1969 Minnesota Vikings season

The 1969 season was the Minnesota Vikings' ninth season in the National Football League. ^[1]

AFL–NFL merger

The AFL–NFL merger was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL).

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Alan Page

Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945) is a jurist and former professional American football player.

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American Football League

The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1969, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL).

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Arkansas Razorbacks football

The Arkansas Razorbacks football program represents the University of Arkansas, located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in the sport of American football.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, often referred to as Fulton County Stadium and originally named Atlanta Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in the southeastern United States, located in Atlanta.

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Austin Denney

Austin Cheek Denney Jr. (January 2, 1944 – January 20, 2009) was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills.

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Bart Starr

Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr (born January 9, 1934) is a former professional American football player and coach.

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Bill Brown (American football)

William Dorsey Brown (born June 29, 1938) is a former American football player.

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William Keith Nelsen (born January 29, 1941) is a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns.

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Billy Truax

William Frederick Truax (born July 15, 1943) is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys.

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Bloomington, Minnesota

Bloomington is the fifth largest city, as of 2016 estimates, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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Bo Scott

Robert Marilla Scott (born March 30, 1943 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania) is a former running back for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League.

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Bob Berry (American football)

Robert Chadwick "Bob" Berry (born March 10, 1942) is a former American football player, a quarterback in the National Football League for twelve seasons.

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Bob Etter

Robert Glenn Etter (born August 8, 1945) is a former American college and professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) and World Football League (WFL) for four seasons during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Bob Grim (American football)

Robert Lee Grim (born May 8, 1945) is a former American football player in the National Football League who played from 1967–1977.

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Bob Klein

Robert Owen "Bob" Klein is an American retired American football tight end.

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Bob Lee (quarterback)

Robert Melville "Bob" Lee (born August 7, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former professional American football player.

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Bob Rowe (American football)

Robert Buell Rowe (born May 23, 1945 in Flint, Michigan) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League.

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Bob Windsor

Robert Edward Windsor (born December 19, 1942 in Washington, D.C.) is a former tight end in the National Football League.

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Bobby Bryant

Bobby Bryant (born January 24, 1944) is a former cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings during the days of the Purple People Eaters (1968–1980).

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Bobby Douglass

Robert Gilchrist Douglass (born June 22, 1947) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) who played most of his career with the Chicago Bears, who drafted him in the second round of the 1969 NFL Draft.

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Bobby Walden

Robert Earl Walden (born March 9, 1938) is a former punter with a 17-year career in professional football, 14 of which were played in the National Football League from 1964 to 1977.

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Boyd Dowler

Boyd Hamilton Dowler (born October 18, 1937) is a former professional football player, a wide receiver in the National Football League.

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Brian Dowling (American football player)

Brian John Dowling (born April 1, 1947) is a former college and professional football player and was the starting quarterback of the Yale University football team in the late 1960s.

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Brian Piccolo

Louis Brian Piccolo (October 31, 1943 – June 16, 1970) was a professional American football player, a running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) for four years.

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Bruce Gossett

Bruce Gossett (born November 9, 1941 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former National Football League placekicker from 1964-1974.

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Bud Grant

Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr. (born May 20, 1927) is a former head coach and player of American football, Canadian football, and a former basketball player in the NBA.

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Busch Memorial Stadium

Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium II, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri, that operated for 40 years, from 1966 through 2005.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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California Golden Bears football

The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California, Berkeley.

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Carl Eller

Carl Eller (born January 25, 1942) is a former professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL) who played from 1964 through 1979.

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Carroll Dale

Carroll Wayne Dale (born April 24, 1938) is a former American football wide receiver.

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Center (gridiron football)

Center (C) is a position in American football and Canadian football (in the latter the position is spelled centre, following Commonwealth spelling conventions).

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Charley Johnson

Charley Lane Johnson (born November 22, 1938) is a former American football quarterback and retired professor of chemical engineering.

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Charlie Sanders

Charles Alvin Sanders (August 25, 1946 July 2, 2015) was an American football player who played tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1968 to 1977.

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Charlie West

Charlie West (born August 31, 1946 in Big Spring, Texas) is a former safety who played for three National Football League teams.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Cid Edwards

Cleophus "Cid" Edwards, (born October 10, 1943 in Selma, Alabama – died April 6, 2013) was a graduate from Tennessee State University who played professional American football in the NFL from 1968 to 1975.

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Claude Humphrey

Claude B. Humphrey (born June 29, 1944) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles.

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Clinton Jones (American football)

Clinton Jones (born 24 May 1945) is a former professional American football player in the United States from 1967 until 1973.

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Dave Hampton

David Hampton (born May 7, 1947) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles.

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Dave Osborn

Dave Osborn (born March 18, 1943 in Everett, Washington) is a former professional American football player who played running back for twelve seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers.

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Dave Williams (wide receiver)

David Laverne Williams (born August 10, 1945) is a former wide receiver who had a ten year career in the National Football League and the World Football League.

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Defensive back

In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs (DBs) are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of scrimmage.

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Defensive tackle

A defensive tackle (DT) is typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players in American football.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Dick Shiner

Richard Earl "Dick" Shiner (born July 18, 1942) is a former professional American football quarterback who played in eleven National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1964 to 1974 for six different teams.

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Don Cockroft

Donald Lee Cockroft (born February 6, 1945) is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns.

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Don Herrmann

Donald Bruce Herrmann (born June 5, 1947 in Newark, New Jersey) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants and the New Orleans Saints.

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Don McCall

Donald Charles McCall (born September 21, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the New Orleans Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Doug Hart

Douglas Wayne Hart (born June 6, 1939), is a former professional American football player, a defensive back who played eight seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.

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Earl McCullouch

Earl R. McCullouch (born January 10, 1946) is a retired American football wide receiver.

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Earl Morrall

Earl Edwin Morrall (May 17, 1934 – April 25, 2014) was an American football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for twenty-one seasons.

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Earsell Mackbee

Earsell Mackbee (January 15, 1941 – November 9, 2009) was a professional American football player.

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Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy

The Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy was the trophy awarded to the champions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1934 through 1969.

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Ed White (American football)

Edward Alvin White (born April 4, 1947) is a former American football player.

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Errol Mann

Errol Denis Mann (June 27, 1941 – April 11, 2013) was an American football placekicker who played in the National Football League from 1968-1978.

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Fran Tarkenton

Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940) is a former National Football League (NFL) quarterback, television personality, and computer software executive.

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Fred Cox

Frederick William Cox is a former National Football League kicker who played for the Minnesota Vikings throughout his career (1963–1977).

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Gail Cogdill

Gail Ross Cogdill (April 7, 1937 – October 20, 2016) was an American football player.

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Gale Sayers

Gale Eugene Sayers (born May 30, 1943) is a former professional American football player who earned acclaim both as a halfback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL).

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Gary Collins (American football)

Gary James Collins (born August 20, 1940) is a former American football wide receiver and punter who played for the Cleveland Browns from 1962 to 1971.

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Gary Cuozzo

Gary Samuel Cuozzo (born April 26, 1941) is a former professional American football player.

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Gary Larsen

Gary Larsen (born March 13, 1942) was a defensive tackle in the NFL and played college football at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.

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Gene Mingo

Eugene L. Mingo (born September 22, 1938) is a former professional American football player from Akron, Ohio, who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist.

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Gene Washington (American football, born 1944)

Eugene Washington (born January 25, 1944) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States.

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Grady Alderman

Grady Alderman (December 10, 1938 – April 5, 2018) was an American football player and executive.

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Greg Landry

Gregory Paul Landry (born December 18, 1946) is a former American football player and coach who played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1981, and again in 1984.

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Guard (American and Canadian football)

In American and Canadian football, a guard (G) is a player who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage used primarily for blocking.

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Harmon Wages

Harmon Leon Wages (born May 18, 1946) is an American former college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons during the 1960s and 1970s.

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History of the National Football League championship

Throughout its history, the National Football League (NFL) and other rival American football leagues have used several different formats to determine their league champions, including a period of inter-league matchups determining a true world champion.

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Homer Jones (American football)

Homer Carroll Jones (born February 18, 1941 in Pittsburg, Texas) is a former American football wide receiver, who played for the National Football League's New York Giants from 1964 to 1969, and for the Cleveland Browns in 1970.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Jack Concannon

John Joseph "Jack" Concannon, Jr. (February 25, 1943 – November 28, 2005) was an American football player.

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Jack Snow (American football)

Jack Thomas Snow (January 25, 1943 – January 9, 2006) was an American football player who played wide receiver at the University of Notre Dame from 1962 through 1964 and with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL from 1965 to 1975.

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Jackson State Tigers football

The Jackson State Tigers are the college football team representing the Jackson State University.

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Jan Stenerud

Jan Stenerud (born November 26, 1942) is a Norwegian former professional American football player for the AFL/NFL Kansas City Chiefs (1967–1979), Green Bay Packers (1980–1983), and Minnesota Vikings (1984–1985).

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Jim Bakken

James LeRoy Bakken (born November 2, 1940) is a former American football punter and placekicker for the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Jim Finks

James Edward Finks (August 31, 1927 – May 8, 1994) was an American football and Canadian football player, coach, and executive.

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Jim Houston

James Edward Houston (born November 3, 1937) is a former American football linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns.

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Jim Lindsey

James Edgar Lindsey (born November 24, 1944) is a former American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, having played from 1966 to 1972.

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Jim Marshall (American football)

James Lawrence Marshall (born December 30, 1937) is a former American football player who was a defensive end for the Cleveland Browns (1960) and the Minnesota Vikings (1961–1979).

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Joe Kapp

Joseph Robert Kapp (born March 19, 1938) is an American former football player, coach, and executive.

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John Beasley (American football)

John Walter Beasley (born April 6, 1945) is a former professional American football player.

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John Henderson (wide receiver)

John William Henderson (born March 21, 1943) is a former professional American football player.

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Jon Henderson

Jon Elliott Henderson (born December 17, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins.

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Kansas State Wildcats football

The Kansas State Wildcats football program (variously Kansas State, K-State, or KSU) is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats.

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Kent Kramer

Kent Devlin Kramer (born July 21, 1944) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and the Philadelphia Eagles.

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King Hill

Stuart King Hill (November 8, 1936 – July 14, 2012) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, and Minnesota Vikings.

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Larry Smith (running back)

William Lawrence Smith (born September 2, 1947) is an American former college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Len Dawson

Leonard Ray Dawson (born June 20, 1935) is a former American football quarterback and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Leroy Kelly

Leroy Kelly (born May 20, 1942) is a former American football player.

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Linebacker

A linebacker (LB or backer) is a playing position in American football and Canadian football.

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List of Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks

The Minnesota Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1961.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is an American outdoor sports stadium located in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Lou Michaels

Louis Andrew "Lou" Michaels (September 28, 1935 – January 19, 2016) was an American football player who was a standout defensive lineman for the University of Kentucky Wildcats from 1955 to 1957.

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Mac Percival

Mac L. Percival (born February 26, 1940 in Vernon, Texas) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys.

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Memorial Stadium (University of Minnesota)

Memorial Stadium, also known as the "Brick House", was an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

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Metropolitan Stadium

Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was a sports stadium that once stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States.

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Mick Tingelhoff

Henry Michael "Mick" Tingelhoff (born May 22, 1940) is a former American football center who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 1962 to 1978.

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Mike Garrett

Michael Lockett Garrett (born April 12, 1944) is a former American football player who won the Heisman Trophy in 1965 as a halfback for the USC Trojans.

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Mike Mercer (American football)

Michael Mercer (born November 21, 1935) is a former American football kicker and punter who played for six teams from (1961–1970).

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Mike Reilly (linebacker)

Mike Reilly (born March 27, 1942) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for six seasons for the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings.

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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States.

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Milwaukee County Stadium

Milwaukee County Stadium (mainly known simply as County Stadium locally) was a multi-purpose stadium in Wisconsin, located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County, and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers football

The Minnesota Golden Gophers football program represents the University of Minnesota in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level.

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Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Missouri

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States.

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Momčilo Gavrić (footballer)

Momčilo "Gabbo" Gavrić (August 4, 1938 – March 13, 2010) was a Yugoslav born soccer player.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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NFC North

The NFC North is a division of the National Football League (NFL)'s National Football Conference (NFC), based in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Nick Eddy

Nicholas Matthew Eddy (born August 23, 1944) is a former American football player.

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Noel Jenke

Noel Jenke is a former linebacker in the National Football League and minor league baseball player in the Boston Red Sox organization.

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Oscar Reed

Oscar Reed (born March 24, 1944) is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons.

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Otis Taylor (American football)

Otis Taylor (born August 11, 1942) is a former American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs.

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Paul Krause

Paul James Krause (born February 19, 1942) is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL).

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Pete Gogolak

Peter Kornel Gogolak (Gogolák Péter Kornél; born April 18, 1942 in Budapest, Hungary) is a former American football placekicker in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills and in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants.

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Pro Bowl

The Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL).

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Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio.

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Purple People Eaters

Purple People Eaters were the defensive line of the Minnesota Vikings from the late 1960s to the late 1970s.

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Quarterback

A quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB") is a position in American and Canadian football.

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Ray Ogden

Raymond Douglas Ogden is a former professional American football wide receiver.

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Roman Gabriel

Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr. (born August 5, 1940) is a former American football player.

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Ron Vander Kelen

Ronald Vander Kelen (November 6, 1939 – August 14, 2016) was an American football quarterback.

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Ronnie Bull (American football)

Ronald David Bull (born February 2, 1940) is a retired American football running back.

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Roy Jefferson

Roy Lee Jefferson (born November 9, 1943) is a former American football player, a wide receiver in the National Football League for twelve seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Colts, and Washington Redskins.

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Running back

A running back (RB) is an American and Canadian football position, a member of the offensive backfield.

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St. Louis

St.

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Steve Spurrier

Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945) is a former American football player and coach.

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Super Bowl IV

Super Bowl IV, the fourth and final AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, was played on Sunday, January 11, 1970, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Ted Kwalick

Thaddeus John Kwalick (born April 15, 1947) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League and World Football League.

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Terry Hanratty

Terrence Hugh Hanratty (born January 19, 1948) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Texas A&M Aggies football

The Texas A&M Aggies football program represents Texas A&M University in the sport of American football.

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Texas Southern Tigers football

The Texas Southern Tigers is the college football team representing Texas Southern University, a historically black university (HBCU) in Houston.

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Texas State Bobcats football

The Texas State Bobcats football program is an NCAA Division I-FBS college football team that represents Texas State University.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders football

The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "Texas Tech" or "TTU").

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The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Tiger Stadium (Detroit)

Tiger Stadium, previously known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium, was a baseball park located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.

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Tight end

The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and formerly Canadian football, on the offense.

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Tom Matte

Thomas Roland Matte (born June 14, 1939), is a former American football player who played quarterback in college and primarily running back in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1960s and 1970s and earned a Super Bowl Ring.

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Tom McCauley (American football)

Tom McCauley is a former defensive back in the National Football League.

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Tucker Frederickson

Ivan Charles "Tucker" Frederickson (born January 12, 1943) is a former American football running back for the New York Giants of the NFL.

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Tulane Stadium

Tulane Stadium was an outdoor football stadium located in New Orleans, that stood from 1926 to 1980.

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University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (often referred to as the University of Minnesota, Minnesota, the U of M, UMN, or simply the U) is a public research university in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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Utah State Aggies football

The Utah State Aggies are a college football team that competes in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, representing Utah State University.

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UTEP Miners football

The UTEP Miners football program represents University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the sport of American football.

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Warren Bankston

Warren Stephen Bankston (born July 22, 1947) is a former professional American football player who played ten seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL).

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Wide receiver

A wide receiver, also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers, is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is a key player.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

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Wisconsin Badgers football

The Wisconsin Badgers football team is the intercollegiate football team of University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field is a baseball park located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois.

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Yale Bulldogs football

The Yale Bulldogs football program represents Yale University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA).

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Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in the Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City.

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Yankee Stadium (1923)

Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in the Bronx, a borough of New York City.

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1934 NFL Championship Game

The 1934 National Football League Championship Game, also known as the Sneakers Game, was the second scheduled National Football League (NFL) championship game.

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1967 NFL playoffs

The NFL playoffs following the 1967 NFL season culminated in the NFL championship game on New Year's Eve, and determined who would represent the league against the American Football League champions in Super Bowl II.

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1968 Washington Huskies football team

The 1968 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1968 college football season.

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1969 American League Championship Series

The 1969 American League Championship Series was the first ALCS held after Major League Baseball adopted the two-division format that season.

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1969 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1969 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's fourth year in the National Football League (NFL).

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1969 Baltimore Colts season

The 1969 Baltimore Colts season was the 17th season for the team in the National Football League.

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1969 Chicago Bears season

The 1969 Chicago Bears season was their 50th regular season completed in the National Football League.

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1969 Cleveland Browns season

The 1969 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 20th season with the National Football League and the last before the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger.

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1969 Detroit Lions season

The 1969 Detroit Lions season was the 40th season in franchise history.

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1969 Green Bay Packers season

The 1969 Green Bay Packers season was their 51st season overall and their 49th season in the National Football League.

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1969 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1969 Kansas City Chiefs season was the team's 10th, their 7th in Kansas City, and also their final season in the American Football League.

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1969 Los Angeles Rams season

The Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 32nd year with the National Football League and the 24th season in Los Angeles.

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1969 Minnesota Twins season

Led by new manager Billy Martin, the 1969 Minnesota Twins won the newly formed American League West with a 97–65 record, nine games over the second-place Oakland Athletics.

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1969 New Orleans Saints season

The 1969 New Orleans Saints season was the team's third as a member of the National Football League.

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1969 New York Giants season

The 1969 New York Giants season was the 45th season for the club in the National Football League.

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1969 NFL Championship Game

The 1969 NFL Championship Game was the 37th and final championship game prior to the AFL–NFL merger, played January 4, 1970, at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb south of Minneapolis.

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1969 NFL playoffs

The NFL playoffs following the 1969 NFL season determined the league's representative in Super Bowl IV.

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1969 NFL season

The 1969 NFL season was the 50th regular season of the National Football League, and the last one before the AFL-NFL Merger.

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1969 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1969 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 37th in the National Football League.

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1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season constitutes what many consider to be the turning point of this once-moribund franchise.

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1969 San Diego Chargers season

The 1969 San Diego Chargers season was the team's 10th as a franchise and their 9th in San Diego.

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1969 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1969 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 20th year with the National Football League.

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1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1969 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 50th season the team was in the National Football League (NFL).

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1969 Washington Redskins season

The 1969 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5–9 record from 1968, and they did so by hiring legendary Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi.

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1975 NFL season

The 1975 NFL season was the 56th regular season of the National Football League.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Minnesota_Vikings_season

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