1998 Event Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed agreement to purchase Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million, an NFL franchise record 1994 Death Eileen Way, actress (Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings), dies at 82 1992 Event Cleveland Browns suffer their worst preseason loss, 56-3, to Vikings 1992 Death Maxine Audley, British actress (Vikings, Our Man in Havana), dies at 69 1989 Event Herschel Walker is traded from Cowboys to Vikings for 12 players 1983 Event Tor Bay Buccaneers James Wilder rushes for 219 yards vs Minnesota Vikings 1983 Event Minnesota Vikings beat St. Louis Cardinals 28-10 in London, England (NFL expo) 1980 Event Minnesota Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleveland Browns, winning 28-24 1979 Event 1st Monday night game from New York City, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad) 1977 Event Superbowl XI: Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings, 32-14 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland, WR 1976 Birthday Dwayne Rudd, linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1975 Event "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass 1975 Event Superbowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Minnesota Vikings, 16-6 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Franco Harris, Pittsburgh, RB 1974 Birthday Duane Clemons, linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1974 Birthday Korey Stringer, NFL tackle for the Minnesota Vikings 1974 Birthday Matthew Hatchette, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings 1974 Birthday Torrian Gray, safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1974 Birthday Orlando Bobo, guard for the Minnesota Vikings 1974 Event Superbowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Houston Superbowl MVP: Larry Csonka, Miami, RB 1973 Event Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys 27-10 in NFC championship game 1973 Birthday Keith Washington, NFL defensive end, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens 1973 Birthday Duane Butler, safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Birthday Derrick Alexander, NFL defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Birthday Robert Tate, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Birthday Moses Ware, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Birthday Earl Mackey, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Birthday Greg DeLong, NFL tight end for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Birthday Antonio Banks, cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Birthday Harold Morrow, full back for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Birthday Jose White, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle, Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy 1972 Birthday Dewayne Washington, NFL cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Dewayne Washington, cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday David Palmer, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Orlando Thomas, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Hunter Goodwin, tight end for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Jason Fisk, NFL defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Mitch Berger, punter for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Andrew Jordan, NFL tight end for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Robert Smith, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Jay Walker, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Birthday Pete Bercich, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Birthday James Stewart, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Birthday Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver, Minnesota Vikings, Scottish Claymores 1971 Birthday Amp Lee, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams 1971 Birthday Chad May, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy 1971 Birthday Fernando Smith, NFL defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Birthday Corey Fuller, NFL cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Birthday Shelly Hammonds, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1970 Birthday Todd Steussie, NFL guard and tackle for the Minnesota Vikings 1970 Birthday Robert Griffith, NFL strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1970 Birthday Qadry Ismail, NFL wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Everett Lindsay, NFL guard/center for the Minnesota Vikings 1970 Birthday Anthony Prior, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings 1970 Event Superbowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB 1970 Birthday John Gerak, NFL tight end/guide, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams 1969 Birthday Charles Mincy, NFL safety, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1969 Birthday Bobby Phillips, WLAF running back, Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy 1969 Event Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings) passes for 7 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (52-14) 1969 Birthday Keith Alex, NFL guard for the Minnesota Vikings 1969 Birthday Scottie Graham, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Ed McDaniel, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1969 Birthday Roy Barker, NFL defensive end, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers 1969 Birthday Jeff Christy, NFL center for the Minnesota Vikings 1969 Birthday Jeff Christy, corner for the Minnesota Vikings 1969 Birthday Leonard Wheeler, NFL safety/cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings 1969 Birthday David Dixon, NFL guard for the Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Chris Walsh, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Jeff Brady, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Greg Briggs, NFL safety, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Brad Johnson, NFL quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Esera Tuaolo, NFL defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Leroy Hoard, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday James Harris, NFL defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Adrian Cooper, NFL tight end for the Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Dixon Edwards, NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Terry Allen, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins 1967 Birthday John Randle, NFL defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Ron George, linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Jake Reed, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Martin Harrison, NFL defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Tuineau Alipate, NLF/WLAF linebacker, Frankfurt Galaxy, Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Andrew Glover, NFL tight end, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Alfred Jackson, NFL cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Charles Evans, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Rick Cunningham, NFL tackle, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders 1967 Birthday Harlon Barnett, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1966 Birthday Scott Dill, NFL tackle and guard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings 1966 Birthday Anthony Parker, NFL cornerback, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, TB Bucs 1965 Birthday Cris Carter, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings 1965 Birthday Donald Frank, NFL cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings 1965 Birthday Richard Brown, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1964 Birthday Randall McDaniel, NFL guard for the Minnesota Vikings 1964 Birthday Jerry Ball, NFL defensive tackle, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings 1963 Birthday Jack Del Rio, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1963 Birthday Randall Cunningham, NFL quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings 1963 Birthday Fuad Reveiz, NFL kicker for the Minnesota Vikings 1962 Birthday Mike Saxon, NFL punter for the Minnesota Vikings 1961 Event Minnesota Vikings' 1st NFL game (beat Chicago Bears 37-13) 1961 Birthday Chris Hinton, NFL guard for the Minnesota Vikings 1961 Birthday Mike Morris, NFL center for the Minnesota Vikings 1960 Event NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises 1956 Birthday Warren Moon, NFL quarterback, Houston Oilers, Seahawks, Vikings 1956 Birthday Edddie Murray, NFL kicker, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings 1950 Birthday Chuck Foreman, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1949 Birthday Ahmad Rashad, Bobby Moore, NFL receiver for the Minnesota Vikings/sportscaster 1945 Birthday Alan Page, NFL defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings 1940 Birthday Fran Tarkenton, born in Richmond, Virginia, NFL QB, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings 1939 Birthday Joe Kapp, NFL QB, Minnesota Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers 1917 Birthday James Donald, Aberdeen Scotland, actor, Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings 1911 Birthday Eileen Way, actress, Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings, Assassin 1900 Birthday Evald Aav, born in Talinn, Estonia, composer, studied music with Artur Kapp, composed Estonian opera Vikerlased (The Vikings), modeled after Tchaikovsky's composition style 881 Event Battle at Saucourt: French King Louis III beats the Vikings 860 Event Swedish Vikings attack Constantinople 843 Event Vikings destroy Nantes 794 Event Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island 793 Event Vikings plunder St. Cuthbert convent Lindisfarne
