Star Tribune · Jun 28, 2016
Vikings old-timers remember Buddy Ryan as great guy, great coach
Longtime NFL coach Buddy Ryan died Tuesday at age 82. He spent two of his 27 seasons with the Vikings in 1976-77 as the defensive line coach and helped continue a tradition of success under head coach Bud Grant.
Several Vikings old-timers took a moment Tuesday to remember Ryan:
Bud Grant, former Vikings head coach:
“He had good character and was a good coach.
“He was a friend of [former Vikings assistant coach] Neill Armstrong when I first met him. I hired him after talking with him and he had a lot of good ideas about coaching and theories. When coaches get together, he was a good storyteller.
