The Minnesota Vikings announced this week that they will add Bobby Bryant to the team’s Ring of Honor on September 22. Bryant played cornerback for the Vikings from 1968 to 1980. He…
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1976 Topps Neil Clabo
Neil Clabo, the Minnesota Vikings’ punter from 1975 to 1977, passed away on July 10. He was 71. Clabo played in Super Bowl XI, which the Vikings lost to the Oakland Raiders….
1963 Topps Jim Marshall
Today’s card of the day is Jim Marshall’s rookie card, a 1963 Topps. Marshall played defensive end professionally for 21 years: in 1959 for the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders, in 1960 for the…
1962 Topps Jerry Reichow
Happy 90th birthday to Jerry Reichow! Reichow played end and backup quarterback for nine seasons in the NFL: 1956 to 1959 with the Detroit Lions, 1960 with the Philadelphia Eagles, and 1961…
1966 Philadelphia Gordon Smith
Happy 85th birthday to Gordon Smith! Smith played tight end for the Minnesota Vikings from 1961 to 1965. His most productive season was 1965, when he gained 431 yards receiving and caught…
1962 Topps Mike Mercer
Mike Mercer, who was a kicker and punter for ten seasons in the AFL and NFL, passed away on March 24. He was 88. Mercer played for six teams: the Minnesota Vikings,…
1977 Holsum Bread Sammy White
Happy 70th birthday to Sammy White! White played wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings from 1976 to 1985. He was named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1976, and he…
1971 Kellogg’s Gene Washington
Happy 80th birthday to Gene Washington! Washington played wide receiver from 1967 to 1972 for the Minnesota Vikings, and in 1973 for the Denver Broncos. He played in Super Bowl IV (which…