability” to earn verified status.
That’s according to a tweet from Page’s blue checkmark-less account.
“Not notable!” the 76-year-old Page tweeted. “Hmmm.”
The coveted blue checkmark would be the latest accolade in Page’s storied and extraordinary life.
After a 15-year NFL career in which he totaled 148.