Former Vikings coach Bud Grant is enjoying his life as a retired pro football coach, hunting and fishing in and around Minnesota. Some gems from this must read column by Dennis Anderson:
↵↵↵“I can understand why Brett Favre doesn’t want to go to training camp,” said Grant, the retired Vikings coach. “I didn’t, either.”
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And this, which makes me laugh out loud:
↵Over the years, the Vikings’ front office had
↵↵↵received complaints about players speeding — some wildly so — on Hwy. 169 between Mankato and the Twin Cities.
↵One August, Grant broke camp by warning his players to proceed at legal speeds to the Twin Cities.
↵Instead he watched as they disassembled from Mankato in a mad dash.
↵Whereupon Grant picked up a phone and dialed the State Patrol.
↵The officers were expecting the call.
↵“Here they come,” Grant said.
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I can’t believe he’s 83. Godspeed, Bud Grant, and thanks for the memories.