Tom Greenway picked a fine time to attend his first Vikings game Sunday, with grandson Chad Greenway flashing catch-and-run skills reminiscent of his 9-on-9 high school days on the alfalfa fields of rural South Dakota.
The 82-year-old patriarch of the extended farming clan was at TCF Bank Stadium to witness Greenway's interception and 91-yard touchdown rumble, the fourth-quarter dagger that punctuated another punishing defensive showing in Minnesota's 31-14 victory over the San Diego Chargers.
The linebacker believes his late father, Alan, who died of leukemia in December, also had a hand in the play that quickly became part of family lore.