"The Missing Rings • The Story Of The 1969 Minnesota Vikings"

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

RIP to both Coach Grant and Joe Kapp, who have passed this year.

[@musicjones4078]

RIP fr 🙏🏿

[@davidharper8500]

Canadian and CFL fan here. Proud of the Viking connection. Roman Gabriel, CFL guy too.

[@PaulHeatherly-np1tk]

Love and respect

[@BaddogSports]

How in the living hell is Jim Marshall not in The Hall Of Fame!? That's a joke! He belongs in Canton, without a doubt!

[@jimfriel8135]

No Doubt. ...,Jim Marshall tops any list of N.F.L. greats NOT in the hall of fame. ...,He belongs.

[@melbias5046]

they would have been kissing his ass now if he had retire in the last 10 years. warren sapp was good but when you mention greats he does not come to mind. and there are many more.

[@damienprince1077]

He played a 20 yr career with no missed games in some of the most brutal years of the NFL. That alone should have him in.

[@1969nyc]

I Know Right! I Guess they still never got past him running the WRONG WAY.

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

As an AFL fan, I would agree, but then I would also ask why isn't Johnny Robinson in the Hall of Fame either? Both are deserving as is Jerry Kramer and Gino Cappelletti.

[@DaveCotton]

It's a crime that Joe Kapp was not included among the '50 Greatest Vikings' a few years ago. I don't care that he didn't have a long career in MN or stats like Tarkenton. He was one of the fiercest, most colorful Viking warriors ever! And he was a QB!! Long live Joe Kapp!!

[@ramiroperez7180]

Dave Cotton amen to that. I hear the reason he left Minnesota was because there was no tequila up there 😂😂😂😂 I’m kidding of course

[@chipgriffiths3655]

As a '60's and on Ram's fan, I find that disgusting. Against the Rams, against some of their finest teams, Kapp was always the difference. Shame on you, Minnesota. Who voted for this? Please.

[@Mynamesalexa]

I loved Joe Kapp and his wobbly, but accurate throws.

[@lloydkline7245]

He was league mvp and took them to the superbowl

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

@@lloydkline7245 I assume you're talking about Kapp in '69, just to be sure. As it happens, he wasn't the MVP that year. It was Roman Gabriel.

[@theredbaronlives9889]

why oh why did this once great and proud franchise stop playing outdoors? 1969 Vikings have become completely forgotten and they were tremendous. I'm a cowboys fan but how can you not love Bud Grant.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

TheRedBaron Lives! I wouldn't say they've been completely forgotten, judging by the number of comments here, and in a quite a few films detailing that era of their history.

[@jeremythompson9122]

No idea why they built a dome. The weather used to be such a big home field advantage for the Vikes once the cold weather rolled in. Nobody wanted to go there and play the Vikes late in the season. The Lions never should've moved indoors either. The old NFC Central was called the black and blue division for a good reason. Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, and Minnesota were all very unpleasant places to play once winter set in. Back when the NFL was still a man's league

[@marcdemell2987]

Yesssss!

[@kentfreeman8674]

TheRedBaron Lives! Totally agree

[@michaelweizer7794]

@@jeremythompson9122 .....well that's one good thing about Cleveland. When we got our new stadium in 1999 it wasn't going to be a dome.It was on the shores of beautiful lake Erie where if the winds coming off the lake feel like it they whip about the place and make it feel colder.

[@ftsjr]

More than any other former NFL player, Jim Marshall deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. I think it's criminal that he hasn't yet been enshrined.

[@josecarranza7555]

lol

[@phillipivey5476]

Also Tommy Nobis.

[@ericm242910]

If he knew which end zone to go to after a turnover, then maybe he'd be in LMAO

[@snakeoiler1292]

+ftsjr If the Vikings had won 4 Super Bowls I,m sure he would be there. Same with Drew Pearson and Cliff Harris. (Cowboys).

[@theprofessor8589]

Klecko was a tackle, Marshall an end. How are you comparing the two?

[@jasonwardy8192]

Kapp was a tough SOB. Loved his style and fire. How great he was the Cal coach in ‘the band’ victory over Stanford.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Thanks for this episode. Being nearly 70 I've most of the SBs live and in replay segments you hear the winners stories over and over ad nauseum; it's nice to hear the non-winners stories for a change. (I'll never call them losers; a teams that's the best in its conference and the 2cd best team in the NFL is never a loser.)

[@shanetrimble9265]

So true

[@williegordon7899]

Stand on the line for the National Anthem, no scratching, no spitting, no talking, and most importantly NO KNEELING. 😉 😎 😜 👌 😏 😀

[@FussiestClient]

Win or lose I will never stop cheering for the Vikings

[@bunnyfish714]

same here

[@JohnDoe-ce8hy]

I have been a Vikings fan since the mid 1960's. Thanks for the video !

[@JohnDoe-ce8hy]

And I'll bet you are a fan of whatever team wins the SB......bandwagon fan wimp.

[@JohnDoe-ce8hy]

Cory Haffly And I'll bet you are a bandwagon fan of whatever team wins SB.....total loser.

[@6400az]

Ah, yes Mr. Haffy again. The truest of all Vikings hater...........go Rams ...,)

[@deejayferguson5015]

I've never been a Vikings fan but the more I learn about these old teams the more I respect them. Bud Grant's quickly becoming one of my favorite coaches. It's sad that because of the smaller media market in Minnesota these guys are less known then the Cowboys Steelers or Packers of those days

[@scoobycarr5558]

Dee Jay Ferguson Seeing these old films it's possible for me to love the Vikings even though I'm a Bears fan.

[@craighouse1279]

I was a Guard on this team. We had a Tackle from LSU that ate a big plate of grits before every game and then shit himself. His steaming logs would keep the defenders away and made him slippery. When he got to MN, those froze, and the shitcicles stuck to his hairy legs.

[@michaeldavid6284]

Newsflash: Green Bay is and was a much smaller media market than Minneapolis-St Paul, and Pittsburgh was larger until the 1990s.

[@stuartdollar9912]

They weren't at the time. In the NFC, Dallas, Minnesota, and the LA Rams dominated for the entire 1970s.

[@jaredmenard7645]

I believe that Minny is actually mid-market, and Pittsburgh and Milwaukee being smaller, but yeah, they were definitely undermentioned

[@atkinsdd]

Growing up a Browns fan, this team gave me my first heartbreak in '69. Watching this video completely erases that memory. Jim Marshall is all class.

[@brianbiechele1958]

Don't remind me. 51-3 regular season. 27-7 NFL Championship Game.

[@AkBIGTexS]

What amazes me about back then. Not the dirtiness of the game, not the roughness. No, if you watch closely, almost every play, every one of those guys is helping the other team up, they are patting eachother on the back, they aren't being assholes and taunting like now a days.

[@mwilliams1330]

Agreed, but the taunting in the trench's was brutal. Joe kapp looking screaming FU at an all prodefensive lineman???? LMAO that man had some balls of steel.

[@TL2354]

They shouldn't be helping the opponent up. That's what teammates are for

[@TL2354]

@@mwilliams1330 What's FU?

[@joseport6863]

Honestly, I dont see that. And thats the way it should be. As aforementioned, thats what teamates are for. Yes respect, but you dont want to get too buddy budy with someine who'd ass you re suppose to kick.

[@joseport6863]

@@TL2354 Correct.

[@23draft7]

My vote, Jim Marshall to HOF

[@DavidHolcomb1776]

Those were great teams in the late 60's and early to mid 70's.I remember the Vikings from my childhood very well.

[@anglowarrior3871]

Love those words from Jim Marshall at the end.That's the sort of player I would want on my team, someone who cares that much about winning that it still hurts decades later.I'm not a Vikings fan but I wish they could've won one in that era.

[@CalebWebster1218]

I wished they at least beat the Steelers. Atp they wasn’t the dynasty Steelers yet

[@AD-ur1fk]

@@CalebWebster1218grant was out coached all 4 super bowls .

[@CalebWebster1218]

@@AD-ur1fk oh he definitely was

[@oldhick9047]

I haven't watched pro football in quite some time now and how I went from football being a big part of my life to not even watching the super bowl is a story of disenchantment with players as well as team owners, until enough was enough. Joe Kapp and players like him made the game what it was, just as certain "modern era" players make it what it is, quite a contrast I would say.

[@PCVMoldova]

I felt the same way. ... Until Patrick Mahomes came along.

[@oldhick9047]

@@PCVMoldova Yeah, I get that.

[@ccdogpark]

That's how I feel about professional basketball. The NFL is too exciting not to watch. But I wish they hadn't changed the playoff format.

[@DaBear61]

Ive been a fan for 51 years and remember this like it was yesterday! Thank you for the memories!

[@davidmaynard1530]

I had a friend who played in the old AFL and finally in Canada on a team with Joe Kapp. He called him the toughest man he ever played with, offense or defense.

[@reyfast2830]

I was 14 years old during this season. This was great football. Wasn’t a Vikings fan but loved Joe Kapp. Toughest quarterback I have ever seen.

[@54chewbacca]

Toughest SOB that ever played the position.

[@bjdon99]

Half of the tackles they show in this would be fineable or suspendable in today's NFL

[@johntuttle3245]

Joe Kapp and Billy Kilmer

[@memesupport2102]

The reffs are more soft and sensitive

[@uncleloof]

I think every tackle is 15 yard penalty!

[@megatrollificus]

Well, they used to have rules. Maybe not quite as tight as they could have been, but rules. NOWADAYS, due to that fuctarded giant ginger suckup Goodel, they make calls depending on HOW IT LOOKS. That's all that counts, appearances. It's the TMZ NFL, and all that counts is "don't get Twitter mad at us!".

[@ethanniedorowski6020]

They also would be lbs not dts lol

[@sjhanson1690]

The best video on KZbin! So sad the Vikings lost the Super Bowl that year and then painfully 3 more times. And it's pitiful that Jim Marshall isn't in the HOF.

[@dwaynecoy1871]

9 year old kid from Seattle during this season watching as many games as possible on TV. They quickly became my favorite team and have been ever since. Still waiting for that 1st Super Bowl ring.

[@ronsimko7137]

@CaliforniaCheez If the Cubs can do it any team can.

[@thor9563]

"The Missing Rings"..or...."The Legacy of Minnesota Nice".....It's like this - Minnesota is at the church luncheon and the plate with the LAST piece of jello is handed to them....it's theirs...then..."Naw, I'll pass.... YOU can have it"...it's like Minnesota is 14 and 0 then loses to Atlanta....It's like Minnesota and Favre against the Saints - we are running an easy play to position us for an easy field goal to win the game...a reciever is wide open near the sidelines and Favre instead passses into a group of Saints defenders for the interception and ....'Naw, we don't want that piece of jello - YOU can have it" Minnesota Nice does it every time!

[@debs9134]

Same for me. I was a 12 year old Nebraskan.

[@brucekay9290]

You're going to be waiting for a long time

[@allenf.5907]

An incredibly well-done piece here. History at its best.

[@fredbobberts5753]

It is one of the best of this series

[@triplennnoflaf]

THIS WAS EXTREMELY ENTERTAINING !!!!!!! LEARNED ALOT ABOUT JOE KAPP !!!!!!! Wish there were more .......When sports were real back in the day !!!!!

[@mikec-ob6tx]

Wow, Kapp almost gets decapitated against the 49er's and the ref just wants the ball from under him. Different time, different game back them. Tough as nails

[@KTF0]

Kapp was basically a corpse and the refs wanted to rip the ball off of his body.

[@davidlafleche1142]

Then please explain why Sugar Bear Hamilton got flagged for "roughing" Kenny Stabler in 1976.

[@duster0066]

We called that "cloths lining" a guy, and yes we did it in little league. But it was illegal. We had a lineman in our group who cost us several 15 yarders over the years. The bastard wouldn't stop. He did it in practice to us to. lol QBs were absolute toast to a blitz from the blind side. I was weak side OLB, and nailed a few. And receivers going over the middle! Those guys were nuts. You had to be tough to play football back then.

[@RadicalCaveman]

@@davidlafleche1142 Probably because Kapp was running whereas Stabler was in the pocket. Referees give the benefit of the doubt to tackles on running players, sometimes even now. Hamilton clocked Stabler in the helmet right after he released the ball. Having said that, the ref SHOULD have called that tackle on Kapp. Not only was it to the helmet, but Kapp had long since reached the end zone and the play was over.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

@@RadicalCaveman You couldn't call a penalty on the play. That was Dave Wilcox, a HOFer!!!😉

[@gartenwolf9114]

Man...I could watch this over and over again. They played so great. One of the greatest teams in history of football in my opinion for sure

[@sludge4125]

That choked on the big one.

[@6400az]

@@sludge4125 As does every great athlete /team. Except you that is.....oh wait...

[@sludge4125]

@@6400az Is that supposed to be intelligent? smh 🤦‍♂️

[@markmerzweiler4204]

I love that story about Lonnie Warwick and Joe into a fight over who was at fault...so different than what we see today...right on guys!

[@sludge4125]

So different from back then, too.

[@t.j.allred4795]

Lonnie Warwick from my alma mater: Tennessee Tech!

[@markseslstorytellerchannel3418]

@@sludge4125 I think America was a different place...and the language is not needed...class shows itself in simple ways.

[@sludge4125]

@@markseslstorytellerchannel3418 Of course America was a different place 50 years ago. Did you think you were posting something earth shattering? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@markseslstorytellerchannel3418]

@@sludge4125 So, are you just angry at everything? Start eating pumpkin seeds they are filled with magnesium...it is a nutrient that helps with anxiety.

[@chrislgarner4927]

Can't tell you how much respect I had as a kid for the discipline Bud Grant brought to the Vikings & the Purple People Eaters! One of their calling cards was the lack of celebration after each touchdown in an era when celebrations were becoming more & more popular. Unlike today's players, who insist on acting like fools after just about every play. Long live Bud Grant!

[@kentkearney6623]

Met Stadium in December was BRUTAL. Their mental toughness belongs in the Hall of Fame. Fans included.

[@cityhawk]

But thawed in the sun in January.

[@greenbeagle13]

Some of those hits - they wouldn't make enough penalty flags to throw in one game. The difference in today's game and yesterday's games is why QB's last a lot longer today. Thank you for uploading this video. I hated the Vikings back then because I was an avid Dolphins fan, but man oh man, what a team they were. I still can't believe they could play in that weather... 🙄🙄

[@carlsterrett5186]

I was 10 for Super Bowl IV. I had learned football watching with my Dad as a young boy and followed those Vikings as a crazed fan, then and ever since! I fell in Love with the Lore of Vikings, the Snow, the Purple Uniforms, the Viking Mascot, and Great Players! I Love it that they did win the NFL Championship in 69, and will always hope for a Super Bowl. I got to meet Jim Marshall a few years ago; what a great day! Carl Eller, Chuck Foreman, & Alan Page were my favorite Vikings along with so many others! SKOL!

[@tomdipasquale9633]

I’m a Bills fan growing up, but the Vikings were my 2nd favorite team! Great players & coach Grant! I wish they would have won 1!!

[@williegordon7899]

You're a Bills fan so I know how you feel.

[@orangefox1231]

Oh you poor bastard. You must rank in the top 100 people in the United States in terms of character. I wish the leagues had stayed separate and league titles were celebrated again.

[@BigPairOdice]

I'm a lifelong Vikings fan. But I wish that great Bills team of the early '90s won one those four Super Bowls, too. I've always identified with them in many ways...legendary QB and roster full of hall of fame players, just like the Vikes. And I always likened Marv Levy to Bud Grant, very similar coaches. I think the Bills have a good shot at a title this season. Best of luck to 'em, hoping one of us can finally put 0-4 Super Bowl infamy to bed!

[@thenobleone-3384]

God Bless Jim Marshall he played 20 yrs in the NFL he was durable and Tarkenton played about 18 yrs in the league.

[@libraryfiles4470]

These guys took hits, not like today.

[@lloydkline1518]

@@libraryfiles4470 NFL 🏈 football players today too strong & big NFL schedules too long

[@aarondigby9859]

@@libraryfiles4470 Why is Jim Marshall not in the HOF? The first Iron Man, played 20 seasons and never missed a game in frigid cold sometimes below zero weather. Played in the Vikings first ever game. Where is the justice and reasoning in that? Who could possibly top that this day and age.

[@footballnick2]

@@aarondigby9859 First Iron Man? Lmfao that's completely false. Does Chuck Bednarik not exist? He played 14 years playing both sides of the ball, missing only 3 games in his career.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

​​@@footballnick2 That's true, and there's NO doubting his toughness and resilience, but to be honest, we're talking about a sizable disparity of games between the two, and the NFL of even Marshall's last year, was still not terribly reined in from Concrete Charlie's days.

[@dynjarren8355]

The Vikings broke my heart four times. They went to the Super Bowl 4 times and lost 4 times. Each time they went, it was the other teams year. I kept rooting for them until the last one that they lost. I was heartbroken and drained emotionally. I finally gave up on them. After being a loyal fan since I was 10. I still like them and want them to win but I’m not emotionally attached like I was before. And I remember Fran Tarkenton was the greatest scrambler of the time! He was smaller than most quarterbacks and was fast on his feet. Somehow he would run back and forth and evade tackles and finally throw on the run and connect. Now this is common. Then it was mainly Fran and maybe Kenny Stabler who were great at this kind of play. I still admire both players as all time greats.

[@jamesanthony5681]

I'm a Bills fan and they lost 4 straight Super Bowls. I feel your pain.

[@kconner58]

One of the best teams that didn't take it all. I remember their season very well.

[@lloydkline1518]

Bud grant didn't prepare 1969 Minnesota viking good enough for superbowl 1969/ 1970

[@cityhawk]

Stramm, Noll, Shula, and Madden were far more creative game planners than Bud was. Being predictable gets you killed in the Super Bowl. Losing to the Chiefs was the biggest head-scratcher. As for the one against Madden’s Raiders, the Vikings gave up on that one because the Raiders defense manhandled the Vikings offense. The Bills before the Bills.

[@Illusions2020]

Totally Awesome! Yep I was a HUGE Vikings fan and in fact got my start with watching the NFL based on this one team because one of my childhood friend's Dad always had their games on the TV and we happened to drop everything just to be part of the audience around the set when they played.

[@parkeobrien7526]

I LOVED those Vikings...The people LOVED those Vikings 💜 What a great group of men. Such a unique group of personalities. Bud Grant has always been mentor for me. Always be respectful and do the right way.

[@lloydkline1518]

❤️ Bud grant Mr Freeze : Fran tarkenton ❤️ Minnesota viking 1960s/ 1970s;

[@lloydkline1518]

Bud grant has a statue of himself in Canada

[@questioneveryone4603]

Wow watching these highlights in the frozen field makes me appreciate how tough these players were back in the days! Amazing

[@raddmann336]

The fans were pretty tough too.

[@yeildo1492]

The story about Grant and Kapp on the snowy day really sums Grant up. Good coach, trying not to lose. The idea is to win. And when you have the best team, go kick their ass. Kapp is kind talking about the SB loss. Curley Culp lined up and kicked Mick Tinglehoff's tail all day. That is the blocking Kapp is talking about. I love that Jim Lynch tried to help Kapp up.

[@justinanderinbode5625]

ill never forgot Bud Grant coming out for the 2015/16 Playoff game vs the Seahawks. It was -25 degrees wind chill and he's out there with no coat and a short sleeve shirt. haha. When men were men

[@MetsJets]

And Sheep Were Scared !!!

[@josephnicolino8529]

The third coldest game in NFL history

[@jdaniels1313]

Bud Grant was one of Seahawks coach Pete Carroll's mentors. They still keep in touch.

[@bradjames891]

he's one of my best Twitter followers too!

[@aaronolson5434]

Then the vikings choked walsh was never the same....Steve gets traded to buffalo and we sign Walsh and he miss a shit ton of field goal including the 1 that would have put us in the playoffs...lol choking piece of shit...

[@rebeccaj.2606]

Thank you for posting this. It's nice to learn more history about my favorite team. I was a newborn in 1969 so I didn't know the history. Someday I hope they win a Superbowl.

[@jerryferko8309]

OUTSTANDING VIDEO ! should be required watching for any so called fan under 50 years old . but most of them won"t get it

[@williamarnold9821]

@Eric Zombrow No changes that would make this version unrecognizable. Just because the game has evolved does NOT mean it has underwent a metamorphosis. Until the game changes so much that it resembles backgammon or golf then dismissing any era shows a lack of understanding how evolution works...

[@sjhanson1690]

I totally agree. This is the best video on KZbin. We should have 5 Super Bowl rings! So sad.

[@sludge4125]

Jerry is known as the village idiot in his town, standing on a corner mumbling inane and insipid proclamations.

[@xanderjohnson8629]

@@sjhanson1690 six actually

[@thor9563]

"The Missing Rings"..or...."The Legacy of Minnesota Nice".....It's like this - Minnesota is at the church luncheon and the plate with the LAST piece of jello is handed to them....it's theirs...then..."Naw, I'll pass.... YOU can have it"...it's like Minnesota is 14 and 0 then loses to Atlanta....It's like Minnesota and Favre against the Saints - we are running an easy play to position us for an easy field goal to win the game...a reciever is wide open near the sidelines and Favre instead passses into a group of Saints defenders for the interception and ....'Naw, we don't want that piece of jello - YOU can have it" Minnesota Nice does it every time!

[@milesfilbert1229]

Bud Grant was in Winnipeg in 2015 for the Grey Cup and he was sitting in the private box, crying while singing O Canada.

[@lloydkline1518]

It has a bud grant statue

[@hephzeba2001]

I was 7 years old, too. I don't remember Kapp or this season, but I remember the Purple People Eaters, the Front Four, Tarkenton, and Bud. You're right, this was hard to watch, especially now that I live in Chiefs territory. My fellow football fans love to remind me of that game. One day, we'll redeem ourselves. Thank you for sharing this. #vikingsforever

[@santiagomagana3148]

Joe Kapp was so tough, he puts today's Quarterbacks to shame in toughness

[@sludge4125]

Bull. Shit.

[@thomaspalazzi7795]

I remember Joe playing a rough prison guard in the original Longest Yard movie!!

[@williambarnes7133]

Joe kapp punched out a pro wrestler one time, I read about it, this football today sucks compared to the older days

[@sludge4125]

@Jack Tripper Ah, another jackass keyboard commando. A delusional coward sitting behind his keyboard, probably whacking off while looking at pictures of little boys. A typical viqueen fan...

[@mrzee4862]

@@williambarnes7133 That would be Angelo Mosca. At the time it happened, Kapp was 73, Mosca 74.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Vikings & most of the teams back then were so classy. The players made many more decisions on the field in those days. Such good men playing as one on teams.

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

A Missing Rings episode should be made about the 1967 Oakland Raiders. Oakland finished the regular season with a 13-1 record. In their 13 wins the Raiders outscored their opponents by an average of 19.07 points per game. In the AFL Championship they destroyed the Houston Oilers 40-7. If you include that game the Raiders outscored their foes by 20.07 points per game. Oakland’s lone regular season loss was to the New York Jets by a score of 27-14 in week 4. The Raiders avenged that loss later in the year by beating the Jets 38-29. Oakland would lose to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II by a score of 33-14. But if the 1969 Vikings were worthy of a show about their season, the 1967 Raiders easily seem just as worthy.

[@1983jblack]

I think of Missing Rings episodes as teams who have never won a Super Bowl. 1991 Lions and 1987 Browns should be next. The Browns were yards away from winning it and going to the Super Bowl when we all know what happened and Detroit rode on Mike Utley's inspiration to the NFC title game. Unfortunately we know what happened there too. If we include teams who lost and won a Super Bowl, then the 1968 Colts get first dibs

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

@@1983jblack The '78 Cowboys could make the list.

[@joachimguderian4048]

“40 for 60” Best Motto Ever..........bar NONE !

[@joseport6863]

You mean one bar..

[@dnasty312]

*7 TD passes* against the team that obliterated you in the postseason? Now, that's a whoopin' 😎

[@sludge4125]

Imagine how many tb12 would have had. 10? 15?

[@kimblandino]

@@sludge4125 Knocked out in the first quarter, most likely.

[@sludge4125]

-- 🤪

[@michaelschaefer1904]

@@sludge4125 I don't think Brady would have done nearly as well back then. So many rules favor the offense nowadays. Two were made for Brady.

[@sludge4125]

@@michaelschaefer1904 That’s absolutely true!

[@juneblitty9368]

Joe Kapp is a legend & it’s a ashamed that Jim is not in the hof

[@thepaulbrownshow3206]

Grew up a Cowboys fan in Houston, Texas. My closest friend was a diehard Vikings fan so we had some pretty intense arguments after Cowboys-Vikes games. The incredible skill of Fran Tarkenton and the military-like precision of the Vikings offense was legendary back then. 'We hated the Vikings but you knew a game against them would always be a knockdown, drag out affair.

[@Okayzenmaster]

I was only 4 at the time, so I missed this one. I wasn't a fan until a few years later, then watched them lose to the Steelers in SB IX. Broke my heart, but I still love the team. This is a great doc though, answered a lot of questions for me, especially regarding Joe Kapp. Some of those hits back then...damn.

[@yomasane3670]

Joe Kapp -v- Cleveland's Jim Houston is a "Down goes Frasier!!!" moment in sports history. Kapp's pugnacious tenacity, toughness and champion's heart is relatively ignored and overshadowed when all time greats are listed. He personified the competitive spirit for his era.

[@ianarchibald1423]

This is probably the best of the missing rings episodes. Alas, the league under Pete Rozelle wanted the ex AFL teams to "prove" themselves, which they did and the NFL hasn't looked back.

[@bensonhurst7272]

The ending almost put me in tears. All right it did!

[@surfshack2]

This is great I love this! That was their year to do it. It would've been a great memory and i really wished that Joe Kapp and Jim Marshall got one but for anybody that was a fan knew how great those Vikings were year after year, especially considering there were so many great teams to contend with. The Vikings have nothing to be ashamed of. And I am amazed that in playing 20 years Jim Marshall never missed a game. Wow.

[@dennismanley9891]

Bud Grant is absolutely a great man. Jim Marshall absolutely belongs in the Hall of Fame. Joe Kapp absolutely one tough son gun

[@dennismanley9891]

Watched him play live. He was way more than a body. Look up the the film's and watch what he did in twenty years. He was dominant

[@saanzacs]

There will come a time when the Vikings WILL nail the big one!!!

[@captainjack8319]

I'm not a Vikings fan nor root for a rival of theirs, but I genuinely feel bad this team came up short.

[@thor9563]

"The Missing Rings"..or...."The Legacy of Minnesota Nice".....It's like this - Minnesota is at the church luncheon and the plate with the LAST piece of jello is handed to them....it's theirs...then..."Naw, I'll pass.... YOU can have it"...it's like Minnesota is 14 and 0 then loses to Atlanta....It's like Minnesota and Favre against the Saints - we are running an easy play to position us for an easy field goal to win the game...a reciever is wide open near the sidelines and Favre instead passses into a group of Saints defenders for the interception and ....'Naw, we don't want that piece of jello - YOU can have it" Minnesota Nice does it every time!

[@lloydkline1518]

Kansas city chief superbowl; Minnesota viking could won that one bud grant didn't prepare good enough ; Pittsburgh steelers was a winnable superbowl

[@loyaldude10]

Kc's hank Stram thoroughly out coached Grant in the 4th Super Bowl. Maybe some over confidence also.

[@lloydkline1518]

@@loyaldude10 I think bud grant was more of a college football coach an NFL 🏈 football coach : NFL football 🏈 coaches sleep in their office during the season; in the oldies days of college & NFL football 🏈; no indoor training building;; Michigan / bo schembecher never won a bowl game until indoor training building 1981 rosebowl bowl; Michigan:: superbowl should it like a final exam: not a test : their a bud grant statue in 🇨🇦 🍁 Canada: bud grant won a gray cup trophy few of them :

[@exchequerguy4037]

In sports as in life, timing is everything. Of the Vikings' four SB opponents, two were in the midst of dynasties and two were the best teams their respective franchises ever fielded.

[@emptyhand777]

Chiefs were full of future Hall of Famers (8 players, coach, owner) and had been to the Super Bowl 3 years earlier. Dolphins went undefeated the previous year, vs the Vikings was their 3rd consecutive Super Bowl appearance. Steelers beat the Vikes and then would win 3 of the next 5 Super Bowls. Raiders won it all after 1976, 1980, and 1983. A Murderers Row for the Vikings. But to be the best, you need to beat the best. There have been Suoer Bowl Champions that had a cakewalk as better teams were upset during the playoffs. Vikings were never that lucky.

[@gregpaspatis9425]

@@emptyhand777 You're so completely right about about the cakewalk Super Bowl winners. My Wash. Redskins team avoided playing the just arrived in Los Angeles Raiders in the 1982 (strike) season as they were upended in L.A. Coliseum by the N.Y. Jets, Redskins met pre-Dan Marino Miami Dolphins team with David Woodley QBing, then 1987 Redskins were hosts to the Vikings in conf. championship game after Vikings stunning road playoff upset of Joe Montana S.F. 49ers dynasty team, also the great Redskins Super Bowl XXVI in 1991 season, considered possibly the all-time best in team history (14-2-0), had 13 other teams from their conference that just weren't at the same level as they were at that year, they were never quite challenged by anyone.

[@bertmustin]

Kansas City was also a great team. Three RB's ran for over 500 yards. Five defensive players in the HOF and Len Dawson who did not have a great year is a HOF QB.

[@bustercherry9643]

The thing Kansas City had that won them the game was a very good offensive line which neutralized the Vikings' strength--their front four. Throw in the fact that Bud Grant did a poor job of preparing the Vikings and you had your upset. Ironically, the two teams met in a re-match in the 1970 season opener. This time Grant had his team prepared and the Vikings won 27-10 in a game that wasn't really that close.

[@darrylking2500]

It a shame that There leader of that Defense Jerry Mays 1960/70 Isn't in the Hall of Fame. They have 6 Hall OF Famers from that Defense Bell, Lanier, Buchanan, Clup ,Tomas, & Robinson,

[@kimblandino]

@@darrylking2500 Jim Lynch should be in the HoF too

[@1983jblack]

@@kimblandino I disagree. Lynch was a very good linebacker but not great. Can't let everyone in Canton. Jerry Mays may have a case perhaps. As a Steelers fan, I want Andy Russell and L.C. Greenwood in Canton but realistically it probably won't happen.

[@6400az]

@@bustercherry9643 No really. If you break down the stats and watch the game, the Vikings defense actually played well. Unlike other games, they just never got a big turnover. Chiefs rb's where held to less than 3 yards per rush ( not counting Pitts end around ) . They had several sacks and stuffs. The Chiefs scores came on two long fg's a short drive after the Charlie West fumble, and the long td by Taylor. The game was clearly won by the KC front four, who obliterated the Vikings O line. You need SOME offense,defense alone does not win titles.

[@alvanwalls8371]

As lifelong Ram fan.. playoff lost to 69 Vikings still hurts ...I was 13 years old then 63 years old now

[@lloydkline1518]

Really;; before Fran tarkenton was Minnesota viking quarterback;; remember Joe Kapp

[@lloydkline1518]

Joe Kapp went to university of California

[@tjequalstd20]

1:03 I didn't realize Sean Penn was such a Vikes fan!

[@luisbohorquez7096]

Ha ha... that's amazing... he looks just like him, I wonder if that was his father.. Lol 😃

[@lynskyrd]

Bud Grant had his team practice lining up for the National Anthem... I love this man.

[@williegordon7899]

@lynskyrd Today they want the players to kneel when the National Anthem is played.

[@cityhawk]

If they practiced more on the big game than the National Anthem, they could have won one or two. Bud got caught up in the aesthetics of the game.

[@orangefox1231]

@@cityhawk Yeah.....you're an idiot. They were outsized and they won this league championship. They won playoff games. Conference championship games. If you're dismissive of that, I sincerely hope you're dismissed in real life. Stand for that fucking anthem too btw.

[@gregpaspatis9425]

@@cityhawk Head coach of the Chiefs Hank Stram required all players to wear black sport jackets with black necktie and gray pants on all game days, along with having all players standing in their numerical order of jersey number on the sideline during the national anthem, because the aesthetics of the game were important to him. How did that work out for the Chiefs?

[@tommythomason6187]

I always liked teams that, even if they didn't win lots of games, were spirited and had a lot of fight - early 70s Eagles defense, Bears in the late 60s/early 70s, Detroit, and the Vikes. Wore purple, kinda like a bruise, lol. Marshall's description of the early teams as being, "like pirates," is pretty telling. And they played in that icy, gritty place, where the grass looked kind of grey in the cold months. They earned their image. I felt terrible when the Chiefs beat them. Saw about all their games in '69, since good teams like them were getting lots of tv exposure. Outside of the hometown Falcons, the Vikings were my team then.

[@tevonc7716]

The ending makes me tear up, anyone else?

[@metalbent9078]

+seanlockyer1976 Even as a vikings fan in 79 I cheered on the Bucs all through the playoffs and was crushed when they lost to the Rams 9-0.

[@sludge4125]

They would never show what on television? A show about chokers?

[@brettshepherd5240]

Me too and im an LA RAMS fan from the 70s

[@brucedavis3816]

Yep if you look real close old Bud bites his lip to keep from crying.

[@thor9563]

"The Missing Rings"..or...."The Legacy of Minnesota Nice".....It's like this - Minnesota is at the church luncheon and the plate with the LAST piece of jello is handed to them....it's theirs...then..."Naw, I'll pass.... YOU can have it"...it's like Minnesota is 14 and 0 then loses to Atlanta....It's like Minnesota and Favre against the Saints - we are running an easy play to position us for an easy field goal to win the game...a reciever is wide open near the sidelines and Favre instead passses into a group of Saints defenders for the interception and ....'Naw, we don't want that piece of jello - YOU can have it" Minnesota Nice does it every time!

[@cfapps7865]

55 years of breaking their fans hearts. :) Thanks. I grew up in Bloomington.

[@bufnyfan1]

I understand where the old stadium stood in Bloomington is now an IKEA parking lot (part of the Mall of America)

[@cfapps7865]

Yes, the amusement park in the MOA is where the field was. I believe they have plaque where home plate used to be.

[@MA-vd3ln]

cfapps7865 at least your home team sniffed the super bowl several times in recent years try looking at it from this Chiefs fan’s view the Chiefs only makes one appearance in the past 26 years to the AFC championship game and 48 years straight in addition to the one and done frustration seeing the Lamar Hunt past on to another AFC team other than the Chiefs for 48 consecutive years is heartbreaking for me

[@lloydkline7245]

I love reading my viking in the newspaper, sports talks on the radio, superbowl victories for mostly for vendors they make money for ever off souvenirs

[@ericbrooks8573]

Grew up with the Vikes as a kid...fond memories. The NFL isn't nothing like the game it once was....Loved the Vikes

[@velvetlensfilms3290]

They hit a lot harder back then then they do today, plus the helmets and pads were not as protective as today. Those were tough ass guys.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

And adjusted for inflation, there were no $20 million-dollar players back then. In those days, making $100,000 (which is equivalent to about $650,000 in today's money) per season was considered a big deal. So these players were risking severe injuries for much less money than today's players make.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@georgfriedrichhandel4390 The winners bonus for the first 4 SBs was $15K, approx. $100,000 in 2018. But $100K in 1970 would buy a very nice car and an excellent dp on a new house.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

@@indy_go_blue6048 I think you meant to say that 15K in 1970 would buy a nice car. But I wasn't talking about the bonus because that has actually kept up with inflation for the most part. Each member of the Patriots received $118K for winning this year's Super Bowl. I was talking about the players' base pay. In the early '70s, most players made between $20K and $60K per season. A few top players like Joe Namath got salaries that looked like telephone numbers (and also made big bucks making endorsements) but those were very few. Today, we hear about five-year $50 million contracts for many players. I'm sure Broadway Joe's generation are wishing they had been born 50 years later!

[@herogibson]

they absolutely did NOT hit a lot harder back then. were there fewer rules governing how/who they could hit? yes. but to say they hit harder.. please.

[@JerryDayton]

@@herogibson Watch Dick Butkus and tell me they didn't hit hard... everybody needs to stop comparing era's...

[@jeffvikings6240]

I remember this season very well! Watching this makes me cry! I was living in los angles at the time and when the Vikings beat the Rams which was the Los Angeles Rams at the time, was most happiest day of my life! And the good feelings only got better! Until 😢😢 i never been so broken hearted in my life! That season taught me how to take the bad with the great! Something I had to deal with 3 other times! What I would give for 1 more shot at a championship! Im not a spring chicken anymore 😂 I love the Vikings! i have for 60 years, but i hate them so much!

[@rickwarner4102]

THIS IS HOW FOOTBALL SHOULD STILL BE PLAYED TODAY!!!

[@steadydropnem]

Why so players can be brain dead 😂

[@williamford9564]

Thanks for posting this. It is a great film.

[@alexlarams]

Being a die-hard Los Angeles Rams fan, 1969 was perhaps the most bittersweet season I can remember as a young boy. We raced to an 11-0 start but everybody kept telling me that the Vikings would beat us in the Coliseum. Well, Minnesota came in and snapped our 11 game win streak with a 20-13 victory. We got blanked by Detroit 28-0 in a snowstorm at old Tiger Stadium and then finished up the regular season losing at home to Baltimore in a meaningless game with the Coastal Division title long wrapped up. I just wanted revenge on Minnesota in the divisional playoff game and when we were up 17-7 at the half, I thought for sure we were going to get that. It still hurts when I see the image of Joe Kapp hurdling over Jim Nettles for the go-ahead TD. I'll always feel that we were better but Minnesota just found ways to win.

[@mikehanzal9562]

Vikings always found a way to beat the rams in the playoffs. Even though I would say as a Vikings fan, those rams teams were better. To bad you had to play in Minnesota in December. Lol

[@barbaracaroll]

There were some calls in that game that went the Vikings way certainly the out of bounds catch

[@KeithBartz]

The Rams had great teams back then as well. But the Vikings always found ways to beat them. I don't think George Allen ever beat Minnesota in the playoffs. He was too fixated on Dallas. I have to say, I love Eller's triumph over Bob Brown. Shows what a fabulous player he was.

[@KeithBartz]

@@mikehanzal9562 But the Rams' first Super Bowl didn't come until 1979. Just shows how winning a Super Bowl is hardly the only hallmark of greatness. We're the Fearsome Foursome and the Purple People Eaters really sub-par because they didn't win Super Bowls? Hardly. Merlin Olsen went to 14 or 15 Pro Bowls. But I guess he wasn't that great because he didn't win a Super Bowl. Bull.

[@thomaspalazzi7795]

In 1969 I became a Vikings fan. I'm born and Raised in Massachusetts liked the Pat's but was addicted to The Vikes!! I wore #88 in High School paying respect to my Favorite Alan Page. Played like him by watching him every play. My allegiance of course has changed a bit (lolol) but I will always Love my Vikes. Sadly one summer coming back home from a family vacation at 8 yrs old on the radio in my dad's car I heard of Karl Kassulke's Paralyzing Motorcycle accident. I cried!! Praying for Diggs to Wear that Pat's uniform. Lol Good Luck Vikes fans Always loved them still route for my Nfc team

[@abelcastro654]

I remember the purple people eaters as a cowboys fan. God they where great. Outstanding defense. Great games against the cowboys , a shame they stopped playing outside. That was a huge advantage for then like green bay. No one wanted to go there. Great Vikings teams. Shame no rings but winners in my book. Even as a cowboys fan.

[@kbrewski1]

Well thanks. Especially since the Cowboys stole one from us in 1975. Probably the best Vikings team. They could do another Missing Rings show on that season.

[@chuckyufarley2999]

Well, after all these years, Cowboy fans (one of them, at least) seem like pretty alright, okay kinds of guys. Still mad about 1975 though.

[@thomasdegenhart8558]

Some very transparent feelings from Jim Marshall; he doesn’t try to dismiss the regret of not winning those super bowls; doesn’t fake being OK with it. I admire his honesty. People often swoon over the final winner and dismiss the 2nd place finisher as only the first loser. But no one can deny that the 70 Vikings were one of the great teams of that era; a constant powerhouse and force to be reckoned with. No rings doesn’t take away that they were one of the elite teams of their generation. Great team- great players, great coach.

[@Nerd0208]

I’m a Bills fan, but I support the Vikings because they’re the only other team 0-4 in Super Bowls.

[@phibber]

I dont consider the Bills or Vikings losers, despite losing 4 super bowls. Those were awesome teams, playing fantastic football, and giving us fans a terrific game to watch. I love to watch a " GOOD " football game, I dont care who is playing, or who wins. But I do enjoy watching when football is played well.

[@ASUFAN-]

That's why I'd like to see Bills vs. Vikings in the Superbowl.

[@nolmets9397]

ASU FAN 52-37 be a pretty awesome SB

[@jeremythompson9122]

The Broncos were right there with us too for a while at 0-4. I'm a Bills fan but I feel bad for Vikings fans too. The Bills should've won Super Bowl 25 against the Giants but the Vikes were thoroughly dominated in each of their 4 Super Bowl losses. It's so frustrating to watch for fans of those 2 teams...to see them get so close but fall short that many times. I was happy for Elway and Denver fans when they beat Green Bay in SB32 and ended the NFC's 13 game Super Bowl winning streak

[@jeremythompson9122]

@@phibber any team that is the best team in their conference 4 straight years is absolutely not a loser. They are in fact the total opposite of losers

[@GenasysMech]

I was 14 then, I didn't know about the 40 for 60 but I saw the talent each of those 40 brought to the game in their own way along with the comradery. They were all my favorite. You could just feel it all in their games. As for Joe, he didn't have "gravitas" but he always brought it, full tilt. You just knew those Hail Mary's were gonna come through from his shear will alone. I grew up here in NE Ohio, I loved the Browns as well but I was always for "The Vikes"...and still am.

[@harishcv5185]

As an eagles fan, I can share the pain, a pity this team didn't win the superbowl

[@fuyu5979]

Love those 1969 Vikings ! Big fan of them. Was disappointed they didn't win one of those 4 appearances in Super Bowl, but they gave it all they had. N that's all you could ask of them. Kudos for vid.

[@billw.4842]

I was only 7 but I remember how upset my dad was. Between the icy sidewalk at my uncles' apartment in New Hope MN, the result of the game and multiple bottles of Pfieffer's he slipped and hurt his elbow, it still hurts him sometimes. Tomorrow we will watch the Chiefs play again and I will give him shit about his elbow.

[@Nastyfinger1444]

Bud Grant was a great guy. Even though I never was a Vikings' fan, Bud Grant was to be admired back in the day. He and Tom Landry to me were the epitome of what a coach should represent.

[@Stacie45]

Some deserving old guys like Jim Marshall and Otis Taylor might finally get into the HOF next year. NFL just announced a plan to add 20 new members for the 2020 Class for the 100th anniversary of the NFL. Will be interesting to see what happens. Maybe Don Coryell gets in also.

[@mullen25]

what a great documentary. i love these old school vikings teams. bud grant is a legend.

[@Byzantine41]

Love these classic NFL years. Back when people knew how to tackle and the rules committee allowed defenders to play.

[@thor9563]

This was a great film....As a born and raised Minnesotan in my teen in those years...brings back many memories of where I was... who I was...what the world was like in those years...nostalgia blues!

[@lloydkline1518]

NFL 🏈 football seasonways too long ; injuries NFL football players too big & strong,

[@stephengarofalo863]

This was the game that made me into a Vikings fan in New Jersey. I was 8 years old at the time, now I’m 60, just once before I die.

[@jonvisser1509]

The Brett Farve play gotta kill ya that was such a bone head play and I not a Vikings fan.

[@chrisgardiner6771]

I am 45 and have watched The Longest Yard ever since I was a kid, and it's only just occurred to me that Joe Kapp was the Walking Boss. Obviously I never paid attention to the credits 🤣

[@rango6548]

This was the first year of the NFL from my childhood. It was cause of these guys i started loving football. My first fav team

[@tiamatxvxianash9202]

A very great documentary indeed. The contrast between Grant's and Marshall's passionate memories of their career's is quite fascinating in itself. “Be all you can be” and “Do the best you can” has allowed Grant to enjoy his years of retirement from the game in great peace and satisfaction due to his numerous repetitive accomplishments. Yet Marshall's depressive obsession of living his elder years from a viewpoint of only failure because they never held the Lombardi trophy is a tragedy. If only he'd spoken to more youthful minds about the effect he and their teammates had on those who watched and loved the Vikings. How many of these would go on in their lives to take the “crown” of their dreams, because of the inspirational Grants and Marshall's that they once watched.

[@mgmartin51]

The wrong-way run by Jim Marshall was endearing because if a Superman like him could make a mistake, the rest of us could feel a little better about all the mistakes we made.

[@charliejohn1]

Yes sir. 👍

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

Watching this video reminds me how much the game has changed over the years. Some of the things these players did would never be allowed in the NFL today. Today, if you tackle a QB the wrong way, you're flagged.

[@1966425]

Bud Grant is just the epitome of class. One of the greatest coaches of all time and a great human being.

[@jasonreimer4742]

Overrated… yea I said it He was in easiest division in football Outcoached in all 4 superbowls

[@larryloveless2967]

Growing up a St. Louis Cardinals football fan in the 1960s that was another team that came up short a couple seasons twice a half game out from playing the NFL title game due to a tie. This Vikings era was really good and remember watching the Fran Tarkenton era as well. The Vikings though were placed in the West and the Cardinals were in the East. The Vikings games with the Packers were fun watching on TV. The highlight of St. Louis football would not come until many years later with Kurt Warner and the Rams and their super bowl win ranks right up there with when the Blues finallly won the Cup in 2019 after over 50 years coming up short. Thanks for placing on KZbin. I like these history films.

[@kbrewski1]

Not sure there was any parallel with the StL football Cardinals. The Vikes won 4 NFL/NFC Championships from 69 to 76. 4-0. They went to 4 SB in 8 years. The Cardinals never won a playoff game. Gargantuan difference.

[@larryloveless2967]

@@kbrewski1 I agree that run by the Vikings was defintely much better. In the 1960s the STL Cardinals came up barely short to play in the NFL title game, which was prior to the expanded playoffs that would follow.. In 1963 and 1964 it was just the best of the East versus the best of the West prior to the Super Bowl. The problem is the Vikings and the Buffalo Bills get remembered more like a World Series loser in a Baseball world series.

[@yeildoo]

Great video, thanks for posting. Bud Grant, good coach but most unfortunate coaching garb at the 3:16 mark. How about Kapp taking a clothesline from Dave Wilcox, 5:18. Jim Marshall, 20 yrs and never missed a start, phenomenal stat. I love the when Kapp separated his shoulder in SB IV that Jim Lynch tried to help him up. The Chiefs clearly respected him, even though they kicked Minnesota's rear soundly. I have read the Vike's half time adjustments were, "we have to play better" and they never really solved the Nose Guard Curley Culp killing Mick Tinglehoff.

[@mikebinger8422]

42:24 Bud says the SB losses are not his legacy. I wonder about that. 41:57 Marshall talks about how the losses hurt every day.

[@yeildo1492]

@@mikebinger8422 I agree. I get Bud's point. That would eat at me. I know that Marv Levy said this: “There’ll always be regret that the Bills didn’t win one, but it’s not something that destroys your outlook on life,” he said. “It was a game. It was an important game. I wish we would’ve won them, but I’m proud we got there. I’m proud we bounced back. I’m proud of the people on our team.”

[@cacornhusker2940]

I'm a Bears Fan so of course i remember Joe Kapp, Jim Marshall, Bud Grant, the Purple People Eaters, Gary Kwazo....too many to mention and they beat the crap out of the Bears on a regular basis. was great seeing Joe Kapp in The Longest Yard and this video exposes he has a great personality and was a great Teammate. Thanks for making a great Video.

[@delaware137]

"69 Vikings were a great team, one of the best of all time. Because of it, KC's Super Bowl win was one of the greatest of all time.

[@v.m.7228]

Funny we beat them opening day the following season..27-10 when it did not count!

[@davidr5961]

@@v.m.7228 Thats exactly what my friend, whos big Colts fan said , when they played the Jets again in NY, the following year or so, after the merger; didn't count

[@bensonhurst7272]

No, it's a well known fact the Vikings celebrated a little too hard the nigh before the game. They were hungover. That's why the Chiefs won.

[@thomaspalazzi7795]

Alot of those Chiefs in the hall. Should've been about 10 but I think maybe 6

[@6400az]

@@bensonhurst7272 Well known fact?! What happened... Never heard anything about that.

[@anitaroschen6872]

Very nicely done. Brings back so many memories of my childhood.

[@jamesshort8385]

While it would be great to have at least one SB title, they have provided me with a lot of great football memories in my 63+ years. Skol.

[@mikekinsey6957]

My dad took me to so many of those games I fell in love with the vikings and the game of football ..those guys were my heros man Back then you could stand by the tunnel and Watch the other teams come to the met And they would give you autographs I've shook hands with guys from oposing Teams had stuff autographed it was So. Awsome .. The west coast teams would sometimes get off the bus and feel that cold winter wind And would look around in disbelief That they had to play in that cold We loved it ... Jack frost was our friend If you never played in it or played in it a few times most times id say you only thought about how the cold was gonna be hard to deal with .. your mind plays tricks on you Ya know.. When I grew up and played football I never wore anything under my jersey Because I saw the vikings teams do it Even my team mates thought I was Out of my mind I was the only guy on the field without the extra warm gear The opponents looked at me like oh lord who's this dude ?and thats what I wanted I wanted them to know it was gonna be Hell.. when we came out on the field The 1st time I always had some ice cream on a stick ... I'd look up at the visiting teams bleachers and the looks I would get Were off the chain man Was I cold yes I was to a point But I grew up here in this frigid Land of 10.000 lakes the winters molded my game to where it didn't matter how cold it was I was use to it and used the advantage it gave me .. Thank you bud Grant and every one who wore purple I looked up to you guys And Sundays back in the day were so Fun .. my heart is filled with joy because Of you guys and my father and mother As well you will always be my 1st Heros mom and dad .. I miss those Times ... they were the best Purple nation 💜 will live fore ever

[@gerrieburke9693]

I loved those late 60s/early-mid 70s Vikings teams. One stat kills me, though: In 4 Super Bowls, they never scored a first half point.

[@MichaelGeary-m8y]

Was 10 yrs old and a huge viking fan. Taylors catch at 37:37 broke my heart. Remember like it was yesterday.

[@edjo487]

Joe Kapp...wth! This man could play! Why do we not know about this man? 7 touchdown passes in one game! That says it all. One of the greats.

[@sludge4125]

24-21 as an nfl starter, and choked big time on the big one.

[@kbrewski1]

That 7 TD game against the Colts in 69 was an absolute outlier of a game. The Vikes usually didn't throw that much. Kapp was obviously "on" all day, a once in a career performance. The Vikings had lost the 1968 Conference playoff to the Colts the year before in a muddy battle and they were highly motivated. The Colts had blitzed the Vikings relentlessly, and did the same in the 69 game, and Kapp was prepared for it. He threw the long ball more often burning them on the blitz often. So, a great game, but not a typical Kapp game.

[@kbrewski1]

@@sludge4125 He didn't "choke". The Vikes got behind and they were not primarily a come from behind passing offense. The Chiefs D line teed off because they knew Kapp had to pass.