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14. Bud Grant (1967-1985) served as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of for eighteen seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach. Before coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League for ten seasons, winning the Grey Cup four times. Grant is the most successful coach in Vikings history, and the third most successful professional football coach overall (behind Don Shula and George Halas), with a combined 290 wins in the NFL and CFL. Grant was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994. He was the first coach in the history of professional football to guide teams to the Grey Cup and the Super Bowl. (Fran Tarkenton (10) Minnesota Vikings quarterback with coach Bud Grant, Jan. 7, 1974)
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A customer, right, carries off a signed Minnesota Vikings poster as former Vikings head football coach Bud Grant, left, waits on another person during his three-day rummage sale,Thursday, May 22, 2014 at his Bloomington, Minn., home. Grant will be 87 next week. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Former Minnesota Vikings head football coach Bud Grant signs a poster during his three-day rummage sale,Thursday, May 22, 2014 at his Bloomington, Minn., home. Grant will be 87 next week. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Former Minnesota Vikings head football coach Bud Grant excepts cash during his three-day rummage sale,Thursday, May 22, 2014 at his Bloomington, Minn., home. Grant will be 87 next week. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
