The Minnesota Vikings All-Time All-Stars

The Minnesota Vikings All-Time All-Stars
Author: Chris Tomasson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2021-09-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493052268

Let’s say you’re the coach of the Minnesota Vikings, deciding which players should start in a Super Bowl matchup against the toughest team in the AFC. But instead of choosing from the current roster, you have every player in the team’s 60-year history in your locker room. Who starts at quarterback: scrambling Fran Tarkenton, gunslinger Daunte Culpepper, or deadly accurate Kirk Cousins? At defensive end, do you play fearsome Carl Eller, fan favorite Jared Allen, sack specialist Chris Doleman, or stalwart Jim Marshall? Combining career stats, common sense, and a host of intangibles, veteran sportswriter Chris Tomasson imagines an embarrassment of riches and sets the all-time All-Star Vikings lineup for the ages.

Minnesota Vikings All-Time Greats

Minnesota Vikings All-Time Greats
Author: Ted Coleman
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2021-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634944097

From the legends of the game to today’s superstars, get to know the players who have made the Minnesota Vikings one of the NFL's top teams through the years. This book includes a table of contents, a timeline, team facts, additional resources links, a glossary, and an index. This Press Box Books title is aligned to a reading level of grade 3 and an interest level of grades 2–4.

The Denver Broncos All-Time All-Stars

The Denver Broncos All-Time All-Stars
Author: Mike Klis
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2023-10-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493055542

Let’s say you’re the head coach of the Denver Broncos, deciding which players should start in a Super Bowl matchup against the toughest team in the NFC. But instead of choosing from the current roster, you have every player in the team’s nearly sixty-year history in your locker room. Who starts at quarterback: John Elway, Peyton Manning, Craig Morton, or Frank Tripuka? At inside linebacker, do you play Bill Rowmanowski, Karl Mecklenburg, Tom Jackson, Randy or Gradishar? Which player is your featured running back: Floyd Little, Otis Armstrong, or Terrell Davis? Combining career stats, common sense, and a host of intangibles, veteran Broncos beat reporter Mike Klis imagines an embarrassment of riches and sets the all-time All-Star Broncos lineup for the ages.

Vikings 50

Vikings 50
Author: Jim Bruton
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 160078691X

Out of the hundreds of players that have toiled at Metropolitan Stadium and the Metrodome, this collection celebrates only the 50 greatest—the Minnesota Vikings who stood head and shoulders above their peers. Interviews with superstars such as Ron Yary, Paul Krause, Fran Tarkenton, Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson, and more are featured along with authentic accounts from their teammates and coaches. The book explores each competitor’s beginnings as well as his greatest moments on the gridiron, concluding with what he has been doing since his playing days ended. Featuring a compilation of action photographs in addition to personal images, this reflection reveals the never-before-told stories of these elite heroes, making it the perfect companion for devoted Vikings fans of all ages.

The Green Bay Packers All-Time All-Stars

The Green Bay Packers All-Time All-Stars
Author: Chuck Carlson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-09-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493041789

Let’s say you’re the coach of the Green Bay Packers, deciding which players should start in a Super Bowl matchup against the toughest team in the AFC. But instead of choosing from the current roster, you have every player in the team’s 100-year history in your locker room. Who starts at quarterback: the steady field general Bart Starr, gunslinger Brett Favre, or cannon-armed Aaron Rodgers? At outside linebacker, do you play Hall of Famer Dave Robinson, Lombardi-favorite Dan Currie, current All Pro Clay Matthews, or another player from the team’s deep roster? Which players get the start at wide receiver? Donald Driver, James Lofton, Sterling Sharpe, Max McGee, Jordy Nelson, or Antonio Freeman? Combining career stats, common sense, and a host of intangibles, veteran sportswriter Chuck Carlson imagines an embarrassment of riches and sets the all-time All-Pro Packer lineup for the ages.

Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings
Author: Chris Carr (Newspaper editor)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: Football players
ISBN:

A team history of the Minnesota Vikings as reported by the Star Tribune and its predecessor newspapers.

The 50 Greatest Players in Minnesota Vikings History

The 50 Greatest Players in Minnesota Vikings History
Author: Robert W. Cohen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2021-09-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493063138

Who were the greatest Minnesota Vikings to have the played for the team? There are certainly many excellent players to choose from, from Fran Tarkenton to Randy Moss and Adrian Peterson on offense to defensive stalwarts like Alan Page and John Randle. Even the offensive linemen who quietly get the job done deserve ranking among the top 50—think Gary Zimmerman and Ron Yary. The possibilities are endless: players such as Ahmad Rashad, Carl Eller, Chuck Foreman, Daunte Culpepper and many more. In this book Robert Cohen takes on the daunting challenge of ranking the greatest Minnesota Vikings ever from 1-50, with a number of honorable mentions

Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings
Author: Steven M. Karras
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1489655255

Each National Football League team has a unique story. The My First NFL Book series introduces readers to the 32 NFL teams. Each title explores an NFL team’s major records, stars, stadium, history, statistics and more.

Meet the Minnesota Vikings

Meet the Minnesota Vikings
Author: Zach Burgess
Publisher: Norwood House Press
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2016-05-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1599537524

An introduction to the Minnesota Vikings professional football team. Includes information about the team's history, stadium, star players, uniforms and more. Features a true or false quiz, photos, vintage trading cards reproductions, maps, and records. Includes access to the Team Spirit Overtime website which provides regularly updated information and photos. Aligns to Common Core State Standards requirements for Reading Informational Text. Table of Contents, glossary, additional resources and index.

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Minnesota Vikings

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Minnesota Vikings
Author: Steve Silverman
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2007-08-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1617491438

What fans don't love to relive the good times of their favorite team? Likewise, in a twisted sort of way, what fans can really resist a self-pitying look back on some of those times that tested their allegiance? Those forgettable games, seasons, and plays that made the good times even better?The Good, the Bad, & the Uglypresents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the Minnesota Vikings. It also unmasks, but doesn't revel in, the bad, the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining and unsparing fashion, this book sparkles with Vikings highlights, lowlights, wonderful and wacky memories, legends and goats, the famous and the infamous. You'll relive the Purple People Eaters, but also reminded of that 41-0 loss to the New York Giants in the 2000 NFC Championship (thought you had forgotten that, huh?).The Good, the Bad, & the Uglyincludes the best and worst Vikings teams and players of all time, the most clutch performances and performers, the biggest choke jobs and chokers, great comebacks and blown leads, plus overrated and underrated Vikings players and coaches. There are Vikings you loved for all the right reasons, and those you couldn't stand, sublime and embarrassing records, and trades, both savvy and savagely bad. Brawls and fights. Rivalries. Compelling photos. And much, much more. If you're a through-thick-and-thin Vikings fan,The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Minnesota Vikingsis especially for you. It will remind you of the good and great times and bring a knowing smile about some of those other times, when you proved to yourself just how loyal you are. For everyone else, this warts-and-all portrait of the Vikings will provide countless fond memories, goose bumps, and laughs.