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The news in Purple Nation was devastating this past week. Reports of favorite players released, others’ contracts restructured and even more wanting to move on from the Vikings put a dour note on an already difficult offseason. But the sad news reached a zenith as we learned on March 11 that legendary and iconic Vikings head coach Bud Grant had passed away at the age of 95. The chilly and overcast Saturday turned a bit colder as we heard Bud’s final gun had sounded.
No man, player, coach or staff member has more represented the franchise than Harry Peter “Bud” Grant, as he walked the sidelines of Met Stadium with an icy glare and frozen steam billowing above his head.