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1961-present Minnesota Vikings (NFL)
Bert Rose, the first general manager of the Minnesota team that began NFL play in 1961, selected the Vikings name because so many people in Minnesota and the surrounding area traced their heritage to Scandinavia.
^ topMetrodome
900 South 5th Minneapolis, MN 55415 Surface FieldTurf Seating 64,035 Opened Sept. 12, 1982 Phone (612) 332-0386 |
Previous Stadiums
Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN (48,446) 1961-81
^topLeague Championships (Super
Bowl Wins)
1972 (Super Bowl), 1973 (Super Bowl)
Conference Championships
1969 (WFC), 1973 (NFC), 1974 (NFC), 1976 (NFC)
Division Championships
NFL Central - 1968, 1969
NFC Central - 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1992,
1994, 1998, 2000
Years in Playoffs
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974,
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
Retired Numbers
#10 Fran Tarkenton
#22 Paul Krause
#53 Mick Tingelhoff
#70 Jim Marshall
#77 Korey Stringer
#88 Alan Page
Hall of Famers
Carl Eller (1964-78)
Jim Finks (1964-73)
Bud Grant (1967-83, 1985)
Paul Krause (1968-79)
Alan Page (1967-78)
Fran Tarkenton (1961-66, 1972-78)
Ron Yary (1968-81)
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