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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: September 17, 2009
They forfeited that award 5 months later to take membership in the NFL. In turn they gave Ole Haugsrud a 10% share of the franchise to fulfill a promise the NFL made when he sold the Duluth Eskimoes back to the league in the 1920's.
It was this ownership foundation that built the formidable defense "The Purple People Eaters", which included Allen Page, Jim Marshall, and Carl Eller. The Viking's front office rode this defensive line into the late 1970's and appeared in 4 Superbowls.
The 1980's saw Max Winter step down as team president, and pass the torch to Wheelock Whitney. The Board of Directors expanded to include Jaye Dyer (a close, personal friend of mine), Irwin Jacobs, Carl Pohlad, John Skoglund, Jack Steele, Mike Lynn, Sheldon Ka...
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