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    The 1961 season was the Minnesota Vikings' first in the National Football League (NFL) after being created as an expansion franchise to become the league's...
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  • "Skol Vikings" (/skoʊl/) is the fight song of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. It was introduced around the time the team was founded...
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    The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. The Vikings compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member...
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    The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They are members of the North Division of the National Football...
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    The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team playing in the National Football League (NFL). The Vikings compete in the NFL as a member club of the...
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  • This page is a list of the Minnesota Vikings NFL draft selections. The first draft the Vikings participated in was the 1961 NFL draft, in which they made...
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    The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings are members of the North Division of the National...
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  • would begin playing in 1961. The Vikings first ownership group, Minnesota Pro Football, Inc. (later renamed Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc.), had...
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  • The Minnesota Vikings is an American football franchise based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team was established in 1961 and is part of the National...
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  • established, the Vikings were the only team in the NFC North with a cheerleading squad. "History". Vikings.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19. "Minnesota Vikings | 2011...
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  • The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After initially committing to become one of the founding members...
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    125miles Vikings Bears    The Bears–Vikings rivalry is an NFL rivalry between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. It began when the Vikings entered...
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  • Vikings selected halfback Tommy Mason from Tulane University. The 1961 NFL expansion draft was held on January 26, 1961, with the Minnesota Vikings selecting...
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    Vikings Lions    The Lions–Vikings rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings entered...
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    Fran Tarkenton (category Minnesota Vikings players)
    Tarkenton's tenure with the Vikings spanned thirteen non-consecutive seasons. He played for Minnesota six seasons from 1961 to 1966 when he was traded...
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    The Minnesota Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1961. The Vikings' first draft selection as an NFL team was Tommy Mason, a running back...
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  • The Minnesota Vikings' flagship radio station is KFXN-FM. The games are also heard on the "Vikings Radio Network" in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South...
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  • returned to Minnesota. The Vikings traded CB John Turner to the Chargers in exchange for a third-round selection (66th overall). The Vikings traded QB Steve...
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    62miles Vikings Packers    The Packers–Vikings rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings. In...
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    Detroit Lions 1988–1996 66 67 0 Norm Van Brocklin ~ 66 100 7 .398 Minnesota Vikings 1961–1966 29 51 4 Atlanta Falcons 1968–1974 37 49 0 77 Potsy Clark 64...
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  • Titans, Nov 19, 1961) Houston Oilers (vs New York Titans, Oct 14, 1962) New York Giants (vs Washington Redskins, Oct 28, 1962) Minnesota Vikings (vs Baltimore...
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  • Bay Buccaneers (2020–2022) 693 10 Fran Tarkenton★ Minnesota Vikings (1961–1966) New York Giants (1967–1971) Minnesota Vikings (1972–1978) 675 Source:...
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  • Chargers, Browns, Bills, and Vikings) had all won an NFL or AFL championship prior to the AFL–NFL merger. In the case of the Vikings, however, the Super Bowl...
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  • The 1961 NFL expansion draft was a National Football League (NFL) draft in which a new expansion team, named the Minnesota Vikings, selected its first...
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    Jerry Burns (category Minnesota Vikings head coaches)
    head coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1961 to 1965, compiling a record of 16–27–2, and for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL)...
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    Jim Marshall (defensive end) (category Minnesota Vikings players)
    National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, before leaving...
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    Cowboys–Vikings rivalry is a rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings. The overall series is led by Dallas 19–15. The Cowboys and Vikings have...
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  • (British band) The Vikings (South African band), a 1959–1961 rock and roll band Viking (album), by Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards Vikings (album), by New...
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    Metropolitan Stadium (category Minnesota Vikings stadiums)
    League's Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL); both played at the "Met" for 21 seasons, from 1961 through 1981...
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  • Miami Dolphins 1966 (AFL) 899 496 399 4 .554 43 20 23 .465 2 2 5 13 Minnesota Vikings 1961 969 523 435 11 .545 52 21 31 .404 0 0 4 21 New England Patriots...
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