The Minnesota Vikings announced Saturday that Hall of Fame center Mick Tingelhoff has died. He was 81.
Minnesota VikingsOur hearts are heavy as we announce the passing of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vikings</a> Legend Mick Tingelhoff.<br><br>Undrafted in 1962, he helped set the franchise standard for toughness as he started 240 consecutive games throughout his <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballHOF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ProFootballHOF</a> career. <a href="https://t.co/ZYwcAkCsqp">pic.twitter.com/ZYwcAkCsqp</a>
Tingelhoff was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015, and his former teammate and fellow Hall of Famer, quarterback Fran Tarkenton, gave his speech.
"Mick's a man of little words, but a lot of action," an emotional Tarkenton said at the time, per Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press.