Memories of Former Vikings Head Coach, Bud Grant
It was a great match of franchise and coach.\
I‘m a Bears fan, but over the years I’ve had great regard for certain head coaches of Bears opponents. Bud Grant was one of them. Grant was the Vikings head coach from 1967–83. After a one-year break, he came back and coached the team again during the1985 season before retiring for good.
During his tenure, he led the Vikings to four Super Bowls. Though the Vikings never won a Super Bowl, Grant’s record as their head coach is remarkable. It was obvious during the Vikings’ four Super Bowl appearances they were overmatched physically by their AFC opponents.
Grant was the ideal head coach for the Minnesota franchise
Bud was stoic and taught his teams discipline. Grant also didn’t feel the need to work around the clock, which was a refreshing change from guys who acted like they slept in their coach’s office eight months out of the year.
Grant had his team practice outside in order to prepare them to play in the brutal Minnesota winters. He also didn’t have heaters on the sidelines during games because he felt they focused more on the games when there were no heaters around.
