Page’s journey is a story of adventures and achievements that will be chronicled in “A Football Life,” an hour-long documentary that will air for the first time at 8 p.m. (CT) today on NFL Network. Like all other NFL Network programming, the episode will be streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app delivered on XBOX from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network (NFL.com/watch), with participating cable and satellite providers.
Topics discussed in Alan Page: A Football Life are:
· The importance of education instilled from his parents throughout his life
· Questioning and challenging football and societal norms
· His strong on-field decision making and defensive presence
· His time as a Minnesota Supreme Court Justice
· Establishing the Page Education Foundation
· His dedication to his family, teams, and communities
· His wide variety of interests and hobbies, including his love for antique cars, playing tuba for the Twin Cities marathon and passion for long-distance running
The 15th overall pick of the 1967 draft played in 236 straight games with the Vikings, was chosen NFC Defensive Player of the Year four times and became the first defensive player to be selected as the NFL’s Most Valuable Player (1971).